Performance Test Lead

Expleo; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking an experienced Performance & Non-Functional Testing Engineer with expertise in end-to-end testing. The right candidate will lead and execute comprehensive performance testing activities, having strong Linux knowledge and experience in cloud environments. Key responsibilities include conducting non-functional testing for resilience and high availability, along with performance analysis and bottleneck identification. This role requires effective communication with senior stakeholders and a solid understanding of Agile methodologies.

Qualifications

• 10 to 12 years of experience in performance testing.
• Strong hands-on experience in end-to-end performance testing lifecycle.
• Knowledge of disaster recovery, failover, resilience, and high availability validation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute end-to-end performance testing activities.
• Design and conduct non-functional testing including DR and resilience.
• Perform performance analysis and system tuning recommendations.

Skills

End-to-end Performance Testing

Linux Internals

Cloud AWS

JMeter

Agile Methodologies

Tools

OpenShift

NeoLoad

Job description

10 to 12 years experience

We are looking for an experienced Performance & Non-Functional Testing (NFT) Engineer with strong end-to-end testing expertise. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in performance testing across distributed systems, strong Linux fundamentals, and exposure to cloud and containerized environments.

Role & responsibilities

Brief role experience/skill requirements / specific request:

• E2E Performance test experience, from Requirements to Reporting
• E2E Non-functional test experience DR, Resilience, Failover, High Availability around (App Servers, Web servers, Load Balancers)
• Linux OpenShift Virtualisation load testing planning and execution experience
• Agile knowledge/certification
• Linux internals knowledge : CPU, memory, disk, and network performance tuning, Kernel parameters tuning
• Tool experience Jmeter, NeoLoad (optional)
• SUT experience - (.Net, Java, OpenShift, Cloud AWS)
• Performance and NFT result analysis
• Communication with senior stakeholders Other

• Lead and execute end-to-end performance testing activities, from requirements analysis to test planning, execution, and reporting.
• Design and conduct non-functional testing (NFT) including Disaster Recovery (DR), resilience, failover, and high availability testing across application servers, web servers, and load balancers.
• Plan and execute load testing in Linux, OpenShift, and virtualized environments.
• Perform performance analysis, bottleneck identification, and provide tuning recommendations.
• Analyze system metrics including CPU, memory, disk I/O, and network performance.
• Tune Linux kernel parameters and optimize system performance.
• Prepare detailed performance test reports and present findings to senior stakeholders.
• Collaborate effectively within Agile teams and participate in sprint ceremonies.

Preferred candidate profile

• Strong hands-on experience in end-to-end performance testing lifecycle.
• Proven experience in NFT scenarios: DR, failover, resilience, and high availability validation.
• In-depth knowledge of Linux internals, including CPU, memory, disk, and network performance tuning.
• Experience with containerized environments such as OpenShift.
• Exposure to cloud platforms, preferably AWS.
• Experience testing applications built on .NET and Java technology stacks.
• Hands-on experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter (NeoLoad is a plus).
• Strong result analysis and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience communicating performance insights to senior stakeholders.