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ID #17045322
State District of Columbia
City Washington
Job type Contract
Salary USD Depends on Experience Depends on Experience
Source ALTA IT Services
Showed 2021-07-20
Date 2021-07-19
Deadline 2021-09-17
Category Et cetera
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Sr. Performance Tester

District of Columbia, Washington 00000 Washington USA

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ALTA IT Services is seeking a Sr. Performance Engineer to join our direct client on a long term contract basis. This role is remote right now, but will eventually be onsite in Washington DC. Candidates should have experience with Performance Center and LoadRunner. Performance TesterWashington DC ContractThe client is seeking a Performance Test Engineer who assists in ensuring the accuracy and integrity of assigned systems through the development and execution of efficient, automated test plans, cases and scripts with focus on Performance and Non-Functional Testing. The Performance Test Engineer will be responsible for creating, maintaining, modifying, and managing automated performance testing scripts. S/he must be able to communicate effectively in collaboration with the systems and development teams to troubleshoot performance and scalability issues. The individual will be part of the Performance Testing team. Following are the responsibilities:

1. Define and develop performance test plans and automated scripts using industry standard testing tools. Executes performance test, analyze and evaluate test results; generate performance metric reports and provide recommendations.2. Assists with analyzing test and operational problems to determine presence and scope of potential code defects. Reports errors through a structured defect tracking process. Communicates weekly with management verbally and via written detail status report regarding potential problems and concerns.3. Review and analyze business & system requirements and specifications for performance testability.4. Acquire and maintain a working knowledge of testing tools. Expand business knowledge of product benefits, corporate policies, division and department goals and department procedures.5. Work with functional Tester and Development counterparts to ensure adequate coverage for upcoming releases and keep up-to data with system changes that impact performance testing.6. Assists and coordinates with customers, the research, analysis and proposed solutions to test discrepancies and test scenarios. Verify satisfaction of internal and external customer's request and obtain information to create test data.7. Participates in project work group meetings (internal/external peer reviews, walk through, status meetings, JAD sessions etc.)8. Participates in system architecture change reviews and assessment of system capacity impacts. Benchmarks system performance.Required Skills:• Bachelor of Science (BS) in a technical discipline (i.e., Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Science, etc.)• 5-8 years of experience in a technical discipline, 3 of which must be in automated software and enterprise testing• Experience with at least 2 relational database management systems (e.g., DB2, Oracle, SQL)• Experience with the following performance testing toolsets: Client Performance Center / Loadrunner, CA (Wily Introscope)• Experience with Client ALM• Proven proficiency with: SQL and PL/SQL• Strong understanding with system and application monitoring concepts (perform counters, any other diagnostic utilities)• Strong understanding of Server, Network, Virtualization and Database concepts.• Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), quality assurance life cycle and testing methodologies• Strong understanding of performance testing concepts, types of system performance tests and their goals• Experience with defect tracking tools (e.g., Bugzilla, PVCS Tracker, ClearQuest, Client ALM)• Experience with Microsoft Office Tools (i.e., Word, Excel, Outlook)• Must have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written (in English)

ALTA IT Services, is an established leader in IT Staffing and Services, specializing in Agile Transformation Services, Program & Project Management, Application Development, Cybersecurity, and Data & Advanced Analytics. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other factor.

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