Senior Performance Testing Engineer

Cognizant; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT services company in Toronto is seeking a Senior Performance Testing Engineer with a strong background in JMeter and performance testing strategies. You will design and maintain test scripts, lead testing activities, and provide insights on application performance. The ideal candidate has 8-14 years of experience and is proficient with APM tools. This role supports a hybrid work model requiring 4 days a week on-site.

Benefits

Hybrid work model

Well-being programs

Qualifications

• 8-14 years of experience as Performance Testing Engineer.
• 5+ years of experience with JMeter test script development.
• Experience with APM tools for root cause analysis.
• Familiarity with microservices and Cloud deployments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain JMeter performance scripts.
• Lead performance testing for enterprise projects.
• Analyze performance issues and provide recommendations.
• Collaborate with teams to gather system requirements.

Skills

Performance Testing

JMeter

APM Tools (Dynatrace, AppDynamics)

Java

Python

SQL

Cloud Deployments

Docker/Kubernetes

SRE DevOps

CI/CD Pipelines

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a skilled Senior Performance Testing Engineer with expertise in JMeter to join our QEA Team. You will be responsible for performance test planning, execution and reporting of all performance activities in your area of responsibility within the banking domain.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain performance test scripts using JMeter.
• Manage and lead performance testing activities across multiple large-scale enterprise-wide programs/projects for our banking client.
• Analyze Splunk logs, Dynatrace distributed traces, method hotspots and response-time hotspots to identify slow components and provide recommendations.
• Continuously improve performance test processes and automation efficiency.
• Understand Non-Functional Requirements and the underlying application Architecture and technology stack, to ensure overall Performance coverage across various systems.
• Provide detailed performance test reports and recommendations for improvement to project stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand system requirements and identify performance testing needs.

What you’ll need to succeed (required skills)

• Overall 8-14 years of professional experience as Performance Testing Engineer with good hands-on experience in implementing performance & high availability strategies to optimize the efficiency of applications.
• Must have 5+ years of strong hands-on skills with test script development using JMeter.
• Strong experience in executing performance tests (load/stress/endurance) using JMeter.
• Must have hands-on experience in APM tools like Dynatrace & AppDynamics to conduct root cause analysis for performance and scalability bottlenecks.
• Experience in performance testing for Cloud deployments, Docker/Kubernetes containerized applications and microservices.
• Strong knowledge on Java/Python, SQL query creation and manipulation skills.
• Good experience in SRE DevOps to enhance the stability and scalability of systems.
• Experience in Auto-Scaling, Chaos and failover testing to measure and test for Pod/Node failures, Network exhaustion, CPU/memory saturation, Container startup failures and Dependency failures etc.
• Strong ability to track and contribute to technical discussions around application integration and high-availability, resilience and observability.
• Individual Contributor with good communication skills.

What will help you stand out (preferred skills)

• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and test automation frameworks.
• Experience in Banking Domain.

Working Arrangements

We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 4 days a week in a Cognizant or client office in Toronto. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance through our various well-being programs.

Note: The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.