Performance Test Engineer

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About the Role

QA & Performance Test Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and execute performance tests for high-volume, low-latency applications.
• Define and validate

  SLAs, rate limits, and performance thresholds

  under different load conditions.
• Conduct

  load, stress, burst, and tolerance testing

  using tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, or Gatling.
• Monitor and analyze key performance metrics (response times, throughput, CPU/memory utilization, breaking points).
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure

  High Availability (HA)

  and fault-tolerant architectures.
• Leverage observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus, Dynatrace, Splunk, ELK, etc.) for real-time insights.
• Build and maintain

  automated performance test frameworks

  integrated into CI/CD pipelines.
• Generate detailed performance reports and benchmarks to track trends and ensure compliance with thresholds.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to diagnose and resolve performance bottlenecks early in the lifecycle.

Required Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of proven experience in

  QA and performance testing

  for distributed applications.
• Hands-on expertise with performance testing tools (JMeter, LoadRunner, Gatling, or similar).
• Strong knowledge of performance metrics:

  response time, throughput, latency, system resource usage

  .
• Experience with

  scalability testing, resilience validation, and SLA compliance

  .
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability platforms (Grafana, Prometheus, Dynatrace, Splunk, ELK).
• Knowledge of

  Kubernetes monitoring and resource optimization

  .
• Strong background in

  CI/CD pipeline integration

  for automated performance testing.
• Solid understanding of

  HA and fault-tolerant architectures

  .
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills for performance bottlenecks.