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Weekend Performance Engineer Jobs in Virginia (NOW HIRING)

Seeking a Performance Engineer with strong expertise in performance testing, monitoring, and application scalability for cloud-native and distributed systems. The ideal candidate will have hands-on ...

Job#: 3041411 QA Performance Engineer Location: Merrifield, Virginia (Hybrid) Role Overview As a Performance Test Engineer, you will be responsible for executing end-to-end performance testing ...

Overview iota IT, a subsidiary of VTG, is seeking a High-Performance Computing Engineer in McLean, VA. What will you do? * The highly skilled High Performance Computing Engineer to design, implement ...

Overview iota IT, a subsidiary of VTG, is seeking a High-Performance Computing Engineer in McLean, VA. What will you do? * The highly skilled High Performance Computing Engineer to design, implement ...

Overview iota IT, a subsidiary of VTG, is seeking a High-Performance Computing Engineer in McLean, VA. What will you do? * The highly skilled High Performance Computing Engineer to design, implement ...

Software Engineer - Full Performance

Herndon, VA · On-site

$143K/yr

Software Engineer - Full Performance Summary : Analyzes user interfaces, maintain hardware and software performance tuning, analyze workload and computer usage, maintain interfaces with outside ...

Sr. Performance Test Engineer

Reston, VA · On-site

$69.24 - $74.24/hr

Experience with database performance validation and large-scale data warehouse or data lake environments. Knowledge of scripting, programming, or query languages such as JavaScript, Java, Groovy ...

Experience with database performance validation and large-scale data warehouse or data lake environments. * Knowledge of scripting, programming, or query languages such as JavaScript, Java, Groovy ...

Experience with database performance validation and large-scale data warehouse or data lake environments. * Knowledge of scripting, programming, or query languages such as JavaScript, Java, Groovy ...

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What is the difference between Weekend Performance Engineer vs Weekend Network Engineer?

AspectWeekend Performance EngineerWeekend Network Engineer
Primary FocusSystem performance, application optimization, and server efficiencyNetwork infrastructure, connectivity, and network security
Required SkillsPerformance testing, troubleshooting, server managementNetwork protocols, hardware setup, troubleshooting network issues
CertificationsPerformance-related certifications (e.g., AWS, Linux)Network certifications (e.g., Cisco CCNA, CompTIA Network+)
Work EnvironmentData centers, cloud environments, IT departmentsNetwork operation centers, enterprise IT settings

The Weekend Performance Engineer and Weekend Network Engineer roles share similarities in working during weekends and requiring technical certifications. However, the Performance Engineer focuses on optimizing system and application performance, while the Network Engineer specializes in maintaining and troubleshooting network infrastructure. Both roles are essential in IT operations but serve different technical domains.

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Infographic showing various Weekend Performance Engineer job openings in Virginia as of June 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 87% Full Time, 1% Part Time, 9% Contract, and 2% Nights. Highlights an 90% Physical, 3% Hybrid, and 7% Remote job distribution.

Full-time

Posted 18 days ago


Job description

Job Title: Performance Engineer
Location: Onsite in Vienna, VA
Duration: 6 mos.
Job Description:
Seeking a Performance Engineer with strong expertise in performance testing, monitoring, and application scalability for cloud-native and distributed systems. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience designing and executing load, stress, and endurance tests using NeoLoad, JMeter, and LoadRunner, while leveraging Dynatrace, AppDynamics, and Splunk to identify performance bottlenecks and conduct root cause analysis. This role requires experience with cloud deployments, microservices, Docker/Kubernetes environments, high availability, resilience testing, and observability practices. The successful candidate will collaborate with technical teams to optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability while driving performance engineering best practices across the organization.
Responsibilities:
• Professional experience as Performance Engineer with good hands-on experience in implementing performance & high availability strategies to optimize the efficiency of applications.
• Strong hands-on skills with test script development using Neoload, JMeter & LoadRunner. Experience in executing performance tests (load/stress/endurance) using Neoload/JMeter/LoadRunner and performance monitoring using APM tools to identify performance issues
• Hands-on experience in APM tools like Dynatrace & AppDynamics to conduct root cause analysis for performance and scalability bottlenecks
• Able to analyze Splunk logs, Dynatrace distributed traces, Appdynamics Snapshots, method hotspots and response-time hotspots to identify slow components and provide recommendations
• Experience in performance testing for Cloud deployments, Docker/Kubernetes containerized applications and microservices
• Strong knowledge on Java/Python, SQL query creation and manipulation skills
• Experience in Auto-Scaling, Chaos and failover testing to measure and test for Pod/Node failures, Network exhaustion, CPU/memory saturation, Container startup failures and Dependency failures etc.
• Strong ability to track and contribute to technical discussions around application integration and high-availability, resilience and observability
• Individual Contributor with good communication skills
What are the top 3 skills required for this role?
1. Neoload, JMeter
2. Performance Testing
3. Performance Monitoring using AppDynamics, Dynatrace
Years of Experience: 8-10 Years of Experience
Regards
surya
surya@rurisoft.com