Performance Tester

About the role

DCCA is a veteran-owned IT business with over 40 years of experience in providing IT services to government agencies and commercial enterprises. We are dedicated to delivering innovative solutions and maintaining a culture of integrity and inclusivity.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, design, and execution of performance, load, stress, capacity, reliability, scalability, and endurance tests for complex enterprise applications.
• Work with Domain teams to understand workload models for each system and gather Performance Requirements.
• Create performance test plans and scenarios and develop test scripts in VuGen (LoadRunner Virtual User Generator) to meet the objectives of the performance test plan.
• Perform Load tests using Load Runner and analyze root causes of performance issues and recommend corrective actions.
• Set up controller and load generator to simulate thousands of concurrent virtual users.
• Document and present detailed test results, identifying risks and providing actionable recommendations.
• Automate Performance testing and integrate it into the existing CI/CD pipelines for better user experience.
• Setup performance test and performance regression testing guidelines and standards.
• Diagnose bottlenecks by analyzing logs, metrics, traces, resource utilization, and application architecture.
• Provide guidance to QA and QE teams that are performing a variety of Performance testing and nonfunctional validation during all phases of a given development process.
• Work closely with internal clients, Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), and developers to recommend, design, and implement effective orchestration of Performance Engineering solutions.
• Develop and maintain the strategy roadmap, setup appropriate test systems, develop required logic and controller programs as necessary, to create and maintain performance capabilities.
• Drive continuous improvement in performance testing frameworks, automation, and monitoring capabilities.
• Define and uphold performance engineering best practices, standards, and methodologies across the SDLC.
• Collaborate with development, architecture and infrastructure teams to identify root causes and recommend optimizations.

Qualifications

• Hands on experience with Micro Focus/OpenText LoadRunner and VuGen.
• Experience with Continuous Integration (Jenkins or similar tool) and Continuous Testing.

Benefits

Our comprehensive benefit offerings include healthcare, retirement plan, paid disability and life insurance programs, employee assistance program, paid and unpaid leave programs, education assistance, and wellness initiatives. At DCCA, we believe the key to providing our clients with unrivaled services starts with retaining top talent, something we’re able to do through our consistent commitment to building culture and comprehensive benefits.

Pay

The proposed salary range for this position in Maryland is $120,000 to $140,000. Final salary will be determined based on various factors.