Own the opportunity as a Platform Engineer/ Performance Tester and help ensure the mission is never interrupted. At GDIT, we deliver clarity with our cloud solutions and provide meaningful work. Your work will be an important part of transforming our clients for the modern age and help them face any obstacle.

The Case Management Modernization (CMM) Program is an initiative to support the Administrative Office of the US Courts (AO) develop a modern cloud-based solution to support all 204+ federal courts across the United States which are grouped into three types namely, Appellate, District, and Bankruptcy. The Platform Engineer/ Performance Tester will work as part of an agile development team to build and support the modernization of enterprise-class software applications.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Design, implement, and maintain automated performance testing frameworks integrated into CI/CD pipelines for cloud-native applicationsDefine and track key performance KPIs (e.g., response time, throughput, resource utilization, latency, error rates) based on SLAs and stakeholder requirementsConduct load, stress, and scalability testing to validate performance under multi-tenant conditions and concurrent user loadsDevelop and manage a performance dashboard and provide executive-level and technical-level reporting on system behaviorPerform real-time monitoring, observability, and telemetry setup for application and infrastructure performance using modern tools and dashboardsCollaborate with developers, QA, SREs, and operations teams to identify performance bottlenecks and provide optimization recommendationsValidate the performance of critical workflows and use cases, including long-running queries, search operations, and API endpointsCapture and report on system metrics such as CPU, memory, disk, network, and application-specific logs for tuning and diagnosticsContribute to the performance section of the Monthly Status Report (MSR) and sprint-level performance documentationEnsure alignment of performance testing strategy with DevSecOps and MLOps processes for continuous integration and deliveryDeveloping and executing formal performance test plans to ensure the delivery of quality software applicationsWriting and maintaining comprehensive test plans and reportsVerifying and validating functionality by evaluating software against system requirementsResponsible for supporting cloud solution resources, both IaaS and PaaS, that enable the business to securely run sensitive workloads within a cloudImplementing and designing server, network, and software configurations for a cloud computing infrastructure and applications with a focus on DevOps principles

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or other related scientific or technical discipline1 - 3+ years experience with deploying and managing applications and systems to commercial and private clouds required; 5+ years experience strongly preferredExperience in performance engineering and automated testing of cloud-based applications and platformsStrong knowledge of performance testing tools such as JMeter, Gatling, LoadRunner, BlazeMeter, or k6Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps, or GitHub ActionsExperience with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, New Relic, CloudWatch, or Elastic StackProficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or JavaScript for automation of testing and reporting workflowsFamiliarity with containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes) and microservices testing strategiesStrong understanding of cloud infrastructure performance characteristics, especially AWS, Azure, or GCPExperience with telemetry frameworks and logging standards to support traceability and root cause analysisDemonstrated ability to analyze large volumes of test data, identify trends, and drive root cause identification and tuningExperience working in Agile/Scrum teams and participating in sprint ceremoniesExperienced in providing DevSecOps implementation using GitOps, or similar toolsExperienced in developing, testing, and maintaining containerized applications utilizing docker, k8s, Openshift, etc.Working knowledge of Source Version Control and Build/Release tools and methodologiesExtensive hands-on experience with Test planning, writing test cases/scripts, test case automation, performance test execution and analysis of performance test resultsFamiliarity with standard concepts, practices, and procedures of cloud technology, including Software as Service (SaaS), Platform as Service (PaaS), or Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)Supporting large scale infrastructure migration methodologies and techniques (IaaS/PaaS) including application migrations to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure)

Must be US Person (Green Card Holder, US Permanent Resident Alien, Refugee, Asylee, US Citizen)

GDIT Is Your Place:

401K with company matchComprehensive health and wellness packagesInternal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your careerProfessional growth opportunities including paid education and certificationsRest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays