Performance Test Lead

Wipro Technologies; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Wipro Limited is seeking a Performance Test Lead with 5+ years of hands-on JMeter experience in Chennai, India. The role focuses on end-to-end JMeter implementation, CI/CD integration with Jenkins, GitLab, or GitHub Actions, and advanced scripting in Java and Groovy.

Mandatory observability with Dynatrace and RCA capabilities are required, plus exposure to AI/Automation, Selenium, and REST Assured for test automation enhancements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on JMeter experience.
• End-to-end JMeter implementation in CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficiency in JMeter scripting and custom development.
• Performance benchmarking and baseline establishment.
• Observability with Dynatrace mandatory and KPI visualization.

Responsibilities

• Lead performance testing with JMeter and CI/CD integration.
• Conduct performance engineering and RCA, including heap and thread dump analysis.
• Build observability dashboards and correlate issues across systems.
• Develop Java and Groovy samplers/plugins for JMeter frameworks.
• Explore AI/automation and analytics to enhance testing.

Skills

JMeter

Java

Groovy

Dynatrace

Scripting

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

Dynatrace

Selenium

REST Assured

Job description

Wipro Limited (NYSE: WIT, BSE: 507685, NSE: WIPRO) is a leading technology services and consulting company focused on building innovative solutions that address clients’ most complex digital transformation needs. Leveraging our holistic portfolio of capabilities in consulting, design, engineering, and operations, we help clients realize their boldest ambitions and build future-ready, sustainable businesses. With over 230,000 employees and business partners across 65 countries, we deliver on the promise of helping our customers, colleagues, and communities thrive in an ever-changing world. For additional information, visit us at www.wipro.com.

Performance Test Lead

1. JMeter Hands On (35% - Primary Focus)
- 5+ years of hands-on JMeter experience
- Deep expertise in end-to-end JMeter implementation:
- Experience with JMeter in CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions)
- Proficiency in JMeter scripting and custom development
- Performance benchmarking and baseline establishment
2. Performance Engineering & RCA (30% - Mandatory)
- Strong understanding of performance engineering principles and methodologies
- Expert-level capability in analyzing and interpreting:
- Heap Dumps – memory profiling, garbage collection analysis, memory leaks identification
- Thread Dumps – thread state analysis, deadlock detection, thread contention issues
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA) methodology and execution
3. Observability (Dynatrace Preferred) (15% - Mandatory)
- Hands‑on experience with APM tools; Dynatrace preferred
- Dashboard creation and metric visualization
- Root cause correlation across systems
- Integration with JMeter for correlated performance testing
4. Coding/Scripting Languages (15% - Mandatory)
- Java – custom JMeter samplers, plugins, and framework development
- Groovy – JMeter JSR223 sampler scripting and assertions
5. AI/Automation/Advanced Analytics Exposure (5% - Non-Mandatory, Good To Have)
- Familiarity with AI/ML models for anomaly detection in performance data
- Test automation frameworks (Selenium, REST Assured)
- Advanced data analytics and statistical analysis

Mandatory Skills: Performance Testing.Experience: 5-8 Years.Reinvent your world. We are building a modern Wipro. We are an end‑to‑end digital transformation partner with the boldest ambitions. To realize them, we need people inspired by reinvention. Of yourself, your career, and your skills. We want to see the constant evolution of our business and our industry. It has always been in our DNA - as the world around us changes, so do we. Join a business powered by purpose and a place that empowers you to design your own reinvention.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, caste, creed, religion, gender, marital status, age, ethnic and national origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, political orientation, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Wipro is committed to creating an accessible, supportive, and inclusive workplace. Reasonable accommodation will be provided to all applicants including persons with disabilities, throughout the recruitment and selection process. Accommodations must be communicated in advance of the application, where possible, and will be reviewed on an individual basis. Wipro provides equal opportunities to all and values diversity.