SC Cleared Tester (Performance)
Summary
SC-cleared performance tester on a hybrid basis in Leeds (inside IR35): designs and runs performance, load, stress and volume tests with tools like JMeter, LoadRunner and Gatling, monitors systems with Grafana/Splunk and New Relic/Dynatrace, and integrates testing into CI/CD across cloud, hybrid and on-premises environments.
Salary: £? - ? per year
Requirements:- Ability to design, execute, and analyse performance, load, stress, and volume tests.
- Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana and Splunk, and diagnostics platforms such as New Relic and Dynatrace.
- Understanding of containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes, and big data platforms such as Databricks.
- Ability to analyse complex performance issues and provide actionable recommendations.
- Strong scripting skills such as Python and JavaScript for test automation and data analysis.
- Knowledge of Performance Test Strategy and defining Non-Functional Requirements.
- Proven experience in performance testing of cloud-based architectures such as Azure, AWS, and GCP.
- Strong knowledge of performance testing methodologies and tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, Eggplant Performance, and Gatling.
- Knowledge of middleware systems such as Kafka and IBM MQ.
- Experience with the ELK stack and reporting tools such as Tableau.
- Exposure to CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions and Jenkins, and version control systems such as Git.
- Familiarity with security and compliance considerations in performance testing.
- Experience integrating performance testing into CI/CD pipelines.
- Design and run performance, load, and stress tests using tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, and Gatling.
- Ensure tests meet strategy and non-functional requirements.
- Collaborate with technical teams to troubleshoot issues.
- Monitor systems using Grafana and Splunk.
- Use diagnostics tools such as New Relic and Dynatrace.
- Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines.
- Drive improvements to ensure robust, scalable systems across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments.
- Enhance and shape scalability and reliability in cloud and container-based environments.
- Leverage observability tools and diagnostics to optimise application performance.
- AWS
- Azure
- Big Data
- CI/CD
- Cloud
- Databricks
- Docker
- Dynatrace
- ELK
- GCP
- Git
- GitHub
- Grafana
- IBM
- JavaScript
- Jenkins
- JMeter
- Kafka
- Kubernetes
- Python
- Security
- Splunk
- Tableau
More:
We are recruiting for an SC Cleared Performance Tester role in Leeds on a hybrid basis, inside IR35. This role focuses on creating strategies and solutions in cloud and container-based environments, using observability and diagnostics tools to optimise application performance. We offer the opportunity to work across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments, and we also provide a referral reward of up to £1,000 if a successful candidate is recommended to us, terms apply.
last updated 37 week of 2026