QA Performance Engineer

NationsBenefits, LLC; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

NationsBenefits, LLC is seeking an experienced Performance Testing Engineer to design, execute, and optimize performance tests for web applications and microservices. You will analyze bottlenecks, define workloads, and create reusable JMeter scripts to ensure scalability and reliability under peak loads.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines, leveraging APM tools and SQL for validation.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of experience in performance testing and engineering.
• Hands-on with Apache JMeter.
• Experience in load, stress, endurance (soak), and spike tests.
• Experience testing REST APIs, web applications, and microservices.
• Strong understanding of HTTP/HTTPS, WebSockets, and API performance testing.
• Experience analyzing server-side metrics (CPU, memory, disk I/O, network).
• Knowledge of SQL for database validation and performance analysis.
• Familiarity with APM tools such as Dynatrace, AppDynamics, New Relic, Grafana, or Prometheus.
• Experience integrating performance tests into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI).
• Strong scripting for test parameterization (Groovy or BeanShell in JMeter).
• Experience with Git and version control.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute performance, load, stress, endurance, and spike tests using Apache JMeter.
• Analyze application performance and identify bottlenecks across layers.
• Define testing strategies, workload models, and acceptance criteria based on requirements.
• Create reusable JMeter scripts for web apps, REST APIs, and microservices.
• Monitor performance with APM and infrastructure tools during tests.
• Analyze results and prepare detailed performance reports with insights and recommendations.
• Collaborate with developers, DevOps, DBAs, and infra teams to resolve issues.
• Integrate performance tests into CI/CD to support continuous testing.
• Validate system scalability, stability, and reliability under peak workloads.
• Participate in tuning discussions and suggest architecture improvements.
• Maintain performance testing docs, scripts, and data.

Skills

Performance testing

Apache JMeter

Load testing

REST API testing

Web applications

Microservices

HTTP/HTTPS

SQL

APM tools

CI/CD

Groovy/BeanShell

Git

Analytical thinking

Communication

Tools

Dynatrace

AppDynamics

New Relic

Grafana

Prometheus

Jenkins

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Groovy

BeanShell

Git

Job description

Company Overview:

NationsBenefits is the leading provider of supplemental benefits, flex cards, and membernengagement solutions that partner with managed care organizations to provide innovative healthcare solutions designed to drive growth, improve outcomes, reduce costs, and delight members. Our comprehensive suite of innovative supplemental benefits, payments platform, and member engagement solutions help health plans deliver high-quality benefit to their members, addressing social determinants of health and improving member health outcomes and satisfaction. With a compliance-focused infrastructure, proprietary
technology systems, and premier service delivery model, we enable our health plan partners to deliver high-quality, value-based care to millions of members.

We offer a fulfilling work environment that attracts top talent and encourages all associatesto do their part in delivering premier service to internal and external customers alike. It’s howwe’re transforming the healthcare industry for the better. We provide career advancement opportunities within the organization with multiple locations in Florida, California, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and India.

You might also like to know that NationsBenefits is also recognized as one of the fastest growing companies in America. We’re proud of how far we’ve come, and a career with us alsogives you growth opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute performance, load, stress, endurance, and spike tests using Apache JMeter.


• Analyze application performance and identify bottlenecks across application, database, and infrastructure layers.


• Define performance testing strategies, workload models, and acceptance criteria based on business and non-functional requirements.


• Create reusable and maintainable JMeter test scripts for web applications, REST APIs, and microservices.


• Monitor application performance using APM and infrastructure monitoring tools during test execution.


• Analyze test results and prepare detailed performance reports with observations, root cause analysis, and recommendations.


• Collaborate with developers, DevOps, database administrators, and infrastructure teams to resolve performance issues.


• Integrate performance tests into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous performance testing.


• Validate system scalability, stability, and reliability under expected and peak workloads.


• Participate in performance tuning discussions and recommend improvements to application architecture and infrastructure.


• Maintain performance testing documentation, scripts, and test data.

Required Skills

• 4–6 years of experience in performance testing and engineering.


• Strong hands-on experience with Apache JMeter.


• Experience designing and executing load, stress, endurance (soak), and spike tests.


• Experience testing REST APIs, web applications, and microservices.


• Strong understanding of HTTP/HTTPS, WebSockets, and API performance testing.


• Experience analyzing server-side metrics such as CPU, memory, disk I/O, network utilization, and thread usage.


• Knowledge of SQL for database validation and performance analysis.


• Familiarity with application performance monitoring (APM) tools such as Dynatrace, AppDynamics, New Relic, Grafana, or Prometheus.


• Experience integrating performance tests into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI.


• Strong scripting knowledge for test parameterization, correlation, and custom logic using Groovy or BeanShell in JMeter.


• Experience with Git and version control.


• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.


• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.