Performance Tester Job at AP Recruiters, Kansas City, MO

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  • AP Recruiters
  • Kansas City, MO

Job Description

Performance Tester – Contract

Locations: Kansas City, MO |Boston, MA | New York, NY | Philadelphia, PA | Cleveland, OH | Richmond, VA | Atlanta, GA | Chicago, IL | St. Louis, MO | Minneapolis, MN | Dallas, TX | San Francisco, CA

  • Candidates must reside within commuting distance of any one of the above locations.
  • Preferred Location : Kansas City, MO

Duration: 12 Months (Extension & Conversion Possible)

Experience Level: Senior (10+ Years)

About the Role

We are seeking a highly experienced Performance Tester to support Financial Services in delivering and optimizing mission-critical payment systems. This role focuses on ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance across high-volume financial platforms, including real-time and batch processing systems.

You will work closely with cross-functional teams including engineering, infrastructure, product, and security to drive end-to-end performance testing strategies .

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end performance testing (requirements, planning, scripting, execution, and reporting)
  • Design and execute load, stress, spike, volume, and failover tests
  • Develop and maintain test scripts using LoadRunner, JMeter, or similar tools
  • Perform API and application performance testing and integrate into CI/CD pipelines
  • Analyze system performance across front-end and back-end components
  • Monitor system resources (CPU, memory, network) during test execution
  • Identify performance bottlenecks and provide optimization recommendations
  • Collaborate with engineering, architecture, and infrastructure teams
  • Maintain test artifacts in Git/Subversion and integrate with Jenkins
  • Generate detailed performance reports and metrics dashboards
  • Participate in agile ceremonies, code reviews, and release cycles

Required Qualifications

  • 10+ years of performance testing experience
  • Proven experience in large-scale enterprise environments
  • Strong hands-on experience with:
    • LoadRunner, JMeter, Performance Center
    • Programming: Java, Python, JavaScript
  • Experience with AWS/cloud-based and MQ applications
  • Strong knowledge of:
    • Load modeling and test design
    • Bottleneck analysis and performance tuning
    • Statistical analysis and performance metrics
  • Experience with monitoring tools like Dynatrace, Splunk
  • Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins) and version control (Git/SVN)
  • Proficiency with IntelliJ/Eclipse
  • Strong understanding of Java performance concepts (threads, memory, I/O)
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field (or equivalent experience)

Eligibility Requirements

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder
  • Must have at least 3 years of U.S. residency
  • No visa sponsorship available
  • Must pass enhanced background screening (education, employment, criminal, credit, references)

Job Tags

Contract work, Visa sponsorship

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