Lead Performance Test Engineer

NICE; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Lead Performance Test Engineer in a hybrid role that combines the best of both worlds. With a focus on quality and innovation, you will leverage your extensive experience in performance testing to drive product excellence. Collaborate with a dynamic team to design test strategies and execute performance runs, ensuring optimal functionality of web applications. This role not only offers the chance to enhance your skills with cutting-edge tools but also provides a flexible work environment that fosters creativity and teamwork. If you are passionate about technology and eager to make a significant impact, this is the opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Performance Testing and software R&D.
• Experience with tools like K6, LoadRunner, and JMeter.
• Strong understanding of web application architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute performance test scripts.
• Identify bottlenecks and suggest performance tuning.
• Prepare detailed test reports.

Skills

Performance Testing

Problem Solving

Communication

Agile Testing

Data Analysis

Education

Degree in relevant subject

Tools

K6

LoadRunner

JMeter

C#

Power-BI

Azure DevOps

Job description

At NICE, we don’t limit our challenges. We challenge our limits. Always. We’re ambitious. We’re game changers. And we play to win. We set the highest standards and execute beyond them. And if you’re like us, we can offer you the ultimate career opportunity that will light a fire within you.

Lead Performance Test Engineer - Southampton (hybrid).

So, what’s the role all about?

• We are looking for a talented Lead Performance Test Engineer to join our team. You must:
• Be able to communicate effectively, including via email, instant message, phone, and video conferencing tools.
• Be fierce in your pursuit of product quality.
• Be an excellent problem solver with an active interest in the latest test tools and technologies.
• Be knowledgeable and enthusiastic about process.

How will you make an impact?

• Understanding the functional and non-functional requirements
• Evaluating the objectives of the service level agreement
• Designing the test scripts
• Identifying parameter for testing
• Executing performance runs
• Using consistent metrics for monitoring
• Identifying bottlenecks, and where they occur
• Interpreting results and graphs
• Understand describe the relationship between queues and sub-systems.
• Identify suggestions for performance tuning.
• Preparing the test report Qualifications
• Demonstrated capability to drive out Test Strategies in a global organization and to oversee the testing team activities and initiatives for best practices.

Have you got what it takes?

• At least 10+ years’ experience in Performance Testing, software R&D and/or System support/engineering
• Experience in Performance Testing web applications, services and support architectural assets thru using solutions such as K6, LoadRunner & JMeter
• Strong understanding of the Database architecture and concepts
• Solid understanding of cloud based web application architectures.
• Have ability to run and enhance data generation tooling.
• Have significant experience of automating tests and test environments.
• Have practical knowledge of C#, Web API testing, Azure portal.
• Have good understanding of web application system architectures.
• Have practical knowledge of software testing methodologies, with an emphasis on Agile testing.
• Be process oriented with good attention to detail.
• Follow a structured and analytical approach, with good troubleshooting and data analysis skills.
• Experience with reporting software such as Power-BI and excel.

You will have an advantage if you also have:

• Knowledge of Fiddler, Azure DevOps
• Experienced in working on Linux/Unix
• Experience in Security or Performance non-functional testing.
• Degree or equivalent qualification in relevant subject

At NICE, we work according to the NICE-FLEX hybrid model, which enables maximum flexibility: 2 days working from the office and 3 days of remote work, each week. Naturally, office days focus on face-to-face meetings, where teamwork and collaborative thinking generate innovation, new ideas, and a vibrant, interactive atmosphere.

Requisition ID:

Reporting into: Group Lead, QA Engineering.

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About NICE

NICELtd.(NASDAQ: NICE)software products are used by 25,000+ global businesses, including 85 of the Fortune 100 corporations, to deliver extraordinary customer experiences,fight financial crimeand ensure public safety.Every day, NICE software managesmore than120 million customer interactions and monitors3+billion financial transactions.

Known as an innovation powerhouse that excels in AI, cloud and digital, NICE is consistently recognized as the market leader in its domains, with over 8,500 employees across 30+ countries.

NICE is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard torace, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, neurotype, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other category protected by law.

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