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Performance Testing Engineer

US - MD, LanhamFull-time$56k2026-10-13 → 2026-11-11

Core

Design, develop, and execute performance, load, stress, scalability, and endurance test plans for enterprise applications and systems.

Role type

Performance Testing Engineer

Builds

Performance baselines, capacity projections, and actionable recommendations for scalability and reliability

Domain

Enterprise software performance engineering (Mainframe, Web, Cloud)

Required skills

LoadRunner, bottleneck analysis, performance baselines, SLA/KPI translation, trend analysis, capacity planning, cloud performance testing (AWS/Azure), monitoring tools (AppDynamics/Splunk)

Preferred skills

JMeter, Gatling, NeoLoad, CI/CD integration, observability platforms (Dynatrace/New Relic/Grafana/Datadog), microservices, containerized environments

Technologies

LoadRunner, AWS, Azure, AppDynamics, Splunk, JMeter, Gatling, NeoLoad, Dynatrace, New Relic, Grafana, Datadog

Responsibilities

Design and execute performance test plans; analyze test results to identify bottlenecks; support capacity planning and workload forecasting; collaborate with development and operations teams; prepare performance assessment reports and dashboards

Seniority

Junior to Mid-level (0-2 years experience or equivalent education)