Performance Test Lead

Job Description:

Technical Skills

• Define and lead performance testing strategies for complex systems.
• Oversee planning to ensure alignment with business objectives and technical needs.
• Mentor and manage teams, ensuring deliverables meet quality standards and deadlines.
• Align testing efforts with the overall project lifecycle by collaborating with various teams.
• Define KPIs, track metrics, and deliver actionable insights to stakeholders.
• Select and implement tools and frameworks that meet performance testing requirements.
• Resolve escalated performance-related challenges effectively.
• Explore and integrate emerging tools, technologies, and practices in performance engineering.

Soft Skills:

• Extensive experience in defining and managing performance testing strategies for large-scale projects.
• Advanced expertise with tools like JMeter, LoadRunner, or Gatling, including custom framework development.
• Demonstrated leadership in mentoring teams and driving performance test initiatives.
• Skilled in embedding performance tests into CI/CD workflows for efficient delivery cycles.
• Expertise in diagnostics and monitoring tools to provide actionable performance insights.
• Proficient in test planning, execution, and reporting for complex, distributed systems.
• Strong stakeholder communication skills, ensuring alignment between testing outcomes and business objectives.

Experience:

Experience and Skill Level

• Typically has 5-8 years of experience in performance testing, with a proven track record in designing and implementing comprehensive performance testing strategies.
• Expert in integrating performance testing tools into CI/CD pipelines and optimizing processes for continuous performance assessments.
• Strong leadership experience, including leading and mentoring teams of performance engineers.
• Deep understanding of performance engineering concepts, bottleneck analysis, and optimization.

Scope of Responsibilities

- Leads the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of performance testing strategies across the SDLC.

- Manages the integration of performance testing scripts into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring automated and scalable performance assessments for all applications.

- Mentors and leads a team of performance engineers, ensuring they follow best practices and remain aligned with organizational performance goals.

- Collaborates with development, operations, and business teams to ensure performance testing processes are effectively embedded throughout the development lifecycle.

- Oversees performance bottleneck analysis, prioritization of issues, and drives optimization efforts across projects.

Complexity of Tasks and Supervision

- Manages complex tasks, including leading teams of engineers, defining testing strategies, and coordinating performance efforts across multiple projects.

- Works autonomously with significant decision-making authority, providing direction to the team and ensuring alignment with broader business objectives.

- Regularly communicates with senior leadership and stakeholders to report progress, provide insights, and make strategic recommendations.