Performance Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Performance Engineer

Job Location: Columbus, OH

Job Type: Contract

Job Description:

Design and implement performance test strategies for MDM applications and services.

Develop and execute load, stress, endurance, and scalability testing.

Analyze system performance metrics and identify bottlenecks across application, database, and infrastructure layers.

Validate performance of data ingestion, data synchronization, data matching, and data governance workflows.

Work closely with MDM architects, developers, and infrastructure teams to resolve performance issues.

Create workload models simulating real-world data volumes and transaction patterns.

Monitor system behavior using APM and monitoring tools.

Provide performance tuning recommendations for applications, middleware, and databases.

Prepare performance test reports and present findings to stakeholders.

Support performance testing in CI/CD pipelines.

Ensure performance compliance with SLA and NFR requirements.

Required Technical Skills

Performance Testing Tools

JMeter / LoadRunner / NeoLoad / Gatling or similar tools

Experience designing distributed load tests

MDM & Data Systems

EXPERT Experience with MDM platforms such as:

Informatica MDM

STIBO

Reltio

IBM InfoSphere MDM

Understanding of data governance and data quality workflows

Experience testing ETL and data integration pipelines

Database & Query Optimization

Strong knowledge of SQL performance tuning

Experience with relational and NoSQL databases

Ability to analyze execution plans and optimize queries

Monitoring & Observability

Dynatrace / AppDynamics / Splunk / Grafana / Prometheus or similar tools

Cloud & Infrastructure

Experience with AWS / Azure / GCP environments

Understanding of microservices and API performance testing

Familiarity with containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes)

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field

5+ years in performance engineering or performance testing

3+ years of experience working in enterprise data or MDM projects

Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills

Excellent communication and documentation skills

Permanent