Job Role : Senior / Lead Performance Tester
Total Experience : 8+ Years
Relevant Experience : 5+ Recent Years
Team / Client Lead Experience : 2+ Recent Years
Location : Kolkata, Indore, Shillong
Education : Bachelors degree in Computer Science / Engineering or similar
Role & Responsibilities :
- Define performance testing objectives and scope with stakeholders.
- Develop comprehensive test plans and strategies.
- Create realistic test scripts and scenarios emulating real-world workloads.
- Ensure test environment mimics production.
- Monitor system performance (response time, throughput, error rates, utilization).
- Identify bottlenecks, root causes, and provide improvement recommendations.
- Create detailed reports with metrics, charts, and logs.
- Communicate progress, issues, and results to stakeholders.
- Mentor junior testers, provide training, and share best practices.
- Collaborate with development, QA, and operations teams.
- Stay updated with tools, techniques, and best practices.
- Maintain accurate test artifacts (plans, scripts, reports).
Must Have :
Experience in creating / executing load test plans, monitoring, analyzing results, and identifying optimization opportunities.Strong understanding of performance tuning concepts (GC, CPU cycles, memory utilization, context switching).Experience with Web / Mobile applications and Web Services (SOAP, REST APIs).Expertise in JMeter for load / stress / non-functional tests.Skills in Test Planning, Estimation, Strategy, Workload Design.Experience coordinating with cross-functional teams (DBA, Dev, Sys Admins).Strong troubleshooting and RCA skills for production issues.Prior experience with LoadRunner, JMeter, Dynatrace, Splunk.Good Oracle DB knowledge (SQL execution plan, AWR, SQLT Reports).Good to Have :
Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift, and container-based applications.Knowledge of enterprise integration technologies (Web Services, MQ, DB).Experience with Visio, Gantt charts, SharePoint.CI integration with performance testing.Programming experience in any language.Experience with Hudson and Jenkins.(ref : hirist.tech)