Lead Performance QA Engineer

Description

About Us :

Qualys is the leading provider of information security and compliance cloud solutions. We are currently seeking a highly skilled Lead Performance Engineer to join our team and lead the Performance efforts of backend systems.

Job Summary :

As a Lead Performance Engineer, you will play a critical role in ensuring the highest performance and quality benchmarks. You will lead performance engineering efforts, mentor team members, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive performance initiatives. Your deep expertise in performance methodologies, automation, and leadership will be instrumental in shaping our quality strategies and ensuring the delivery of high-quality software.

Key Responsibilities :

• Plan, design, and execute automated performance tests to evaluate system scalability, stability, and reliability.
• Lead the creation of test strategies, workload models, estimation, test data setup, and performance test cases.
• Utilize tools such as JMeter for scripting and executing performance tests.
• Perform deep performance analysis and tuning in both pre-production and production environments.
• Use AppDynamics and similar APM tools for monitoring application behavior and identifying performance bottlenecks.
• Analyze system-level metrics including CPU, memory, garbage collection, network usage, and database performance to diagnose issues.
• Work closely with development and DevOps teams to troubleshoot and resolve performance problems.
• Generate detailed performance reports, graphs, and dashboards using tools like Grafana, Elasticsearch, OpenSearch.
• Identify and address memory leaks, connection pool issues, thread contention, and other scalability concerns.
• Prepare and publish performance test results, reports, and sign-off documentation.
• Support cloud-based environments and containerized deployments using Docker / Kubernetes.
• Provide leadership and mentorship in performance engineering best practices.
• Communicate clearly and effectively with stakeholders on test progress, results, and risk assessments.

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Why Join Us :

Innovative Environment : Work with cutting-edge technology and be part of a team that values innovation.

Growth Opportunities : We offer continuous learning and development opportunities to help you grow in your career.

Impactful Work : Play a key role in delivering high-quality products that has wide impact.

Collaborative Culture : Join a supportive and collaborative team that values diverse perspectives.