Job Title : Performance Test Engineer
Experience Required : 7- 9 years
Location : Coimbatore
Employment Type : Full-time
Job Overview :
We are seeking a highly skilled Performance Test Engineer with strong expertise in load testing, APM tools, and cloud-native environments. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in performance testing, monitoring, and optimizing enterprise-grade applications. You will collaborate closely with development, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to ensure applications meet performance, scalability, and reliability benchmarks.
Key Responsibilities :
- Design, develop, and execute performance test scripts using tools such as JMeter or K6.
- Conduct load, stress, endurance, and scalability testing across applications and systems.
- Collaborate with developers and DevOps engineers to identify performance bottlenecks and recommend optimizations.
- Integrate performance testing into CI / CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI / CD) to enable continuous performance validation.
- Leverage APM tools (Datadog, Dynatrace) to monitor system performance, generate reports, and provide actionable insights.
- Perform log analysis using Kibana or Elasticsearch to troubleshoot issues and validate performance results.
- Work with Git for version control, ensuring efficient collaboration and code management.
- Apply basic knowledge of AWS services and architecture to test cloud-hosted applications.
- Utilize understanding of Kubernetes (K8s) for performance testing in containerized environments.
- Maintain strong documentation of performance test cases, methodologies, and outcomes.
Required Skills & Qualifications :
4- 6 years of hands-on experience in performance testing for enterprise applications.Strong expertise in at least one load testing tool (JMeter, K6).Proficiency in Git for version control and collaborative development.Working experience with Application Performance Monitoring (APM) tools (Datadog, Dynatrace).Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a performance-driven mindset.Hands-on experience in log analysis using Kibana / Elasticsearch.Basic knowledge of AWS services (EC2, S3, RDS, etc.) and cloud architectures.Understanding of Kubernetes concepts, deployments, and troubleshooting.Practical experience integrating testing within CI / CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI / CD).Nice to Have :
Knowledge of scripting / programming languages (Python, Java, or Shell scripting).Familiarity with microservices performance testing.Exposure to other cloud platforms (Azure, GCP).(ref : hirist.tech)