Performance Test Engineer

Job Title: Senior Performance Test Engineer

Job Summary:

We are seeking a 8+ Senior Performance Test Engineer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with performance testing , particularly using the Micro Focus LoadRunner tool. This role involves working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the scalability, reliability, and performance of our financial transaction clearing systems, APIs, and microservices.

Key Responsibilities:

Performance Testing Strategy:

• Develop and implement performance testing strategies and plans for large financial transaction systems.
• Define performance test goals, KPIs, and success criteria.

Test Design and Execution:

• Develop and maintain performance test scripts using tools like LoadRunner or its equivalents.
• Test design, test simulation, validation requires good understanding of basic operations
• Message interpretation, transformation, substitution, data copying, data manipulation, message listener, pollsters, creating hooks for the throughput calculations, good MQ familiarities to monitor and troubleshoot, database querying skills
• Execute performance tests, analyze results, and provide insights to stakeholders.

Test Data Management:

• Generate and manage large volumes of test data to support performance testing.
• Ensure data integrity, parity, and compliance with regulatory requirements.

API and Microservices Testing:

• Conduct performance testing on APIs and microservices, ensuring they meet performance benchmarks.
• Collaborate with development teams to identify performance bottlenecks and recommend solutions.

Environment Management:

• Manage performance test environments, ensuring they are configured correctly and available for testing.
• Coordinate with IT and DevOps teams for environment setup and maintenance.

Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD):

• Integrate performance testing into the CI/CD pipeline.
• Collaborate with development and QA teams to ensure performance testing is a part of the development lifecycle.

Reporting and Documentation:

• Prepare detailed performance test reports, including findings, recommendations, and action plans.
• Document test cases, scripts, and methodologies for future reference.

Mentorship and Leadership:

• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior performance test engineers.
• Lead performance testing efforts and drive best practices within the team.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in performance testing, with a strong focus on financial applications.
• Proficiency in Micro Focus LoadRunner and other performance testing tools.
• Experience with API testing tools (e.g., Postman, JMeter).
• Strong understanding of CI/CD processes and tools (e.g., Jenkins, Git).
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g., JavaScript, Python).

Preferred Skills:

• Experience in cloud-based and on-prem performance testing.
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (e.g., Dynatrace).
• Knowledge of programming/scripting languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript).
• Certifications in performance testing (e.g., HP LoadRunner Certified Professional)