Senior Performance Test Engineer

About the role

UST is a mission‑driven technology firm with 29,000+ employees in more than 30 countries. The company partners with clients to embed innovation and agility into their businesses, creating transformative, human‑centered solutions. UST is seeking a Senior Performance Test Engineer with strong expertise in LoadRunner, Dynatrace, and AWS to ensure scalability, reliability, and optimal performance of enterprise and cloud‑based applications.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute performance test strategies including load, stress, endurance, scalability, and spike testing.
• Develop and maintain LoadRunner scripts (VuGen, Controller, Analysis) for web applications, APIs, and backend systems.
• Monitor application and infrastructure performance using Dynatrace, identifying bottlenecks and conducting root‑cause analysis.
• Analyze system metrics such as CPU, memory, disk I/O, and network utilization across environments.
• Execute and validate performance tests for AWS‑based architectures, including EC2, RDS, S3, CloudWatch, and Lambda.
• Collaborate with application architects, developers, DevOps, and SRE teams to recommend tuning and optimization strategies.
• Integrate performance testing into CI/CD pipelines where applicable.
• Prepare and present clear performance reports and dashboards for technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Ensure adherence to performance engineering best practices and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience in performance testing and engineering.
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience in performance testing using LoadRunner.
• Strong proficiency with Dynatrace for application performance monitoring and diagnostics.
• Hands‑on experience with AWS services such as EC2, RDS, S3, CloudWatch, and Lambda.
• Basic to intermediate Linux skills, including shell scripting, system monitoring, and file management.

Skills

• Familiarity with scripting languages: Shell, Bash, or Korn.
• Solid understanding of system architecture, cloud computing, and networking fundamentals.
• Experience analyzing and correlating performance data across application, middleware, and infrastructure layers.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• High‑quality documentation and stakeholder coordination capabilities.

Compensation

Compensation Range: $78,000 – $117,000. Compensation may differ based on office location, role, skill set, education, and experience.

Benefits

• Minimum of 10 days paid vacation per year.
• 6 days paid sick leave each year (pro‑rated for new hires).
• 10 paid holidays.
• Paid bereavement leave and jury duty.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents residing in the U.S.
• Company‑paid employee‑only benefits: basic life insurance, accidental death and disability insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability benefits.
• Option to purchase additional voluntary short‑term disability benefits.
• Eligibility to participate in a Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for healthcare, dependent child care, and/or commuting expenses (as allowable).
• Benefits offerings vary in Puerto Rico.

Location

Hybrid – Pennsylvania.