Pyramid Consulting, Inc · 3 weeks ago
Senior Performance Engineer
Roanoke, TX
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$65/hr - $67/hr
8+ years expPyramid Consulting, Inc. is a leading company in the Financial Industry, currently seeking a Senior Performance Engineer for a 12+ Month Contract opportunity. The role involves designing and executing performance tests, analyzing results, and collaborating with teams to optimize system performance.
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Responsibilities
Design, develop, and execute load, stress, endurance, and scalability tests using tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, or inhouse built tools
Create performance test strategies, scenarios, and scripts aligned with application architecture and business requirements
Integrate performance tests into CI/CD pipelines for continuous validation
Development experience in Java, Python, Perl, or SQL is nice to have
Understand critical production applications and their infrastructure dependencies to monitor, analyze, and detect anomalies
Solid understanding of resource consumption, memory behaviour, and network protocols to identify performance bottlenecks and optimize system behaviour
Define and track KPIs such as request rates, transactions per second, and client volumes to plan for future growth and plan adequate capacity
Use historical trends and predictive models to anticipate growth and ensure systems scale effectively
Collaborate with infrastructure teams to implement proactive capacity adjustments
Apply SLI/SLO/SLA principles and golden signals for critical applications, leveraging telemetry, anomaly detection, and observability practices
Analyze performance test results and system metrics to identify bottlenecks and recommend optimizations
Collaborate with development and infrastructure teams to ensure adequate capacity and performance tuning
Develop interactive dashboards and reports with impactful visualizations using BI Publisher and/or Tableau
Present findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders in a clear, concise manner
Utilize monitoring tools such as Datadog, Client, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, and others
Explore new trends in automation and integrate performance testing into day-to-day activities
Qualification
Required
Design, develop, and execute load, stress, endurance, and scalability tests using tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, or inhouse built tools
Create performance test strategies, scenarios, and scripts aligned with application architecture and business requirements
Integrate performance tests into CI/CD pipelines for continuous validation
Understand critical production applications and their infrastructure dependencies to monitor, analyze, and detect anomalies
Solid understanding of resource consumption, memory behaviour, and network protocols to identify performance bottlenecks and optimize system behaviour
Define and track KPIs such as request rates, transactions per second, and client volumes to plan for future growth and plan adequate capacity
Use historical trends and predictive models to anticipate growth and ensure systems scale effectively
Collaborate with infrastructure teams to implement proactive capacity adjustments
Apply SLI/SLO/SLA principles and golden signals for critical applications, leveraging telemetry, anomaly detection, and observability practices
Analyze performance test results and system metrics to identify bottlenecks and recommend optimizations
Collaborate with development and infrastructure teams to ensure adequate capacity and performance tuning
Develop interactive dashboards and reports with impactful visualizations using BI Publisher and/or Tableau
Present findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders in a clear, concise manner
Utilize monitoring tools such as Datadog, Client, Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, and others
Explore new trends in automation and integrate performance testing into day-to-day activities
Key skills; LoadRunner, JMeter, Java, AWS
Solid understanding of virtualized environments (VMware/vSphere/OLVM, OpenStack) and modern application frameworks
Knowledge of application modernization concepts including microservices and APIs
Stronger understanding of containerization technologies specifically docker and Kubernetes (Pods, services and namespaces)
Proven experience with AWS and Azure cloud compute and storage services
Owns the outcome by taking personal accountability for delivering strong results
Self-directed, willing to take initiative, pragmatic and results-oriented
Obsessed with creating the best end-to-end customer experience
Excellent analytical problem-solving skills, has keen attention to detail and wants to solve really hard problems, not just detect them
Able to work with remote and international team members
8+ years of experience with a Bachelor's degree or 6+ years with a Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
Preferred
Development experience in Java, Python, Perl, or SQL is nice to have
AWS certification is a plus
Benefits
Health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
401(k) plan
Paid sick leave (depending on work location)
Company
Pyramid Consulting, Inc
Pyramid Consulting, a global leader in workforce and technology solutions, empowers individuals and organizations to transform and thrive in the most challenging and competitive markets.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Ramesh Maturu
President and Co-Founder
Manish Kaushik
Chief Financial Officer
Recent News
2025-08-18
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