Senior Performance Tester

We are seeking a Senior Performance Tester with hands-on expertise in performance engineering and testing complex applications in a microservices environment. The ideal candidate will have deep knowledge of tools such as Apache JMeter , Micro Focus Performance Center , AWR analysis , AppDynamics , and Splunk . This role involves test strategy planning, test execution, result analysis, and reporting for high-traffic enterprise systems.

Key Responsibilities:

 

• Develop and execute automated performance tests using JMeter and other performance tools.
• Manage and plan performance testing cycles, including test strategy, workload modeling, estimation , and test case design.
• Perform detailed performance analysis of pre-production and production environments.
• Work closely with stakeholders to understand performance bottlenecks and scalability issues.
• Analyze performance metrics from various layers including application, database (AWR), OS , and network .
• Use Splunk logs and production data to design realistic performance scenarios.
• Monitor and analyze system behavior using tools like AppDynamics and recommend tuning strategies.
• Identify and troubleshoot issues such as memory leaks, thread contention, connection leaks , and infrastructure bottlenecks.
• Create and maintain performance dashboards, graphs, and reports ; document test results and signoffs.
• Integrate performance testing jobs into CI/CD pipelines (TeamCity preferred) .
• Lead and mentor a small team, and ensure best practices are followed in performance engineering.
• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies and deliverables