DecisionPoint Corporation

Performance Engineer

DecisionPoint Corporation

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

AWSCloudCyber SecurityJMeter

About the role

  • Design and execute performance, stress, load, and scalability tests to validate system reliability under various usage conditions.
  • Develop and implement benchmarking procedures and performance metrics, ensuring production readiness across IL2–IL5 environments.
  • Collaborate with system administrators, developers, and network engineers to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across application tiers.
  • Utilize automated testing and monitoring tools to capture performance data, including CPU utilization, I/O, latency, and throughput.
  • Conduct trend analysis and capacity forecasting to support scaling decisions and infrastructure planning.
  • Analyze system logs, metrics, and telemetry data to proactively identify degradation trends and recommend optimization strategies.
  • Contribute to the Performance Testing Report and Benchmark Metrics deliverables required during deployment and post-deployment phases.
  • Support continuous improvement of infrastructure and software performance through iterative tuning, caching, and resource optimization.
  • Provide input to architecture and deployment teams to ensure high availability, load balancing, and failover configurations meet mission uptime objectives.
  • Maintain performance baselines and validate results following application updates, database migrations, or major releases.
  • Collaborate with cybersecurity and operations teams to ensure that tuning and optimization align with DoD security and compliance standards.
  • Support 24/7 performance monitoring and issue response through established dashboards and alerting systems.

Requirements

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in performance engineering, systems optimization, or load testing for enterprise-scale IT systems.
  • Experience supporting performance testing and tuning in AWS GovCloud or equivalent secure cloud environments.
  • Proficiency in performance monitoring and testing tools, such as JMeter, LoadRunner, New Relic, Dynatrace, or AWS CloudWatch.
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and integration of performance testing in Agile or DevSecOps workflows.
  • Working knowledge of database performance tuning (e.g., indexing, query optimization) and application profiling.
  • Experience in infrastructure optimization (CPU, memory, and network configurations) and scalability planning.
  • Knowledge of DoD system security and performance baselining requirements, including DISA STIG and SRG compliance.
  • Certifications (Preferred): AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or SysOps Administrator, Certified Performance Testing Professional (CPTP) or equivalent, CompTIA Security+ CE (DoD 8570/8140 compliance).
Benefits
  • Must hold an active Secret clearance.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
performance engineeringsystems optimizationload testingperformance monitoringdatabase performance tuninginfrastructure optimizationscalability planningautomated testingtrend analysiscapacity forecasting
Soft skills
collaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationcontinuous improvementanalytical thinking
Certifications
AWS Certified Cloud PractitionerAWS Certified SysOps AdministratorCertified Performance Testing Professional (CPTP)CompTIA Security+ CE