Performance Test Engineer

freelance.ca; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Performance Test Engineer for a hybrid role in Toronto. The successful candidate will lead testing activities, develop automated test cases, and ensure compliance with security policies. This position requires strong programming skills and experience in performance testing, making it an excellent opportunity for technical professionals looking to advance their careers.

Qualifications

• Experience in performance testing and automation.
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and DevOps practices.
• Strong programming skills and ability to learn new languages.

Responsibilities

• Lead test planning, preparation, and execution activities.
• Analyze and maintain complex automated test cases.
• Coordinate testing planning and support with partners.

Skills

Garbage Collection Analysis

Server / Host Capacity Analysis

Understanding of RESTful API design

Understanding of DevOps and Agile Methodology

Understanding of Three-tier web architecture pattern

Strong foundation in programming and scripting

Ability to learn new programming languages

Tools

BlazeMeter

APM tools (e.g., App Dynamics, New Relic)

Cloud Computing knowledge

IBM PMAT

NodeJS frameworks (ExpressJS, KeystoneJS, SocketIO)

Bootstrap CSS

Git

Bitbucket

MongoDB

Microsoft Excel

Access

SQL

Confluence

Python

Jython

Java

C#

Ruby

VBA

Jenkins

Splunk

Jira

HP ALM

Job description

Wondering if you are available for a Contract position for a Performance Test Engineer role with one of our clients in Canada. If you are interested and need more information, please reach out to me via E-mail.

Role: Performance Test Engineer

Location: Toronto, ON (Hybrid Position)

Role and Responsibilities:

1. Lead test planning, preparation, and execution activities.
2. Analyze, develop, debug, execute, and maintain complex automated test cases.
3. Be responsible for all project/release testing (e.g., integration, business acceptance, performance, operability, deployment verification).
4. Coordinate testing planning and support with partners (e.g., business, CIO group, Infrastructure).
5. Lead documentation creation, review, and sign-off (e.g., test strategies, plans, schedules, cost estimates, test cases, dashboards, defect logs, test phase closure reports, entry/exit criteria, and gating).
6. Apply risk analysis methodologies and tools aligned with the project's development approach.
7. Prioritize testing tasks, ensure milestones and activities are completed as scheduled.
8. Create and execute test cases to meet team timelines.
9. Ensure testing does not impact the production environment and complies with information security/privacy policies.
10. Chair daily defect status calls, document, track, and report on testing activities and defects.
11. Build and maintain test environments, monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve issues.
12. Coordinate code deployments, maintenance upgrades, and project testing across various environments.
13. Follow established testing processes, identify, assess, and address issues, develop contingency plans as needed.
14. Participate in audit reviews and gate reviews, ensuring artifacts meet standards and gating criteria.
15. Communicate scope changes impacting testing timelines, costs, or risks.
16. Identify, notify, escalate, and monitor issues, and recommend solutions.
17. Track financials and resources needed for projects.
18. Use tools to develop and maintain virtualized services, components, and environments.
19. 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 Methodology
• Understanding of Three-tier web architecture pattern and Client-Server model
• Strong foundation in programming and scripting
• Ability to learn new programming languages
• Good to have: BlazeMeter, APM tools (e.g., App Dynamics, New Relic), Cloud Computing knowledge, IBM PMAT, NodeJS frameworks (ExpressJS, KeystoneJS, SocketIO), Bootstrap CSS, Git, Bitbucket, MongoDB, Microsoft Excel, Access, SQL, Confluence, Python, Jython, Java, C#, Ruby, VBA, Jenkins, Splunk, Jira, HP ALM