Senior Performance Tester

Job Description Roles & Responsibilities Design and execute performance testing strategies for web, mobile, API, and enterprise applications. Develop and maintain reusable performance test scripts. Conduct Load, Stress, Spike, Endurance (Soak), and Volume testing. Analyze application performance bottlenecks and provide optimization recommendations. Monitor application servers, databases, middleware, and infrastructure during performance tests. Prepare performance test plans, scenarios, workload models, and execution reports. Collaborate with developers, architects, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to resolve performance issues. Validate application scalability, stability, and reliability before production deployment. Participate in performance tuning of applications, databases, and APIs. Integrate performance testing into CI/CD pipelines. Provide regular status updates and detailed performance analysis reports. Desired Candidate Profile Strong experience with performance testing tools such as: Apache JMeter LoadRunner NeoLoad Gatling (preferred) Experience testing REST and SOAP APIs. Strong SQL knowledge for backend validation. Experience with monitoring tools such as: Dynatrace AppDynamics Grafana Prometheus Splunk Knowledge of JVM, GC logs, Thread Dumps, Heap Analysis, and CPU/Memory utilization. Experience with Linux/Unix commands and shell scripting. Understanding of HTTP/HTTPS, TCP/IP, SSL, Web Services, and Microservices architecture. Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps. Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes environments is an advantage. Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills. Banking Domain Experience (Preferred) Internet Banking Mobile Banking Payments Cards Core Banking Digital Banking Platforms API Banking Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Performance testing certifications (LoadRunner, JMeter, or similar) are an added advantage. Preferred Experience 6–10+ years of software testing experience. At least 4–5 years of hands-on experience in performance testing. Experience in Agile/Scrum environments. Banking or financial services experience is highly preferred. Key Competencies Performance Engineering Performance Tuning Root Cause Analysis Workload Modeling Capacity Planning Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment Employment Type Full Time Company Industry RecruitmentPlacement FirmExecutive Search Department / Functional Area IT Software Keywords Root Cause AnalysisPerformance EngineeringPerformance Test ArchitectPerformance Test ManagerApplication Performance EngineerStress TestingPerformance Test LeadJMeter Get real-time job updates only on our App