Performance Test Engineer

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Performance Test Engineer

At Xpanxion we focus on our people because we know they represent our most valuable asset. With training courses featuring the latest and greatest technologies that are tailored to your interests; you can build your future while building awesome software. Work towards a career you can be proud of, while having fun along the way. 

We are currently looking for two Performance Test Engineers to join an existing and growing team. Successful candidates will need prior performance testing experience, but we are willing to train the right candidate on preferred requirements.

In this role, you will: 

  • Be one of the senior team members on a performance testing team.

  • Collaborate with developers, quality assurance analysts, and other stakeholders on software projects

  • Conduct meetings with the business and/or the development team to identify the scope
  • Enhance scripts through the use of parameterization, checkpoints, correlations, pacing and think time
  • Design workload model & review models created by peers
  • Analyze test results and coordinate with development teams to fix defects through use of Quality Center or similar tools, providing sufficient explanation and impact analysis
  • Identify which protocol is best to use for building scripts and connecting to test environments interfaces
  • Procure or create test data for testing
  • Proven data analysis, data verification, and problem-solving abilities
  • Contribute towards team estimation and scheduling process
  • Working knowledge of all phases and types of testing (unit, integration, function, system/performance, system/ end-to-end, user acceptance, etc.)
  • Prepare performance test strategy and provide input to capacity planning activities
  • Analyze tool capabilities and provide advice on new tools and techniques to improve testing efficiency
  • Work closely with architects to ensure performance is built into an application at all stages in the SDL Process leadership for test team through excellent business process knowledge and experience

Experience we look for: 

  • Experience in using test monitoring tools to help identify performance issues
  • Investigate and troubleshoot root causes of performance issues and provide corrective actions
  • Document software performance trends under load and identify performance bottlenecks
  • Previous experience as a developer is preferred.
  • Should have strong experience in analysis and tuning (frontend, middleware and database) . Analyze the logs and provide tuning recommendations & strong in application profiling capabilities
  • Experience with SQL query tools in analysis of Database performance
  • Experience using different Loadrunner protocols, and demonstrated ability to learn protocols not used before
  • Experience understanding of throughput, latency, memory and CPU utilization
  • Have knowledge of different types of performance test runs (load, stress, endurance etc) and when to apply them to gain useful information on system usage patterns
  • Translate performance specifications/requirements/criteria into effective test designs and test cases
  • Write and execute performance and load scripts using Loadrunner
  • Analyze test results and prepare test report, to be presented to project teams
  • Communicate regularly with management with progress updates and/or impediments

Additional Information: 

  • Positions are full-time employees of Xpanxion, not contractors 
  • Employees have the support of an excellent training program 
  • Multiple other positions available at multiple different experience and education levels 
  • Competitive salary and benefits 
  • Position located in Ames, Iowa; Kearney, Nebraska; Manhattan, Kansas, Fort Collin, CO or Lincoln, Nebraska. 

Participate in all of our employee benefit programs: 

  • Health Insurance 
  • Dental Insurance 
  • Vision Insurance 
  • Life Insurance 
  • 401k 
  • Bonus Program 
  • Paid Holidays and PTO
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1015 W Horsetooth Rd, Fort Collins, CO 80526

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