Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company · 12 hours ago
Performance Engineer
Dallas, TX
Contract
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$63/hr - $90/hr
10+ years expYoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company is a leading staffing firm, and they are seeking a Performance Engineer for a 6+ month contract. The role involves serving as the central performance engineering SME, analyzing performance metrics, and collaborating with various teams to enhance performance testing processes and tools.
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Hiring Manager
Ed Cusack
Responsibilities
Serve as the central performance engineering SME, promoting best practices, governance standards, and consistent performance testing processes across projects
Analyze application, database, API, and infrastructure performance to identify bottlenecks and recommend improvements to testing, monitoring, and scalability
Evaluate existing performance testing tools and frameworks; recommend, pilot, and implement enhancements to improve performance visibility and testing efficiency
Design, develop, and maintain performance test scripts using tools such as Neoload and JMeter
Define load models, SLAs/SLOs, and capacity benchmarks in collaboration with Enterprise Architecture and project teams
Establish standardized processes including performance testing intake, frameworks, and reusable testing services to support project delivery
Partner with developers, product owners, infrastructure, and testing teams to integrate performance testing into CI/CD pipelines and enable continuous performance testing
Consult with project teams and stakeholders to translate business and technical requirements into performance testing strategies and deliverables
Monitor and continuously improve performance testing suites, frameworks, and execution processes to enhance system reliability, scalability, and operational readiness
Assess testing health metrics, provide reporting and insights, and support enterprise-level status tracking and defect triage activities
Contribute to performance engineering strategy, roadmap development, and adoption of emerging technologies and shift-left/testing maturity practices
Maintain strong understanding of application architecture and provide actionable feedback to improve performance, scalability, and operational resilience
Qualification
Required
10 + years of experience and strong knowledge of performance engineering and scalability principles
Proven expertise assessing existing tools ecosystems and recommending improvements
Hands on experience with performance testing tools like Neoload and JMeter is a must
Solid understanding of performance concepts and suggesting improvements to the development team is a must
Experience with cloud native scalability testing is required
Exposure to APM (monitoring) tools like Grafana and Dynatrace is required
Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall methodologies and also well versed with the CI/CD pipelines
Must be able to work in a hybrid model with a set number of days from the office depending on the team's schedule
Must be flexible in order to work overtime if at all required to support team activities
Preferred
Knowledge on GitLab CI a plus
Benefits
Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision Benefits (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
Health Savings Account (HSA) (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
Life & Disability Insurance (for employees working 20+ hours per week)
MetLife Voluntary Benefits
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
401K Retirement Savings Plan
Direct Deposit & weekly epayroll
Referral Bonus Programs
Certification and training opportunities
Company
Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company
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