Senior Performance Test Engineer (NL/ENG)

b.ignited; Belgique; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary package

Company car

Training budget

Flexible working arrangements

Monthly workshops

Job summary

b.ignited in Belgium is seeking a Senior Performance Test Engineer to help clients enhance the performance of their applications. This role involves hands-on performance testing, strategic client advising, and integrating performance testing into CI/CD pipelines.

Ideal candidates will have 5+ years of experience, strong communication skills, and proficiency in performance testing tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner. Flexible working arrangements are offered along with a competitive salary package.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in performance and/or non-functional testing.
• Strong hands-on experience with tools like JMeter, Gatling, LoadRunner.
• Good knowledge of CI/CD processes including Jenkins and GitLab CI.

Responsibilities

• Setting up and executing performance, load, and stress tests.
• Analyzing and interpreting test results in complex client environments.
• Advising clients on performance testing strategies and best practices.

Skills

Performance testing

JMeter

LoadRunner

CI/CD

AWS

Fluent Dutch

Professional English

Tools

Grafana

Prometheus

Dynatrace

New Relic

Job description

Senior Performance Test Engineer (NL/ENG)

Ervaring met DevOps, SRE of platform engineering

Ervaring met pre-sales, workshops of technische assessments

About the role (ENG)

As a Senior Performance Test Engineer at b.ignited, you will help our customers make their applications scalable, stable, and future-proof. You will be assigned to challenging projects with a wide range of customers and sectors, where you will perform hands‑on testing and provide strategic advice on performance and non‑functional testing.

You are not only an expert in tooling but also a trusted discussion partner for development teams, architects, and IT management.

Your responsibilities

• Setting up and executing performance, load, stress, and endurance tests at clients
• Analyzing and interpreting test results in complex client environments
• Detecting performance bottlenecks in applications, infrastructure, and cloud platforms
• Advising clients on performance testing strategies, architectural choices, and best practices
• Integrating performance testing into CI/CD pipelines at clients
• Reporting findings in a clear and substantiated manner, tailored to the target audience
• Guiding and coaching customer teams and less experienced consultants
• Contributing to the further development of our performance testing expertise and services

Your profile

• At least 5 years of experience in performance and/or non-functional testing
• Strong hands‑on experience with tools such as JMeter, Gatling, LoadRunner, k6, or similar
• Experience in customer environments or consultancy is a definite plus
• Good knowledge of CI/CD (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Azure DevOps)
• Experience with cloud and distributed systems (AWS, Azure, GCP, microservices)
• Knowledge of monitoring & observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus, Dynatrace, New Relic, etc.)
• Strong communication skills: you can clearly explain technical insights to customers
• Independent, flexible, and comfortable in a changing project context
• Fluent in Dutch and professional English

Nice to have

• Experience with DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering
• ISTQB Performance Testing, ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst, or similar certifications
• Experience with pre-sales, workshops, or technical assessments

What we offer

• Varied projects with leading customers
• A role with impact and visibility with customers
• A high degree of autonomy and trust as a senior consultant
• Competitive salary package with company car and fringe benefits
• Flexible working arrangements (hybrid working)
• Monthly workshop
• Training budget, certifications, and knowledge sharing within an expert community
• A collegial consultancy culture: professional, human, and no‑nonsense