L3 Performance Test Engineer
Key Responsibilities
Develop and maintain Performance Test Plans and secure review and approval from relevant stakeholders.
Design, develop, and execute performance, load, and stress tests under various workload conditions.
Develop workload models based on non-functional requirements, system architecture, and performance objectives.
Create, maintain, and execute performance test scripts using industry-standard tools.
Analyze performance test results to identify bottlenecks, performance issues, and areas for optimization.
Provide actionable recommendations for system tuning and performance improvement.
Collaborate with Development, Infrastructure, QA, Solution Architects, Technical Leads, and Test Administration teams to ensure performance requirements are met.
Validate performance test environments and ensure proper integration with relevant systems and Systems of Record (SORs).
Maintain performance test scripts, test data, configurations, and supporting documentation.
Monitor and report system scalability, reliability, responsiveness, and overall performance results.
Document Performance Test Results and facilitate stakeholder review and sign-off.
Support continuous improvement initiatives related to performance testing, monitoring, and testing processes.
Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior performance testers or QA team members.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
At least 5 years of hands-on experience in performance testing.
Strong experience with one or more performance testing tools such as LoadRunner, Apache JMeter, NeoLoad, or StresStimulus.
Proven experience designing and implementing performance test strategies.
Experience developing workload models based on non-functional requirements and system architecture.
Strong experience analyzing performance test results, identifying bottlenecks, and recommending tuning strategies.
Experience collaborating with Development, Infrastructure, QA, and technical teams for system performance optimization.
Experience with banking applications, APIs, middleware, databases, API gateways, and test environments is an advantage.
Experience driving process improvements related to performance testing and monitoring.
Experience mentoring junior testers or QA team members.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
Technical Skills
Performance Testing
Load Testing
Stress Testing
LoadRunner
Apache JMeter
NeoLoad
StresStimulus
Workload Modeling
Performance Test Planning
Performance Test Scripting & Execution
Bottleneck Identification & Analysis
Performance Tuning & Optimization
API / Middleware Testing
Database Performance Testing
System Scalability & Reliability Testing
Non-Functional Testing
Test Environment Management
Performance Monitoring & Reporting
Preferred Certification
ISTQB CTFL
ISTQB CTAL – Test Automation Engineering (TAE)
ISTQB CTAL – Test Analyst (TTA)