Performance Engineer

Technical Engineer II - Performance Engineer

Buffalo, NY (4 days onsite/1 day remote)

12+-month contract

Web Cam Interview

$60/Hr on W2

NOTES FROM MANAGER/REQUIRED SKILLS & EXP.:

• OpenText CPE/LoadRunner experience required. C Language skills required.

Skill Set 1: OpenText CPE/LoadRunner

Skill Set 2: Performance Engineering

Skill Set 3: JMeter

Overview

• The Performance Engineer serves as a technical contributor responsible for designing, developing, executing, and analyzing performance testing solutions that ensure applications, services, and platforms meet scalability, reliability, and performance objectives.
• This role partners closely with application development teams, architects, infrastructure teams, and project stakeholders to identify performance risks early, support shift-left testing practices, and provide data-driven recommendations for performance optimization.

Primary Responsibilities

• Design, develop, execute, and maintain performance test scripts, scenarios, and frameworks for web, API, mobile, cloud, and distributed applications.
• Lead performance testing activities across all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), including planning, scripting, execution, analysis, and reporting.
• Develop and maintain performance test assets using OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) and related tooling.
• Create and maintain automated performance test scripts using C and other applicable scripting languages.
• Analyze performance test results using Dynatrace and other monitoring tools to identify bottlenecks, root causes, and areas for optimization.
• Collaborate with application development, architecture, database, middleware, and infrastructure teams to resolve performance issues.
• Provide performance engineering guidance and best practices to development teams to support shift-left performance testing initiatives.
• Review application architectures, designs, and requirements to identify performance risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Develop performance test plans, workload models, success criteria, and executive-level performance reports.
• Support capacity planning, scalability testing, resiliency testing, and failover validation efforts.
• Assist in establishing and maintaining performance engineering standards, processes, and governance practices.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance on performance testing methodologies and tools.
• Participate in troubleshooting complex production and pre-production performance issues.
• Maintain documentation of performance testing frameworks, scripts, procedures, and results.
• Understand and adhere to company risk, security, compliance, and regulatory requirements.

Education and Experience Required

• Bachelor s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in software testing, performance engineering, or a related technical engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years of hands-on experience with OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) or LoadRunner Enterprise.
• Experience developing and maintaining performance test scripts.
• Experience analyzing application performance and troubleshooting performance bottlenecks.
• Experience working within Agile and DevOps environments.

Education and Experience Preferred

• Experience with BlazeMeter performance testing platforms.
• Experience with cloud-based performance testing in Azure or AWS environments.
• Experience using Dynatrace, AppDynamics, New Relic, or similar Application Performance Monitoring (APM) tools.
• Financial services or highly regulated industry experience.
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale digital, mobile, API, and distributed systems.
• Performance testing certifications or industry-recognized technical certifications.

Required Technical Skills

• OpenText Core Performance Engineering (LoadRunner Cloud) - Required
• LoadRunner Professional / VuGen - Required
• JMeter - Required
• C Programming - Required
• Performance Test Design and Workload Modeling
• API Performance Testing
• Web Application Performance Testing
• Performance Analysis and Bottleneck Identification
• Dynatrace or Equivalent APM Tools
• SDLC, Agile, and DevOps Methodologies
• Capacity and Scalability Testing

Preferred Technical Skills

• BlazeMeter - Preferred
• Azure Load Testing
• CI/CD Integration of Performance Testing
• Mobile Performance Testing
• Database Performance Analysis
• Kubernetes and Container Technologies
• Cloud Performance Engineering

Competencies

• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Strong presentation skills with the ability to communicate complex technical topics to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to influence without authority and work effectively across multiple teams.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to independently prioritize and manage multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Continuous learning mindset with a passion for software quality and performance engineering.

Success Measures

• Early identification and mitigation of performance risks.
• Consistent delivery of high-quality performance testing solutions.
• Reduction in production performance incidents.
• Increased adoption of shift-left performance testing practices.
• Timely and actionable performance reporting and recommendations.
• Strong partnerships with development and technology teams.

For the Candidate: Please provide responses for ALL of the questions below to confirm you have ALL of the required skills/experience (please be sure the information is accurate, honest, and that the resume also reflects the same skills/experience, so we re not rejected & flagged for discrepancies):

• Are you currently under contract w/ an employer where you require C2C only?
• If hired, can you work as a W2 employee of our company, for the contract duration (required, no exceptions)?
• Do you reside in or near the Buffalo, NY area, or open to relocation out of pocket to be onsite from day 1 in a hybrid work model (4 days onsite/1 day remote - mandatory, no exceptions)?
• If relocating, are you able to relocate within 2 weeks of offer acceptance?
• LinkedIn profile link?
• Do you possess exceptional communication skills (verbal/written)?