Lead Performance Tester - Greensboro, NC (Hybrid)

Lead Performance Engineering

Own end-to-end performance engineering activities including test strategy, workload modeling, test planning, scripting, execution, monitoring, analysis, reporting, and sign-off recommendations across multiple applications and programs.

• Ensure all commitments are delivered within agreed timelines, meeting project standards and client expectations while proactively identifying and mitigating delivery risks.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership by designing, developing, debugging, and enhancing performance test scripts, frameworks, and automation solutions whenever required to meet delivery commitments and project timelines.
• Review performance reports and conduct detailed performance analysis and bottleneck identification across application infrastructure, database, and network layers, providing actionable recommendations to development and architecture teams.
• Serve as the primary onsite escalation point for technical issues, execution challenges, environment constraints, test failures, and performance defects, ensuring timely resolution with minimal business impact.
• Collaborate with clients, AppDev architects, developers, infrastructure teams, and project stakeholders for performance projects, providing timely updates and addressing delays.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to optimize testing processes, enhance frameworks, improve observability, reduce manual effort, and strengthen delivery maturity across the performance engineering practice.
• Troubleshoot Git CI/CD pipeline issues and occasionally work on enhancements of the framework.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in performance engineering, testing, or related fields.
• Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Perl, or Bash.
• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies and tools.
• Knowledge of performance testing tools and techniques, including load testing, stress testing, and performance tuning.
• Experience with database and network performance analysis.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Skills

• Performance testing
• Load testing
• Stress testing
• Database performance tuning
• Network performance analysis
• Scripting and automation
• CI/CD pipeline troubleshooting

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical Plan
• Dental and Vision coverage
• Short and Long-Term Disability coverage
• 401(k) Plan with company match
• Life Insurance
• Vacation time, sick leave, paid holidays
• Paid paternity and maternity leave

Pay

Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, performance, and internal equity.

Schedule

Not specified.