Vision Point Systems is currently recruiting for a talented Performance Test Engineer to work in our Tyson's Corner, VA office. Duties and responsibilities include:
· Participate as part of agile software development team to design, implement, execute and analyze automated performance tests of web-based applications.
· Develop reusable automated test scripts and maintain their compatibility with software as application changes.
· Utilize repeatable analysis techniques to provide standardized, actionable results
· Develop performance testing plans to present to business stakeholders.
· Observe and inspect application server performance metrics to identify bottlenecks.
· Coordinate testing activities with the rest of development team to avoid conflicts.
· Develop and maintain an understanding of business application under test in order to design a realistic simulation of user behavior.
· Predict target loads by interviewing business stakeholders, reviewing usage data from existing systems, and modeling predicted future behavior.
· Communicate identified potential problems clearly and unambiguously, and contribute to project development task prioritization.
Requirements
Position requirements include:
· At least 3 years working in agile software development teams as a software engineer or software QA.
· Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field
· Demonstrated capability with verbal and written communications
· Proficiency with reading and analyzing application log files.
· Strong mastery of HTTP(S), JSON, XML, Regular Expressions, SQL, REST
· Experience with analysis of RDBMS performance - such as query optimization, indexes, normalization/denormalization
· Advanced experience with MS Excel or other data summarization and graphing tools
· Contract requires US citizenship and subsequent background check
DESIRED
- Experience with groovy and/or JMeter
- Experience with Java or JavaScript
Full time employees with Vision Point Systems qualify for a generous benefits plan to include medical, dental, 1x your salary in life insurance, and short and long term disability. VPS also offers 401k participation and matching. Highly contributing team members are also rewarded with flexible work hours, travel, and training opportunities when available.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.