Hiring: Performance Testing Engineer (Loadrunner) Company: The Judge Group Location: Chicago, IL Job Posted Time: 2026-09-16 17:56:29 Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, CI/CD, Docker, EC2, Event-Driven, Gatling, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, JMeter, Java, JavaScript, Jenkins, Kafka, Kubernetes, Performance Testing, Python, RDS, Risk Management About the job Required Skills: •Lead performance engineering strategy for mission-critical clearing, settlement, and risk management platforms supporting high-volume transaction processing. •Define performance test plans, workload models, load profiles, stress tests, endurance tests, and failover scenarios to validate system scalability and resiliency. •Develop and maintain automated performance testing frameworks using LoadRunner, JMeter, Gatling, Python, and Java. •Integrate performance validation into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and GitLab CI to support continuous quality engineering practices. Qualifications: •Strong expertise in performance testing tools: LoadRunner (enterprise scaling), JMeter, Gatling, with ability to evaluate tool trade-offs •Proficiency in scripting/programming: Python, Java, JavaScript, with ability to develop performance testing frameworks •Solid hands-on experience with AWS cloud environments, including EC2, RDS, Kafka, and performance monitoring •Solid functional working knowledge of Kubernetes and containerized application performance testing (Docker, Kafka, event-driven systems) •Hands-on experience testing Kafka producer/consumer performance, lag validation, and message throughput Compensation: •$110,000 - $180,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!