Performance Tester

Berkeley Square IT; Farnborough; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a skilled Performance Tester for a 6-month contract role, primarily remote. This position requires a strong background in performance testing, particularly for backend and API/WebServices applications. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with tools like JMeter and Gatling, as well as a solid understanding of performance analysis and testing methodologies. You will play a crucial role in identifying bottlenecks and ensuring optimal system performance. If you're passionate about performance testing and eager to contribute to impactful projects, this is the opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in performance testing of backend and API applications.
• Hands-on with performance tools like JMeter and Gatling.

Responsibilities

• Conduct performance testing and analysis for backend and API applications.
• Identify bottlenecks and provide tuning suggestions.

Skills

Performance Testing

API/WebServices Testing

Performance Analysis

SQL Queries

Identifying Bottlenecks

Cloud Platforms (AWS/Azure)

Tools

JMeter

Gatling

Apache ServiceMix

Splunk

PowerShell

Job description

Performance Tester - 6 Month Contract - SC Clearance required

My client is seeking an experienced performance tester to join their team, working on a predominantly remote basis.

Candidates must have the following skills / experience:

• Strong performance testing experience of backend, API/WebServices applications.
• Hands-on performance testing experience using various performance tools such as JMeter, Gatling, etc.
• Experience with using Apache ServiceMix.
• Expertise in performance analysis and designing performance tests around load, stress, and soak testing.
• Knowledge in identifying bottlenecks and providing tuning suggestions.
• Experience and understanding of performance monitoring & diagnostic tools such as Splunk, and physical architectural elements of complex systems.
• Experience writing complex SQL queries on multiple databases and tables.
• Experience using PowerShell.

Desired Skills:

• Knowledge or experience of cloud platforms such as AWS or Microsoft Azure.