Performance Test Specialist

Jobtailor; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Canada is seeking an experienced Performance Test Engineer to plan, design, execute, and report on non-functional testing for a cloud migration program. You will develop large-scale performance test strategies, scripts, and suites, and validate against SLAs.

The role requires 5+ years hands-on performance testing experience, API and security testing, and familiarity with Azure DevOps/Monitor and BI tooling.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on performance testing experience.
• Strong experience in performance testing, API testing, and security testing.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, execute, and report on non-functional testing activities supporting a cloud migration program.
• Design, develop, execute, and maintain large-scale performance testing strategies, plans, scripts, and test suites.
• Perform load, stress, spike, soak/endurance, scalability, capacity, failover, recovery, disaster recovery, integration, and data migration testing.
• Validate application, API, database, cloud, and infrastructure performance against defined SLAs and thresholds.
• Conduct security and vulnerability testing activities.
• Analyze results, identify bottlenecks and root causes, recommend optimizations, and support defect resolution.
• Collaborate with QA, Architecture, Infrastructure, Development, MPI, FINEOS, MuleSoft, service center staff, and project stakeholders.
• Produce dashboards, reports, monitoring insights, capacity planning recommendations, and performance evidence for production-readiness decisions.
• Recommend improvements to testing processes and technical solutions.
• Help establish repeatable testing practices, governance, acceptance criteria, and NFR maturity standards.

Job description

• Plan, design, execute, and report on non-functional testing activities supporting a cloud migration program


• Design, develop, execute, and maintain large-scale performance testing strategies, plans, scripts, and test suites


• Perform load, stress, spike, soak/endurance, scalability, capacity, failover, recovery, disaster recovery, integration, and data migration testing


• Validate application, API, database, cloud, and infrastructure performance against defined SLAs and thresholds


• Conduct security and vulnerability testing activities


• Analyze results, identify bottlenecks and root causes, recommend optimizations, and support defect resolution


• Collaborate with QA, Architecture, Infrastructure, Development, MPI, FINEOS, MuleSoft, service center staff, and project stakeholders


• Produce dashboards, reports, monitoring insights, capacity planning recommendations, and performance evidence for production-readiness decisions


• Recommend improvements to testing processes and technical solutions


• Help establish repeatable testing practices, governance, acceptance criteria, and NFR maturity standards

Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience


• 5+ years of hands-on performance testing experience


• Strong experience in performance testing, API testing, and security testing


• Experience with baseline and benchmark testing


• Experience with load, stress, spike, soak/endurance, scalability, and capacity testing


• Experience with failover, recovery, and disaster recovery validation


• Experience with integration and data migration performance testing


• Experience with SAST, DAST, SCA, vulnerability assessments, and penetration testing


• Familiarity with Azure DevOps, Azure Monitor, Application Insights, Power BI, Fortify, SonarQube, Checkmarx, Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, Snyk, Black Duck, Mend, Nessus, Nmap, or equivalent solutions


• Ability to analyze results, troubleshoot issues, identify root causes, and recommend solutions


• Experience with system monitoring, capacity planning, runtime analysis, and performance optimization


• Code optimization experience is an asset


• Ability to manage multiple priorities with end-to-end delivery responsibility


• Strong verbal and written communication/documentation skills


• Prior IT consulting experience is preferred

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in performance testing, including API and security testing, with a strong focus on cloud migration and non-functional testing activities. Proficient in analyzing results, troubleshooting issues, and recommending optimizations to ensure production readiness.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Performance Testing


• API Testing


• Security Testing


• Load Testing


• Azure DevOps

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Performance Testing


• API Testing


• Security Testing


• Load Testing


• Stress Testing


• Scalability Testing


• Capacity Testing


• Disaster Recovery Validation


• Vulnerability Assessment


• Code Optimization

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication Skills


• Analytical Skills


• Problem-Solving Skills


• Ability to Manage Multiple Priorities

Industry Keywords

• Cloud Migration


• Non-Functional Testing


• Performance Optimization


• Governance


• Acceptance Criteria

Tools & Technologies

• Azure DevOps


• Azure Monitor


• Application Insights


• Power BI


• Fortify


• SonarQube


• Burp Suite


• OWASP ZAP


• Snyk


• Nessus