Kansas City, Missouri
|Remote, Hybrid
|Contract
|Job ID 72592|Posted Nov 21, 2025Join a dynamic team as a FRFS FedWire Performance Tester, where you'll play a critical role in ensuring the efficiency and resilience of financial services. This position offers the opportunity to work from one of twelve key locations across the United States, with a focus on innovation and collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive performance testing, including requirement gathering, test planning, scripting, execution, and analysis.
- Collaborate with various teams to define success criteria and methodologies for performance testing.
- Design and implement load test scenarios for diverse performance tests such as load, stress, and failover tests.
- Integrate security requirements into testing strategies and validate vulnerabilities through manual testing.
- Monitor and analyze server utilization and system-level statistics during test executions.
- Develop detailed performance test reports and present findings to stakeholders.
- Stay updated on emerging performance testing technologies and adapt them to meet evolving software development demands.
Skills
- Strong proficiency in programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, Java, and Linux command languages.
- Extensive experience with performance testing tools like Apache JMeter and LoadRunner.
- Ability to set up test environments that accurately simulate production conditions.
- Proficiency in analyzing performance test results and generating comprehensive reports.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with server monitoring tools such as Dynatrace and Splunk.
- Knowledge of advanced programming concepts within the Java technology stack.
- Familiarity with CI integration tools to support continuous integration related to performance testing.
At Horizontal, we are committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where all team members feel valued and empowered to succeed.
Once you apply for this position, you may receive a phone call, SMS or email at the time of application from our Virtual AI Recruiter, Alex, to conduct an initial interview.We seek to provide employment opportunities to talented, qualified candidates regardless of race, color, sex/gender including gender identity and/or expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under federal, state or local law.
In addition, Horizontal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request a reasonable accommodation in order to complete the application or interview process, please contact us.
All applicants applying must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment.