SC Cleared Performance Test Engineer (Hybrid, Leeds)

VIQU Limited; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

VIQU Limited in Leeds is seeking a SC Cleared Performance Tester to join our hybrid team. You will design and run performance, load, and stress tests using tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, and Gatling, ensuring compliance with Inside IR35 and security requirements.

You will monitor systems with Grafana and Splunk, diagnose issues with New Relic and Dynatrace, and integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines to improve cloud, hybrid, and on‑prem environments.

Qualifications

• Design, execute, and analyse performance, load, stress, and volume tests.
• Familiar with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana and Splunk, and diagnostics platforms like New Relic and Dynatrace.
• Understand containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) and big data platforms (Databricks).
• Analyze complex performance issues and provide actionable recommendations.
• Strong scripting skills (Python, JavaScript) for test automation and data analysis.
• Knowledge of Performance Test Strategy and non-functional requirements.
• Experience in performance testing of cloud-based architectures (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Proficient with performance testing methodologies and tools (JMeter, LoadRunner, Eggplant, Gatling).

Responsibilities

• Design, execute, and analyse performance tests across environments.
• Collaborate with technical teams to troubleshoot issues and monitor systems with observability tools.
• Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines and drive improvements for scalable systems in cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments.

Skills

Performance testing

Test scripting

CI/CD integration

Cloud testing

Observability tooling

Troubleshooting

Tools

JMeter

LoadRunner

Gatling

Eggplant Performance

Docker

Kubernetes

Grafana

Splunk

New Relic

Dynatrace

Databricks

Job description

VIQU Limited in Leeds is seeking a SC Cleared Performance Tester to join our hybrid team. You will design and run performance, load, and stress tests using tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, and Gatling, ensuring compliance with Inside IR35 and security requirements.

You will monitor systems with Grafana and Splunk, diagnose issues with New Relic and Dynatrace, and integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines to improve cloud, hybrid, and on‑prem environments.