Performance Tester

About the role

DCCA is a veteran-owned IT business specializing in providing innovative solutions to a variety of government agencies and commercial enterprises since 1982. DCCA offers career growth opportunities and a competitive compensation and benefits package. Visit our website at: www.dcca.com. For over 40 years, DCCA has provided a broad range of IT services to government agencies and commercial enterprises, helping them feel confident in their IT infrastructure. With DCCA, organizations can be confident in the flexibility and skill of their IT partners, allowing them to upgrade technology quickly and efficiently. Thanks to DCCA’s successful track record, clients can rest assured knowing DCCA can tackle any problem with ease, allowing them to focus on the work that matters. Internally, DCCA prides itself on a culture built on integrity and inclusivity, allowing employees to build lasting skills and relationships. As a veteran-owned business, DCCA knows the importance of recruiting employees with a wide range of backgrounds, enabling every problem to be approached by a diverse array of perspectives. Join us and be part of a team that has a people‑first mentality and dedication to excellence. DCCA makes it a priority to help you grow and support your career advancement through upskilling programs, recertification support, and professional development opportunities. The culture emphasizes respect, equity, and opportunity, supported by business resource groups and other connection opportunities. DCCA’s benefits, which encompass healthcare, paid time off, and flexible 401(k) options, encourage a healthy and fulfilling life both in and outside of work. From the defense industry to health IT management, DCCA allows you to work on innovative projects whose outcomes improve people's lives and solve today’s IT problems.

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 LoadRunner and analyze root causes of performance issues, recommending 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.
• Demonstrate strong understanding of HTTP request/responses, methods, and cookie handling.
• Automate performance testing and integrate it into existing CI/CD pipelines for better user experience.
• Set up 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 performing various performance testing and nonfunctional validation during all phases of development.
• Work closely