Performance Test Engineer

Apptoza Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Performance Test Engineer for a contract position. This role involves leading test planning, execution, and analysis to ensure high-quality software delivery. You'll be responsible for all project testing phases, coordinating with various teams, and ensuring compliance with security and privacy policies. The ideal candidate will have a strong programming foundation and experience with performance testing tools. Join a dynamic team where your contributions will drive innovation and excellence in technology solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience in automated testing and performance testing.
• Strong knowledge of RESTful APIs and Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead test planning and execution for various projects.
• Analyze and maintain complex automated test cases.

Skills

Garbage Collection Analysis

Server/Host Capacity Analysis

Understanding of RESTful API design

Understanding of DevOps and Agile methodologies

Strong programming and scripting foundation

Tools

BlazeMeter

App Dynamics

New Relic

NodeJS frameworks

Git

MongoDB

SQL

Python

Jenkins

Jira

Job description

Talent Acquisition Specialist @ Apptoza Inc. | Technology Recruitment

Hope all are doing well,

We are currently seeking a Performance Test Engineer for a contract position with one of our clients in Canada. If you are interested and need more information, please contact me at [e-mail].

Role and Responsibilities

• Lead test planning, preparation, and execution activities.
• Analyze, develop, debug, execute, and maintain complex automated test cases.
• Be responsible for all project/release testing (e.g., integration, business acceptance, performance, operability, deployment verification).
• Coordinate testing planning and support with partners (e.g., business, CIO group, Infrastructure).
• Lead documentation creation, review, and sign-off (e.g., test strategies, plans, schedule, cost estimates, test cases, dashboards, defect logs, test phase closure reports, entry/exit criteria, and gating).
• Apply risk analysis methodologies and tools aligned with the project's development approach.
• Prioritize testing tasks to ensure milestones, activities, and tasks are completed on schedule.
• Create and execute test cases to meet timelines.
• Ensure testing does not impact the production environment and meets security/privacy policies.
• Chair daily defect status calls, document, track, and report testing and defect status using standard metrics.
• Lead relationships with project teams, offshore teams, release teams, third parties, and clients.
• Build and maintain test environments, monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve issues.
• Coordinate code deployments, maintenance upgrades, and project testing across various environments and platforms.
• Follow established testing processes, identify and address issues, develop contingency plans.
• Participate in audit reviews of test artifacts and ensure they meet standards and are properly stored.
• Participate in gate reviews and ensure adherence to gating criteria.
• Communicate scope changes impacting testing, monitor issues, and recommend solutions.
• Track financials and resources needed for projects.
• Use tools to develop and maintain virtualized services and environments.
• Coach colleagues and serve as a reference for the requirements management lifecycle.

Must Have Skills

• Garbage Collection Analysis
• Server/Host Capacity Analysis
• Understanding of RESTful API design
• Understanding of DevOps and Agile methodologies
• Knowledge of Three-tier web architecture and Client-Server models
• Strong programming and scripting foundation with adaptability to new languages

Nice to Have Skills

• Experience with BlazeMeter and other APM tools (e.g., App Dynamics, New Relic)
• Knowledge of cloud computing, IBM PMAT, NodeJS frameworks (ExpressJS, KeystoneJS, SocketIO), Bootstrap, CSS frameworks, Git, Bitbucket, MongoDB, SQL, Confluence, Python, Jython, Java, C#, Ruby, VBA, Jenkins, Splunk, Jira, HP ALM

Seniority Level

Mid-Senior level

Employment Type

Contract

Job Function

Information Technology

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting