Locations: Kansas City, MO |Boston, MA | New York, NY | Philadelphia, PA | Cleveland, OH | Richmond, VA | Atlanta, GA | Chicago, IL | St. Louis, MO | Minneapolis, MN | Dallas, TX | San Francisco, CA
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Candidates must reside within commuting distance of any one of the above locations.
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Preferred Location : Kansas City, MO
Duration: 12 Months (Extension & Conversion Possible)
Experience Level: Senior (10+ Years)
We are seeking a highly experienced Performance Tester to support Financial Services in delivering and optimizing mission-critical payment systems. This role focuses on ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance across high-volume financial platforms, including real-time and batch processing systems.
You will work closely with cross-functional teams including engineering, infrastructure, product, and security to drive end-to-end performance testing strategies.
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Lead end-to-end performance testing (requirements, planning, scripting, execution, and reporting)
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Design and execute load, stress, spike, volume, and failover tests
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Develop and maintain test scripts using LoadRunner, JMeter, or similar tools
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Perform API and application performance testing and integrate into CI/CD pipelines
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Analyze system performance across front-end and back-end components
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Monitor system resources (CPU, memory, network) during test execution
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Identify performance bottlenecks and provide optimization recommendations
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Collaborate with engineering, architecture, and infrastructure teams
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Maintain test artifacts in Git/Subversion and integrate with Jenkins
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Generate detailed performance reports and metrics dashboards
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Participate in agile ceremonies, code reviews, and release cycles
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10+ years of performance testing experience
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Proven experience in large-scale enterprise environments
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Strong hands-on experience with:
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LoadRunner, JMeter, Performance Center
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Programming: Java, Python, JavaScript
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Experience with AWS/cloud-based and MQ applications
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Strong knowledge of:
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Load modeling and test design
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Bottleneck analysis and performance tuning
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Statistical analysis and performance metrics
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Experience with monitoring tools like Dynatrace, Splunk
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Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins) and version control (Git/SVN)
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Proficiency with IntelliJ/Eclipse
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Strong understanding of Java performance concepts (threads, memory, I/O)
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Bachelor's degree in a related field (or equivalent experience)
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Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder
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Must have at least 3 years of U.S. residency
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No visa sponsorship available
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Must pass enhanced background screening (education, employment, criminal, credit, references)
