Performance Test Lead

Barclaycard Payments; Pune District; On-site; INR 12,00,000 - 15,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm is seeking a Performance Test Lead in Pune to enhance delivery of digital solutions and ensure optimal performance across applications. The ideal candidate will possess expertise in performance testing tools and frameworks, with a strong foundation in microservices architecture and database performance analysis. This position involves cross-functional collaboration and adherence to best practices for secure and efficient software development.

Qualifications

• Hands-on expertise with performance testing tools and frameworks.
• Deep understanding of microservices performance characteristics.
• Proficient in database performance analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Ensure code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define software requirements.

Skills

LoadRunner

Jmeter

Java Spring Boot Microservices

Oracle database tuning

Kafka

AppDynamics

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Overview

Join us as a Performance Test Lead at Barclays. You will support the successful delivery of location strategy projects to plan, budget, agreed quality and governance standards. You''ll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You will harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionise our digital offerings, ensuring unparalleled customer experiences. This role is based out of Pune.

Responsibilities

• Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions by using industry aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools.
• Ensuring that code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance.
• Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define software requirements, devise solution strategies, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives.
• Collaboration with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contribute to the organization''s technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.
• Adherence to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data, and ensure secure software solutions.
• Implementation of effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and reliability.

Leadership & People

If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L Listen and be authentic, E Energise and inspire, A Align across the enterprise, D Develop others. For an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes. Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues. Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda. Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done. Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires an understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function. Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy. Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises to solve problems creatively and effectively. Communicate complex information and influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes. All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship, our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset to Empower, Challenge and Drive the operating manual for how we behave.

Qualifications & Skills

• Performance Testing Tools & Frameworks: Hands-on expertise with LoadRunner, Jmeter, or similar tools for load, stress, and volume testing.
• Java Spring Boot Microservices Architecture: Deep understanding of microservices performance characteristics, inter-service communication, and distributed system bottlenecks.
• Database Performance Analysis: Proficient in Oracle database performance tuning, query optimization, connection pooling, and database monitoring tools.
• Kafka & Message Queue Performance: Experience testing and analyzing Kafka clusters, message throughput, consumer lag, and event-driven architecture performance.
• APM & Monitoring Tools: Experience with Application Performance Monitoring tools like AppDynamics or Prometheus/Grafana.
• DevOps & CI/CD Integration: Ability to integrate performance tests into GitLab CI/CD pipelines and implement shift-left performance testing practices.
• Containerization Performance: Understanding of Docker/Kubernetes performance implications, resource limits, and container orchestration impact on application performance.
• Process Improvement: Establish performance testing standards, best practices, and governance frameworks across the organization.

Other

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.