CapTech is an award-winning national management technology-consulting firm with an enterprising, entrepreneurial environment. We have achieved four straight years ranked in the Top 10 of Consulting Magazine’s Best Firms to Work For, including a #5 ranking overall in 2015. Additionally, we placed 28th within the Vault Consulting 50 for the second year in a row, including a #5 ranking in work/life balance.

At CapTech you’ll experience a flat organizational structure with access to constant learning -- where your career path isn’t set in stone, and you have unlimited potential for growth. CapTech is based upon a culture of mutual respect. We look for, and hire the best. The creatively innovative, the technically insightful, the driven, the self-managed, the value conscious, the caring, and the gracious person – these are all qualities that we look for along with a love and a passion for the work that we do.  

CapTech is looking for a Performance Test Lead responsible for all aspects of testing activities and owning the quality of projects, but has a strong passion for performance testing. Proactively contributes, offers recommendations, and identifies risks and solutions associated with proposed or existing software applications strategies.  Well versed in all aspects of testing (e.g. analysis, planning, performance, automation, user acceptance) and able to speak to needs for each. Has broad expertise in the field’s concepts, practices and procedures, and expertly performs a variety of complex tasks with minimal guidance.

Specific responsibilities for the Performance Test Lead position include:

• Oversees all test activity for a given project (not limited to Quality Services). 
  
• Partners with project stakeholders to ensure effective planning and requirements definition.
• Analyzes requirements, deliverables, results, etc. 
• Assists in performance requirement definition. 
• Performs risk analysis.
• Ensures consistency and adherence to organizational practices. Builds and evaluates quality checkpoints. 
• Reviews, monitors and summarizes progress of project testing activities – especially performance testing
• Reviews reports regarding status of project. 
• Active participant in all phases of the project lifecycle. Work with project stakeholders during project definition to help the team understand risks, dependencies, and opportunities; participate in requirements definition and review; lend subject matter expertise to projects. 
• Develops test strategies, test approaches for performance and automation events
• Suggest and implement process improvements that will accomplish team, department and business goals.
• Striving for efficiency, consistency and effectiveness
• Provide mentoring or coaching to engineers, software developers and QA testers.

 Minimum 5-7 (2 of which are specific to the Financial industry desired) of increasingly responsible experience in the fields of quality assurance and quality control. Advanced knowledge of testing, including risk-based testing, quality assurance processes and methodologies, software development practices, project management methodologies, test case management and defect management practices, required. Individual should also have experience with PCI, SOX and corporate audit processes.

Required experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent degree and/or experience
• 2+ years of software development and automation & performance testing experience 
• 5+ yrs experience as a Software Quality Assurance Tester
• 5+ yrs experience in creating test plans and test cases from technical requirements
• Ability to organize and lead testing efforts and the ability to write a test approach/strategy.
• Technical skills and programming languages should include but is not limited to: Java, JavaScript, Python, C++, Perl, Python, Ruby, HTML
• Strong performance testing experience ideally with Apache JMeter
• Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle
• Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
• Experience working in an agile engineering environment
• Demonstrate knowledge of Quality Center, ALM, Jira, Rally or related tools
• Familiarity with software testing (unit, integration, functional, regression).
• Experience with source control, build and deployment tools such as Subversion, Jenkins, Maven, Git, TeamCity, Hudson.
• Familiarity with test automation tools and frameworks such as Cucumber, Gherkin, Ruby, Selenium
• Familiarity with web services standards and related technologies (XML, SOAP, JSON, etc.).
• Experience working on Linux/Unix and Cloud environment – Salesforce and Workday is a plus
• Knowledge of database query tools and ability write and run SQL queries

We offer challenging and impactful jobs with professional career paths. All CapTechers can keep their hands on technology no matter what position they hold. Our employees find their work exciting and rewarding in a culture filled with opportunities to have fun along the way.

At CapTech we offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to:

• Competitive salary with performance based bonus opportunities
• Single and Family Health Insurance plans, including Dental coverage
• Short-Term and Long-Term disability
• Matching 401(k)
• Competitive Paid Time Off
• Training and Certification opportunities eligible for expense reimbursement
• Team building and social activities
• Mentor program to help you develop your career

At this time, CapTech cannot transfer nor sponsor a work visa for this position. Applicants must be authorized to work directly for any employer in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the U.S. for any employer directly (we are not open to contract or “corp to corp” agreements). 


CapTech is an equal opportunity employer. 

CapTech is a Drug-Free work place.

Candidates must have the ability to work at CapTech’s client locations. 

All positions include the possibility of travel.
CapTech has not contracted/does not contract with any outside vendors in its recruitment process. If you are interested in this position, please apply to CapTech directly.