Hiring For Performance Testing - Senior Associate - Hyderabad

Responsibilities

• Performance Test Planning & Design
• Analyze requirements and design performance test strategies, scenarios, and workload models.
• Develop and maintain automated performance test scripts using LoadRunner, JMeter, or similar tools.
• Test Execution & Monitoring
• Execute load, stress, endurance, and scalability tests.
• Monitor application, infrastructure, and database performance using approved monitoring tools.
• Performance Analysis
• Analyze test results, identify bottlenecks, and perform root-cause analysis.
• Provide recommendations to improve application performance, scalability, and stability.
• Reporting & Communication
• Prepare performance test reports and present findings to project stakeholders.
• Track performance issues through resolution and validate optimization efforts
• Collaboration
• Partner with development, infrastructure, database, and QA teams to support performance engineering activities.
• Contribute to release readiness and performance risk assessments.
• Mentorship & Continuous Improvement
• Support and mentor junior team members.
• Contribute to testing standards, reusable assets, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

• 35 years of experience in Performance Testing and Performance Engineering.
• Strong expertise in LoadRunner (Controller, VuGen, Analysis, Performance Center) and/or Apache JMeter.
• Experience designing and executing performance test strategies for enterprise applications.
• Strong understanding of system architecture, application servers, APIs, databases, and cloud technologies.
• Experience performing root-cause analysis using monitoring and observability platforms.
• Hands-on experience with Dynatrace, AppDynamics, New Relic, SiteScope, Grafana, Azure Monitor, or equivalent monitoring solutions.
• Knowledge of API performance testing and service-oriented architectures.
• Understanding of database performance concepts, SQL query analysis, and performance tuning fundamentals.
• Experience with Git, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar CI/CD platforms.
• Experience supporting Agile and DevOps delivery models.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

Must Have:

• Strong hands-on experience with LoadRunner and/or JMeter.
• Experience independently leading performance testing engagements.
• Experience analyzing application, infrastructure, and database performance metrics.
• Experience working in large enterprise environments with multiple annual releases.
• Ability to communicate technical findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice to Have:

• Exposure to Selenium or functional automation frameworks.
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud Platform).
• Experience with containerized environments and Kubernetes.
• Understanding of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles.
• Exposure to shift-left performance testing practices.
• Performance testing certifications or tool-specific certifications.

Education / Professional Experience/ Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in Performance Testing, Performance Engineering, or Quality Engineering.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience supporting enterprise-scale applications and digital transformation initiatives.