Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

• Design and execute performance testing strategies for web, mobile, API, and enterprise applications.

• Develop and maintain reusable performance test scripts.

• Conduct Load, Stress, Spike, Endurance (Soak), and Volume testing.

• Analyze application performance bottlenecks and provide optimization recommendations.

• Monitor application servers, databases, middleware, and infrastructure during performance tests.

• Prepare performance test plans, scenarios, workload models, and execution reports.

• Collaborate with developers, architects, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to resolve performance issues.

• Validate application scalability, stability, and reliability before production deployment.

• Participate in performance tuning of applications, databases, and APIs.

• Integrate performance testing into CI/CD pipelines.

• Provide regular status updates and detailed performance analysis reports.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Strong experience with performance testing tools such as:

• Apache JMeter

• LoadRunner

• NeoLoad

• Gatling (preferred)

• Experience testing REST and SOAP APIs.

• Strong SQL knowledge for backend validation.

• Experience with monitoring tools such as:

• Dynatrace

• AppDynamics

• Grafana

• Prometheus

• Splunk

• Knowledge of JVM, GC logs, Thread Dumps, Heap Analysis, and CPU/Memory utilization.

• Experience with Linux/Unix commands and shell scripting.

• Understanding of HTTP/HTTPS, TCP/IP, SSL, Web Services, and Microservices architecture.

• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps.

• Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes environments is an advantage.

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.

Banking Domain Experience (Preferred)

• Internet Banking

• Mobile Banking

• Payments

• Cards

• Core Banking

• Digital Banking Platforms

• API Banking

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

• Performance testing certifications (LoadRunner, JMeter, or similar) are an added advantage.

Preferred Experience

• 6–10+ years of software testing experience.

• At least 4–5 years of hands-on experience in performance testing.

• Experience in Agile/Scrum environments.

• Banking or financial services experience is highly preferred.

Key Competencies

• Performance Engineering

• Performance Tuning

• Root Cause Analysis

• Workload Modeling

• Capacity Planning

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment