Senior Performance Testing Engineer

Saxon Global • Richmond, VA

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Performance Testing Analyst plans, coordinates, executes, and supports performance testing for enterprise technology solutions. The role works with application teams, developers, architects, infrastructure teams, database administrators, vendors, and business stakeholders to validate performance, scalability, reliability, and production readiness. It also administers and supports OpenText ALM/Quality Center and LRE Performance Center and provides senior technical support to the Testing team.

Requirements

• 10 or more years of software or application testing experience, including hands-on performance testing.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Technology, or Computer Engineering.
• Experience with LoadRunner/VuGen, LRE Performance Center, ALM/Quality Center, BlazeMeter, or comparable enterprise testing tools.
• Experience with ALM migration and ALM administration tasks.
• Knowledge of performance-testing methodologies and protocols, including HTTP/HTTPS, TruClient, APIs and web services, ODBC/JDBC, Citrix, web/browser applications, client/server applications, and SAP protocol.
• Experience analyzing application and infrastructure monitoring data to identify performance issues.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and documentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively across technical and business teams.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to lead, collaborate, or work effectively in a variety of teams, including multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop performance test strategies, plans, scenarios, workloads, and scripts aligned with business and technical requirements.
• Execute load, stress, scalability, volume, concurrency, and endurance tests using LoadRunner/VuGen, LRE Performance Center, and BlazeMeter.
• Analyze test results, identify bottlenecks and risks, and partner with technical teams to drive resolution.
• Administer and support OpenText ALM/Quality Center and LRE Performance Center, including projects, environments, load generators, configurations, upgrades, and troubleshooting.
• Manage and resolve incidents and service requests related to performance-testing tools and environments.
• Document test results, findings, risks, and recommendations, and communicate status to technical and business stakeholders.
• Coordinate testing activities across teams and support production-readiness decisions.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to team members.
• Improve testing standards, automation, processes, and tools.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior