QA Performance Test Engineer

The QA Performance Test Engineer job is responsible for the overall performance quality of systems and technology that are released into ETP's production environment. The scope of this role includes the comprehensive aspects of quality including Performance Testing Strategy and planning, design and development of automated scripts, execution of testing, analyzing results, and metrics reporting. In their role, the QA Performance Test Engineer is responsible for ensuring systems meet business performance requirements (SLAs) and overall business objectives by tracking and reporting performance test results, performance metrics (response times, error rates, throughput, CPU and memory utilization, latency, and more), identified defects, as well as documenting observations and communicating issues to development staff to assist in their resolution.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Write testing strategies, test scripts and conditions to ensure effective performance test coverage
• Execute performance, Load, Spike, Stress, Endurance and Stability Testing
• Utilize data analytics to determine client usage characteristics and user flows
• Identify test data requirements and work with other teams as needed to create and maintain test data
• Coordinate and schedule testing programs with project and program teams
• Reporting testing outcomes to project stakeholders
• Assist in the implementation and maintenance of software testing tools
• Identify, recommend, and implement process improvement opportunities for SGWS quality assurance programs
• Stay up-to-date on software application testing tools and QA best practices
• Recommend opportunities to lower testing costs or improve quality through alternative staffing models (e.g., gig, offshore, 3rd party)
• Motivate team members to work collaboratively and effectively
• Plan and document succession planning within scope of responsibility

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (computer science, information systems, business administration or other industry related curriculum) or combination of education and equivalent experience
• Two to five (2-5) years serving as a QA Performance Engineer
• Demonstrated command scripting using JMeter, LoadRunner, NeoLoad and/or LoadComplete
• Experience with monitoring tools (Dynatrace, Performance Center, Splunk, AppDynamics, JProfiler, Datadog, NinjaOne)
• Experience with data analytics tools (Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, Open Web Analytics)
• Experience with repository/version control tools such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, TFS, AWS CodeCommit
• Experience with project management and issue-tracking software such as JIRA
• Experience with team collaboration and knowledge management software such as Confluence
• Good time management skills (i.e. works efficiently)
• Experience executing testing with large-scale platforms (SAP, JDA, etc.) is a PLUS
• Experience working with automated testing tools
• Solid working knowledge of metrics and models in product quality engineering
• Comprehensive understanding of test methodologies and techniques