Lead Performance Engineer

Lead Performance Engineer, for a one year contract in Plano, TX. We are hiring for a solid Java resource that understands development. This is for a skilled Performance Software Engineer with 10 years or more of experience. This is a one year contract W2/hrly or CTC. Extreme pace environment for the development and release of COTS software measured in weeks. Key Technology Requirements: Lead Performance Engineer Location: Plano, TX Duration: 1 year This is a very senior position. The client needs a seasoned Performance Engineer that has over 6 years of performance and load testing. They already have many performance Engineers. They need someone that can assume a leadership role. The client does a production release every 2 weeks. Therefore they have to automate as much of the testing and build process as possible. They need someone that can bring a scientific approach to performance and load testing given their environment and constraints. Environment & Tools: Database:NOSQL Cansandra Application Server: Tomcat Web Services: Restful JAX-RS Framework: Google Angular JS Cloud:Amazon Web Services Testing Tool: Junit, Jmeter, Jasmine Build Automation: Chef Responsibilities: Drive business critical testing efforts to ensure performance, reliability and scalable Conduct automated testing to ensure the performance and stability of large multi-tier web applications Develop user behavior models for performance tests Analyze performance test results, diagnose bottlenecks and work closely with engineers to identify solutions. Analysis will include all application tiers, including web server, application server, database and network. Develop capacity projections for all systems including servers, network, and storage Oversee the application performance lifecycle from the performance lab all the way through to production Identify key metrics that define capacity Provide data collection and trend analysis Provide regular reports on the performance characteristics of the systems Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience 8+ years professional technical experience, preferably in software engineering or quality assurance Strong desire to get 'under the hood' in web based applications and look at memory allocation and code execution with a focus on improving performance and customer experience Experience conducting performance investigations of complex systems Strong experience using performance testing tools, i.e. - HP LoadRunner, Apache JMeter, SOASTA CloudTest, Silk Performer Leadership mindset with a passion for mentoring others and driving key initiatives with little oversight Must have in-depth experience with at least one Java application server such as JBoss, WebLogic, WebSphere or ATG Dynamo, Experience with Apache HTTP Server Strong system knowledge of Unix/Linux Strong knowledge of Java programming Strong verbal and written communication skills Detail-minded with a strong orientation towards quality This is a time sensitive placement, respond to: Ken Martin

Created: 2026-03-04