Performance Tester

psd group; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT provider for the air transport sector seeks a Performance Tester for a 6-month contract role in London. The role involves designing performance tests, optimizing application performance, and ensuring the reliability and scalability of systems. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience with the LoadRunner Suite and Azure pipelines.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with LoadRunner Suite required.
• Proficiency with Azure DevOps or Jenkins pipelines expected.
• Experience with Single Page Applications (Angular) is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute performance test plans for UI, APIs, and messaging systems.
• Identify bottlenecks and diagnose performance issues in complex systems.
• Generate detailed test reports with analysis and improvement suggestions.

Skills

Performance testing

LoadRunner Suite

Azure DevOps

API validation

Troubleshooting

Single Page Applications (Angular)

Tools

Postman

Jenkins

Job description

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Performance Tester

Summary

Candidates must be open to frequent visits to client site in Reading, UK

Duration: 6 Months

Availability: ASAP

About the Client

My client is the air transport industry's IT provider, delivering solutions for airlines, airports, aircraft, and governments. Their technology powers more seamless, safe, and sustainable air travel.

They are looking to hire an experienced Performance Tester on a contract basis for an initial 6 months, with a potential to extend further.

About the Role

Working within the Borders business unit, The ideal candidate will have experience in performance testing of UI, APIs, and messaging systems, with strong hands-on expertise in LoadRunner Suite, Azure/Jenkins pipelines, and Postman.

This role will focus on ensuring the performance, scalability, and reliability of our applications.

Key Duties:

• Design and execute performance test plans for UI, APIs, and messaging systems

• Use LoadRunner Suite and other tools to simulate load and analyse performance

• Use Postman for API validation as part of performance testing flows

• Identify bottlenecks and diagnose performance issues in complex systems

• Collaborate with developers and architects to optimize application performance

• Test and assess Single Page Applications (SPAs) developed in Angular

• Generate detailed test reports with analysis and improvement suggestions

What we are looking for

Required Skills and Experience:

• Strong experience with LoadRunner Suite

• Proficiency with Azure DevOps or Jenkins pipelines

• Solid understanding of performance testing across UI, APIs, and messaging systems

• Hands-on experience with Single Page Applications (Angular)

• Skilled in performance issue diagnosis and troubleshooting

Nice to Have:

• Exposure to Kafka, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Kubernetes

• Experience with Dynatrace or other monitoring tools

• Familiarity with scripting and automation for performance test execution

• Knowledge of CI/CD best practices and cloud-based testing environments

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Quality Assurance, Information Technology, and Other

• Industries

  IT System Testing and Evaluation, IT Services and IT Consulting, and IT System Custom Software Development

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