About this opportunity
The Judge Group lists this Performance Engineer/Software Engineer In Test opportunity in city of chicago, Illinois. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Our client is currently seeking an SDET with experience in disaster recovery and performance testing.
Responsibilities
Design and execute performance, load, stress, scalability, and failover testing strategies.
Lead disaster recovery and multi-region resilience testing.
Develop and maintain automated performance testing frameworks.
Integrate performance testing into CI/CD pipelines.
Validate RTO/RPO objectives, SLAs, and data integrity during failover scenarios.
Analyze system performance and identify optimization opportunities.
Partner with engineering, infrastructure, and DevOps teams on capacity planning and operational resilience.
Leverage observability tools to correlate test results with production telemetry.
Document test results, compliance evidence, and performance benchmarks.
Mentor engineering teams on performance and resilience testing best practices.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
7+ years of experience in performance engineering and testing.
5+ years of experience with disaster recovery (DR) and multi-region failover testing.
Experience with LoadRunner, JMeter, and/or Gatling.
Programming experience in Python, Java, or JavaScript.
Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, Kafka, and CI/CD pipelines.
Strong understanding of distributed systems, databases, and performance optimization.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in financial services, capital markets, or other highly regulated environments.
Experience with observability tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace, or AppDynamics.
AWS or performance engineering certification.
Experience with SRE practices, API testing, and cloud-native architectures.
Salary Range: $100k-200k (multiple openings available)
Worksite address
city of chicago, IL, 60290, US
Who can apply
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