Lead Performance Engineer

About the role

The Performance Test Lead is responsible for providing end to end performance testing leadership and solutions while working within a cross-functional team environment of onshore and offshore team members. The Lead is responsible for designing and developing the performance test strategy and ensuring quality development of performance test scripts and tests. The Lead will be involved with troubleshooting performance issues, root cause analysis, and primarily driving issues to appropriate resolutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide end to end performance test solutions for various projects within a program.
• Possess the ability to write performance tests with HP VuGen and design tests in Performance Center/LoadRunner.
• Draft performance test artifacts, including test plans and test summaries.
• Assess and ensure team members design, create and maintain performance test scripts.
• Possess the ability to assess the quality of performance test scripts and tests.
• Develop workload models based on good-enough realism.
• Work with team members to define/enhance processes and strategies associated with performance testing.
• Applies appropriate performance testing technologies to meet the short and long term goals of the testing organization with a focus on improving overall testing efficiency
• Troubleshoot performance issues in collaboration with architecture and development teams. Performs root cause analysis and drives issues to appropriate resolutions.
• Improve the reliability and repeatability of performance testing.
• Works with project teams, Architecture teams, Agile teams and QA test leads to establish performance testing scope and effort.
• Actively participates in and supports the software development life cycle and project management process.
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy, thoroughness, and attention to detail at all times; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Technical Skills - Pursues training and development opportunities; strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; shares expertise with others.
• Initiative - Seeks increased responsibilities and takes ownership of tasks at hand; looks for and takes advantage of opportunities.

Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts the success of team above own interests; supports everyone's efforts to succeed.

• Planning and Organizing - Coordinates time and prioritizes tasks to ensure work is completed effectively.
• Decision Making - Compares data from different sources to draw conclusions and develop appropriate testing strategies.
• Communication - Clearly conveys information and ideas both verbally and written.
• Ability to multi-task.

Experience with VuGen protocols

Experience with Performance Monitoring Tools (i.e. dynaTrace, AppDynamics, etc.)

Qualifications & Experience

• 6 or more years of IT Performance Testing experience.
• Experience working with offshore teams
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Information Systems or equivalent business experience.

• Additional Information: GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS
• DURATION: 6+ Months Contract
• INTERVIEW: Phone then Face to Face
• LOCATION: Princeton NJ OR Indianapolis, IN