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Performance Test Engineer

Niyam IT
Ashburn, USA
Full-time
Mid
Onsite
Discovered 2 weeks ago

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Roles and Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute performance test plans, scenarios, and scripts to validate system scalability, reliability, and responsiveness.
  • Perform load, stress, endurance, and scalability testing to identify system limitations and ensure optimal performance.
  • Conduct functional, regression, usability, and acceptance testing as part of end-to-end validation efforts.
  • Analyze test results and perform root cause analysis of performance issues, providing actionable feedback to development teams.
  • Collaborate with project managers and developers to ensure testing objectives and timelines are met.
  • Create and maintain documentation for test plans, cases, results, and defect tracking.
  • Evaluate, recommend, and implement testing tools and strategies to improve automation and performance testing capabilities.
  • Design, execute, and maintain
  • load and performance test suites, and monitor test results across environments.
  • Provide regular progress reports and quality metrics to project stakeholders.
  • May mentor or lead other QA professionals and serve as a subject matter expert on performance testing best practices.
  • Qualifications and Education Requirements:
  • US Citizenship with ability to successfully obtain a federal background investigation (CBP BI).
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Ability to work hybrid at client location in Ashburn, VA.
  • Minimum of four (4) years of experience in software testing and performance engineering.
  • Demonstrated experience with:
  • Basic development skills
  • with languages such as JavaScript
  • Knowledge ‘/ experience using GitLab
  • Performance and load testing tools such as JMeter, K6
  • API testing and validation using tools like Postman
  • SQL and database performance analysis
  • Defect tracking and test management systems
  • Strong understanding of software quality assurance methodologies, SDLC processes, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.

Preferred Skills

  • Experience supporting federal or government IT systems.
  • Familiarity with Agile/Scrum and DevSecOps methodologies.
  • Experience integrating performance testing into CI/CD pipelines.
  • Why Join Niyam
  • Award-Winning Culture: Proudly recognized by The Washington Post as a Top Workplace for two consecutive years and named to the Inc. 5000 list of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies for four consecutive years, reflecting our commitment to employee engagement, growth, and excellence.
  • Meaningful Mission Impact: Join a small business trusted by federal agencies to deliver innovative solutions that support critical national missions.
  • Drive Innovation: Play a key role in shaping the future of Niyam’s proprietary technology accelerators, including GeoCube®, SPHERE®, and RisQ®, which are used to solve complex challenges across the federal government.
  • Accelerate Your Career: Benefit from a transparent career framework designed to support continuous learning, professional development, and advancement opportunities, including progression to Distinguished Engineer and other technical leadership roles.
  • Collaborative, People-First Environment: Work alongside talented professionals who are passionate about innovation, teamwork, and delivering exceptional results while supporting one another's success.
  • Join Niyam and help us win the work that matters.
  • Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
  • Niyam IT, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity (“EEO”) Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, partnership status, age, citizenship status, veteran or military status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, disability, unemployment status or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws.

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