Performance Load Test Architect/Lead

Summary: This•Middletown, PA

16h•Hybrid

About The Position

This remote position, based in Pennsylvania, owns the performance engineering strategy and leads enterprise performance testing initiatives across platforms and applications. The role develops standards, governance, methodologies, and best practices; defines workload models and performance objectives; and provides technical leadership for capacity planning, infrastructure sizing, monitoring, analysis, and production readiness. The position involves occasional travel and onsite presence, including attendance at an onsite orientation. The candidate must reside within the Continental United States and pass background checks before starting. In-person interviews or work sessions may be required. The role leads performance testing across SAP BRIM, SAP S/4HANA, CRM platforms, APIs, enterprise integrations, and other systems. It also leads the implementation and administration of NeoLoad, develops performance dashboards and executive reports, and presents performance status and strategies to executive leadership. All work must be documented, and applicable standards, policies, and procedures must be followed. PEAK Technical Staffing offers associates medical, dental, and vision coverage, a Flexible Spending Account (FSA), a Dependent Care Savings Account (DCA), and a 401K plan. Associates may also be eligible for paid sick leave as required by applicable law. PEAK is an Equal Opportunity Employer and states that hiring decisions are made based on qualifications, merit, and business need. AI-assisted tools may be used to review applications, but hiring decisions are made by human recruiters; applicants may request a human-only process or opt out of automated communication.

Requirements

12 years of overall IT experience.
8 years of experience in enterprise performance engineering and load testing.
5 years of experience leading performance testing initiatives.
Expert-level experience with NeoLoad.
Experience with SAP BRIM, SAP S/4HANA, CRM platforms, APIs, and enterprise integrations.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
Must reside within the Continental United States.
Must pass background checks before starting.
Must be able to perform essential physical functions including sitting, standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, and lifting up to 25 pounds, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

NeoLoad certification.
Cloud certifications such as Azure or AWS.

Responsibilities

Define and manage the performance engineering strategy.
Develop performance testing standards, governance, methodologies, and best practices.
Define workload models using historical production metrics and anticipated business growth.
Establish non-functional requirements, service level objectives, service level agreements, and performance acceptance criteria.
Lead performance planning across phases of the software development lifecycle.
Review solution architecture to identify scalability risks and performance bottlenecks.
Provide technical leadership for capacity planning and infrastructure sizing.
Lead performance testing across platforms including SAP BRIM, SAP S/4HANA, CRM, APIs, and other systems.
Define enterprise load profiles for different operations.
Review and approve performance test plans, scripts, and execution schedules.
Define and implement an enterprise monitoring strategy.
Analyze application performance metrics and lead root-cause analysis.
Recommend tuning, optimization, and scaling improvements.
Validate system readiness for production deployment.
Lead implementation and administration of NeoLoad.
Develop performance dashboards and executive reporting.
Present performance status and strategies to executive leadership.
Document work associated with the position.
Adhere to applicable standards, policies, and procedures.