Performance Test Engineer

Performance Test Engineer Greenwood Village, CO (Onsite) 5+ months contract JOB SUMMARY Performance Test Engineer with strong experience in Performance Testing Java based applications with use of performance testing tools like LoadRunner, JMeter and Performance Monitoring tools like AppD, Datadog, Instana, JConsole/JVisualVm, Splunk etc. to test and check System capacity, reliability and scalability and provide performance tuning recommendations. Responsibilities: Design, implement and support E2E Performance testing for Java Based Containerized Applications. Systems capacity planning and recommendations. Troubleshoot Performance issues, identify the bottlenocks by profiling and providing tuning recommendations. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS Skills/Abilities and Knowledge Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English Knowledge of Voice, Data, Video, Wireless technologies Experience in using tools like LoadRunner, JMeter, AppD, Datadog, Instana, JConsole/JVisualvm, Splunk etc. Strong AWS / Kubernetes knowledge. Experience in Performance testing Java apps and Containerized micro-services Experience with Profiling Java Based applications and JVM. A quick learner, who is able to acquire knowledge and skills needed for the job on short order. Willingness to collaborate and work in a team environment. Education BA/BS in Information Technology, Computer Science, related field or equivalent work experience. Related Work Experience 8 + years experience as Performance Test Engineer. 5 plus years experience in JMeter and LoadRunner Experience with standard profiling/monitoring tools Instana, Datadog, Grafana, JCONSOLE, VisualVM, AppDynamics, Splunk etc. Expertise in working with AWS & Kubernetes Good understanding of Java runtime (JVM) performance, JMX, Garbage Collection and Thread management, Profiling, Bottleneck analysis, Tuning Provides tuning recommendations to resolve complex performance issues (response time, throughput, Heap, CPU and garbage collection etc.) Fine tune existing Performance testing issues/ optimize existing scripts/ should perform hands-on in scripting as well as fine-tuning. Should work closely with multiple stakeholders in gathering requirements and performance NFR's. Experience working in Agile and DevOps environment.