Government Tactical Solutions, LLC · 9 hours ago
Performance Engineer (Senior)
Dallas, TX
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$150K/yr - $190K/yr
10+ years expGovernment Tactical Solutions, LLC is seeking a Senior Performance Engineer to lead the performance engineering strategy across platforms and application teams. This role involves overseeing the design and build of enterprise performance toolsets and executing tests to ensure application scalability, reliability, and responsiveness.
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Responsibilities
The Performance Engineer will serve as a central point of contact for all best practices and governance implemented by the Testing Enablement team and adopt them across all performance testing efforts
Review current capabilities and analyze performance bottlenecks across applications, databases, APIs, and infrastructure, and evaluate current performance testing monitoring
Assess existing performance testing toolsets and recommend additional tools or frameworks to improve identified bottlenecks
Propose, pilot, and implement new tools and frameworks to enhance scalability testing requirements and performance visibility
Develop and maintain performance test scripts using tools such as NeoLoad and JMeter
Define and verify SLA, SLO, and capacity benchmarks with Enterprise Architecture input and incorporate them into performance test runs
Create and socialize a Performance Testing Intake Form to be used as a standard process for all new project initiations
Consult with project teams and functional users who have limited knowledge of performance deliverables to understand requirements and translate them into performance test requirements
Define and design specific load models aligned with production traffic and future load patterns for applications impacted by storms
Identify infrastructure performance testing opportunities and implement solutions within the framework
Improve current execution by deploying continuous performance testing processes across multiple projects
Work closely with infrastructure teams to upgrade and integrate performance testing tools with CI/CD pipelines
Collaborate with developers and product managers/owners to identify ongoing performance testing improvements and enable use of a solid framework for executing performance scripts
Continuously review and monitor the performance test suite to identify opportunities to improve system reliability and scalability
Define and manage the performance engineering strategy and roadmap for the Testing team, incorporating continuous improvements based on new technologies and evolving ways of working
Work closely with the Testing Enablement Function Lead to identify and foster creation and usage of performance services across testing phases, ensuring readiness prior to testing cycles
Assess and report on project testing health metrics by gathering inputs from Functional Leads, Development Leads, and Application Team Leads
Quickly learn and develop a deep understanding of project application architectures and priorities while balancing enterprise governance standards
Share insights, lessons learned, and defect triage status with the Testing Enablement Lead to contribute to enterprise reporting metrics
Stay current with emerging performance testing technologies and recommend improvements to the Function Lead or Tower Lead
Help teams identify opportunities to shift toward a Test-Driven Development model and foster a shift-left testing maturity
Demonstrate measurable improvements through enhanced performance test metrics
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience with strong knowledge of performance engineering and scalability principles
Proven expertise in assessing existing tool ecosystems and recommending improvements
Hands-on experience with performance testing tools such as NeoLoad and JMeter is required
Strong understanding of performance concepts and ability to recommend improvements to development teams
Experience with cloud-native scalability testing is required
Exposure to APM and monitoring tools such as Grafana and Dynatrace is required
Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall methodologies and CI/CD pipelines; GitLab CI experience is a plus
Ability to work in a hybrid model with required in-office days based on team schedules
Flexibility to work overtime when required to support team activities
Company
Government Tactical Solutions, LLC
Government Tactical Solutions (GovTact) provides mission-critical solutions in support of national security.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Paul Sanchez
President and CEO
Luke Howe
Chief Operating Officer and Partner
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