Contract: Performance Testing & Platform Automation Engineer

CUE-X; Canberra; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

CUE-X is seeking an experienced Performance Testing & Platform Automation Engineer to support enterprise platforms, deliver comprehensive performance testing, and automate operational processes across cloud-hosted environments in Canberra.

These are 12 month contract opportunities to start November 2026. Due to the nature of the work, Australian Citizenship is required with an active mid level AGSVA security clearance highly regarded.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and executing performance tests using LoadRunner VuGen, Controller and Analysis.
• Experience with JMeter or NeoLoad for alternative load testing.
• StrongCI/CD and deployment automation knowledge.
• Scripting in Python/PowerShell/Bash for test automation and tooling.
• Familiarity with REST APIs, Terraform, Ansible, Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with monitoring/observability tools (Dynatrace, Splunk, Grafana).
• Knowledge of Git/GitLab CI/CD/GitHub Actions/Jenkins.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain performance test scripts and environments.
• Execute load, stress, endurance, and scalability tests.
• Analyse results, identify bottlenecks andRecommend improvements.
• Monitor platform performance across apps, DB, infra and cloud.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows.
• Build API integrations and infra automation.
• Troubleshoot issues to improve reliability and efficiency.
• Produce performance test reports and assist defect resolution.
• Collaborate with dev, test and operations teams.

Skills

Python scripting

PowerShell

Bash

REST APIs

CI/CD pipelines

Troubleshooting

Stakeholder management

Tools

LoadRunner

JMeter

NeoLoad

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

CUE-X is seeking an experienced Performance Testing & Platform Automation Engineer to support enterprise platforms, deliver comprehensive performance testing, and automate operational processes across cloud-hosted environments in Canberra.

These are 12 month contract opportunities to start November 2026. Due to the nature of the work, Australian Citizenship is required with an active mid level AGSVA security clearance highly regarded.