Lead QA Performance Engineer (Project Hire)

We Power the Magic! That's our motto at Disney Experiences (DX) Technology & Digital. Our team creates world-class immersive digital experiences for the Company's premier vacation brands including Disney's Parks & Resorts worldwide, Disney Cruise Line, Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa, and Disney Vacation Club.

We seek an experienced Lead QA Performance Engineer to join our Performance Engineering team. This is an 18-month Project Hire role through February 2027. The role involves leading performance testing and analysis of critical services, troubleshooting performance issues with Cloud services and applications, and recommending accurate Cloud scaling parameters for services in Load and Production environments.

As a Lead QA Performance Engineer, you'll be responsible for:

• Leading performance testing projects and coordinating with business partners
• Analyzing complex architectures and building comprehensive testing plans
• Managing capacity and scaling of cloud services
• Mentoring other performance engineers
• Communicating project status to leadership

Technical requirements include expertise in:

• Performance Engineering fundamentals
• JMeter scripting
• APM tools (Cloudwatch, AppDynamics, Splunk, Grafana)
• AWS Cloud & Containerization
• Java fundamentals
• Database systems (MySQL, MongoDB)
• Caching technologies (Redis)

The role offers competitive compensation ($138,900-$186,200) plus bonus potential and comprehensive benefits. Join us in creating the technology that powers Disney's world-famous experiences and be part of a team that delivers magic to millions of guests worldwide.

This position is with Walt Disney Attractions Technology LLC, part of Disney Experiences. We champion a business environment where ideas from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.