Senior Performance Test Engineer || Remote

We are looking for a Senior QA Engineer with extensive experience in automation testing, performance engineering, and quality strategy for enterprise-grade applications. The ideal candidate will lead automation frameworks, drive performance testing initiatives, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure high scalability, reliability, and product quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and implement end-to-end QA strategy, covering both automation and performance testing.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated regression and functional test suites across UI, API, and integration layers.
• Architect and optimize test automation frameworks using tools like Selenium, Cypress, Playwright.
• Develop and execute performance test plans using tools such as JMeter, Gatling, or LoadRunner.
• Analyze performance bottlenecks and work closely with development and DevOps teams to resolve issues.
• Integrate automated and performance tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).
• Mentor junior QA engineers and establish best practices in automation and performance engineering.
• Collaborate with Product, Development, and DevOps teams to ensure quality standards are met from design through deployment.
• Provide test metrics, dashboards, and reports on quality trends and performance results.
• Stay updated with emerging QA tools, frameworks, and methodologies.

Required Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of overall QA experience with strong focus on Automation and Performance Testing.
• Proven experience designing and maintaining test automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium, etc.).
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages Java, Python, C#, or JavaScript.
• Expertise in API automation using RestAssured, Postman, or Karate.
• Hands-on experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, Gatling, or k6.
• Deep understanding of system performance metrics (CPU, memory, throughput, latency, etc.).
• Strong database skills SQL Server and PostgreSQL.
• Familiar with performance monitoring, logging, and alerting tools.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies and DevOps practices.
• Excellent analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Proven experience mentoring or leading QA teams and managing large-scale test initiatives.

Nice to Have

• Experience with cloud-based performance testing (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Familiarity with containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Exposure to monitoring tools like Grafana, Prometheus, or New Relic.
• Experience with security testing basics and non-functional quality attributes.
• Knowledge of test data management and service virtualization