Senior Performance Tester (NFT), GIPS

UOB; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

6255 UOB Innovation Hub 2 Sdn Bhd is seeking a Senior Performance Tester to lead end-to-end non-functional testing efforts for NFT projects. The role requires coordinating with stakeholders across GTO, building testing strategies, and delivering performance improvements.

The candidate will develop and execute tests using LoadRunner, JMeter, and other APM tools, analyze results, and drive root cause analysis. Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in computer engineering or related field.
• 7–9 years of experience in Performance Testing / Non Functional Testing (NFT).
• Strong understanding of NFT concepts and methodologies.
• Exposure to load, stress, endurance tests.
• Familiarity with FMET concepts.
• Hands-on with LoadRunner, Performance Center, JMeter and APM tools (Splunk, Grafana, BMC).
• Experience with HTTP/HTTPS, Web Services, and multi-system integration (Mainframe/AS400).
• Proficient in Agile/Hybrid Agile/DevOps delivery environments.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate non-functional requirements collection with business and technical teams.
• Derive performance testing strategy for impacted systems and interfaces.
• Develop and execute performance tests using LoadRunner and JMeter.
• Design and run performance test plans and scripts for capacity and resiliency.
• Analyze results and present findings with actionable recommendations.
• Use monitoring tools to identify bottlenecks and propose tuning.
• Collaborate with Dev and DevOps to resolve bottlenecks.
• Monitor scalability, throughput, and load testing metrics.

Skills

Performance testing

NFT concepts

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

LoadRunner

Performance Center

Apache JMeter

Splunk

Grafana

BMC TrueSight

Job description

Company: 6255 UOB Innovation Hub 2 Sdn Bhd

About UOB

United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB) is a leading bank in Asia with a global network of more than 500 branches and offices in 19 countries and territories in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. In Asia, we operate through our head office in Singapore and banking subsidiaries in China, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, as well as branches and offices. Our history spans more than 80 years. Over this time, we have been guided by our values – Honorable, Enterprising, United and Committed. This means we always strive to do what is right, build for the future, work as one team and pursue long-term success. It is how we work, consistently, be it towards the company, our colleagues or our customers.

Job Description

Senior Performance Tester / Senior Performance Test Engineer will work closely with the respective stakeholders across the GTO organization to understand the NFT requirements and handle the end to end performance testing activities and collaborate with cross-functional teams/Stakeholders to identify and resolve performance issues. Reporting to the NFT Lead, Test Centre of Excellence (TCoE) @ Innohub2 KL, the candidate will ensure the overall successful delivery of the for any project assigned to him. Candidate is expected to support the Non-Functional Testing project and to ensure the successful delivery in accordance to the organization’s standards and processes.

Job Responsibilities

• Coordinating non-functional requirements collection process with business and technical teams; understanding system performance requirements and business objectives.

• Studying the non-functional requirements across applications and derive performance testing strategy for impacted systems/applications and interfaces.

• Developing scripts and execute performance tests using industry-leading tools such as LoadRunner and JMeter on common protocols such as Web, Web Services, Ajax TruClient, RTE and Winsock.

• Designing and executing performance test plans, scenarios and scripts related to application performance, capacity and resiliency using LoadRunner or JMeter.

• Analyzing, reviewing and presenting performance results with recommendations to delivery teams and business groups.

• Using monitoring tools like Grafana, Splunk, BMC TrueSight and Dynatrace for performance analysis of applications/infrastructure, identifying bottlenecks and providing tuning recommendations.

• Performing root cause analysis of performance problems and provides recommendations to resolve them.

• Working with Development and DevOps teams to troubleshoot and improve identified performance bottlenecks.

• Analyzing scalability, throughput and load testing metrics against test servers.

• Comparing system performance with varying levels of physical resources (RAM, CPU, Disk, Network, AWR report analysis, etc.) and providing recommendations for performance improvements.

• Measuring, reporting and recommending performance response time guidelines and SLAs.

• Building performance benchmarks and workloads and conducting performance analysis.

• Scheduling batch jobs from Control-M and manually from AS400 and Mainframe environments and collecting job-level metrics and infrastructure utilization data.

• Documenting software defects using JIRA and reporting defects to software developers.

• Working with project stakeholders and program leadership across various stages of the SDLC and collaborating between teams.

• Building and maintaining scalable, portable and configurable test scripts using HP LoadRunner tools.

Job Requirements

• Have a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree in computer engineering or related field.

• Have 7–9 years of experience in Performance Testing / Non Functional Testing (NFT).

• Have strong understanding of performance testing / NFT concepts and methodologies.

• Have exposure to various types of performance tests including load, stress, endurance, etc.

• Know the concept of Failure Mode Effect Testing (FMET).

• Have hands-on experience with industry-standard performance testing tools such as Micro Focus LoadRunner, Performance Center, Apache JMeter and APM tools such as Splunk, Grafana and BMC.

• Have experience in performance testing using multiple protocols including HTTP/HTTPS, RTE, Web Services (REST, SOAP, JSON).

• Have proficiency with LRE/Performance Center environment usage and integration.

• Have experience working in complex environments with integration to multiple downstream systems and MQs, including Mainframe, Core Banking and AS400 systems.

• Have proficiency in cloud-like environments and respective performance trade-offs.

• Have comfortability with performance data and reporting, including what metrics to collect, monitor and report.

• Have proven experience in testing standards, tools, processes, methodologies, frameworks and various delivery methodologies including Agile, Hybrid Agile, Waterfall and DevOps.

• Have experience working in an Agile environment.

• Be comfortable working with global teams.

• Have strong attention to detail with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Must display a high level of professional judgment, commitment, integrity and teamwork.

• Have excellent communication, stakeholder management, client-facing, written and verbal communication skills.

Additional Requirements

Develop, Engage, Execute, Strategise

Be a Part of the UOB Family

UOB is an equal opportunity employer. UOB does not discriminate on the basis of a candidate’s age, race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or other non-merit factors. All employment decisions at UOB are based on business needs, job requirements and qualifications. If you require any assistance or accommodations to be made for the recruitment process, please inform us when you submit your online application.

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