QA Performance Tester

Position: QA Performance Tester

Location: 1000 E Grand Ave Des Moines IA 50319

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IWD is looking to hire an experienced QA Performance tester to prepare test plans test cases automation test scripts and also execute tests to ensure that Unemployment Insurance Tax applications are secure scalable robust and high performing.

PLEASE SUBMIT LOCAL CANDIDIDATES TO THIS POSITION. OUT OF TOWN CANDIDIDATES MUST AGREE TO RELOCATE. ONLY SUBMIT RESOURCES THAT ARE ABLE TO BE ONSITE DAY 1. THIS POSITION REQURES RESOURCE TO WORK ONSITE A MINNIMUM OF 2 DAYS PER WEEK. NO FULL REMOTE OPTION. THE EXPECTATION IS THAT THIS RESOURCE LIVE/WORK IN THE DES MOINES METRO DURING ASSIGNMENT.

Iowa Workforce Development (IWD) is a state agency committed to providing reemployment services for job seekers. We are looking to hire an experienced Quality Analyst for our Unemployment Insurance (UI) Tax Modernization Project. This individual will be part of a talented software team that works on missioncritical applications using Agile methodologies. The project aims to modernize IWDs UI Tax system by rearchitecting its components to industry leading architecture and frameworks with the goal of providing better service to both the agency staff and the endusers while positioning the agency for future technological improvements. The ideal candidate is a leader and strong team contributor who is eager to learn and develop their craft as a software professional and will find great satisfaction in the patient pursuit of excellence.

Looking for resources that have experience using Apache JMeter

This individual will be responsible for preparing test plans test cases and test scripts while executing tests to ensure the Tax applications are secure scalable robust and high performing in nature.

Skills/Experience Required:

Requirements

Experience testing modern frameworks both desktop and mobile applications

Experience testing APIs

Experience developing test strategy for functional testing

Experience developing and executing test plans

Experience processing test results compiling/analyzing statistical data reporting defects/errors

Strong understanding of performance best practices including JVM settings

Experience drafting quality assurance standards policies and procedures

Ability to lead performance optimization efforts with a strong command of complex performance issues and the ability to direct component owners (network database appdev server OS/WAS storage etc.)

Leverage profiling tools (i.e. Dynatrace & AppDynamics) to analyze and define performance characteristics of an application recommend enhancements and trouble shoot bottlenecks

Performance trouble shooting (heap dump & thread dump analysis)

Performance results preparation and presentation for large efforts

Proficient in application monitoring and performance testing tools like AppDynamics Apache Jmeter

Proficient in tools like Jira SoapUI Postman Git BitBucket SQL

Demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills