Senior Performance Engineer - Fully Remote

Ocho; Belfast; Remote; GBP 51,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology recruitment firm is seeking a Senior Performance Engineer to develop and implement a comprehensive performance testing strategy. This fully remote role requires extensive experience with performance testing tools, collaboration across engineering teams, and a strong understanding of CI/CD workflows. Competitive salary up to £60k and benefits include private pension and healthcare.

Benefits

Salary up to £60k

Fully Remote working

Private pension scheme

Private healthcare

High spec equipment provided

Qualifications

• 5+ years in performance testing.
• Hands-on with performance testing tools.
• Experience with RDBMS systems like PostgreSQL, Oracle.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver a performance testing strategy.
• Design replica performance environments.
• Guide tooling and traffic modelling.

Skills

Performance testing

JMeter

DevOps workflows

Cloudflare

K6

Tools

JMeter

Blazemeter

K6

Kibana

Job description

Senior Performance Engineer - Fully Remote

The Opportunity

Ocho is partnering with a fast-growing, product-led client to find a Performance Engineer to establish and scale a dedicated performance testing function. This is a hands-on role with scope to define strategy, shape tooling, and work across engineering, DevOps, and TechOps to ensure scalability and quality at every level of the application stack.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and deliver a company-wide performance testing strategy, including load, stress, and soak testing
• Design and implement replica performance environments across cloud and on-prem infrastructure
• Guide performance tooling, test data, and traffic modelling using tools like JMeter & K6
• Work closely with engineering teams to embed shift-left performance practices early in the SDLC

Essential Experience

• 5+ years in performance testing
• Hands-on with tools such as JMeter, Blazemeter, K6, Cloudflare, and Kibana
• Proven experience testing web apps, APIs, and RDBMS systems (PostgreSQL, Oracle, MSSQL)
• Strong understanding of modern DevOps and CI/CD workflows
• Confident working across engineering and senior leadership to influence strategy and delivery

What They Offer

• Salary up to £60k
• Fully Remote working
• Private pension scheme
• Private healthcare
• High spec equipment provided

For more information on this opportunity, connect with Neill Ferguson on LinkedIn or submit your CV via the link below.

Skills: performance engineer senior jmeter remote

Benefits: Work From Home