Performance Test Engineer

ADOMITA TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Singapore is looking for a seasoned Performance Testing Engineer to define and lead the performance testing strategy and standards. You will mentor junior testers and collaborate with teams to drive capacity planning and performance assessments. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in performance testing, strong knowledge of system architecture, and proficiency in scripting for test automation. This role requires expertise with tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, and APM solutions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in performance testing and engineering.
• Proven expertise with performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter and LoadRunner).
• Strong knowledge of system architecture and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the performance testing strategy and standards.
• Lead the design and execution of various performance tests.
• Collaborate to derive and translate non-functional requirements.
• Conduct bottleneck analysis and provide detailed performance reports.

Skills

Performance testing

Load testing

Scripting (Java, Python, Groovy)

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

JMeter

LoadRunner

Dynatrace

Grafana

Dynatrace

AppDynamics

Grafana

Kibana

New Relic

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and own the performance testing strategy, standards, and best practices across projects.
• Lead the design, development, and execution of performance, load, stress, endurance, and scalability tests.
• Collaborate with architects, developers, DevOps, and business stakeholders to derive non-functional requirements (NFRs) and translate them into test objectives.
• Build, maintain, and optimize performance test frameworks and automation suites.
• Conduct bottleneck analysis across application, middleware, database, and infrastructure layers.
• Provide detailed performance test reports with insights, root cause analysis, and tuning recommendations.
• Drive capacity planning and performance risk assessments for upcoming releases.
• Integrate performance testing into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous performance validation.
• Mentor and guide junior performance testers, ensuring skill development and adherence to standards.
• Stay updated with emerging performance testing tools, APM solutions, and engineering practices.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of hands‑on experience in performance testing and engineering.
• Proven expertise with performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, LoadRunner, NeoLoad, Gatling).
• Strong knowledge of system architecture, distributed systems, APIs, databases, and networking concepts.
• Proficiency in scripting languages (Java, Python, Groovy, or similar) for test automation.
• Hands‑on experience with APM and monitoring tools (Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Grafana, Kibana, New Relic, etc.).
• Solid understanding of performance engineering concepts (throughput, latency, concurrency, scalability, reliability).
• Experience integrating performance tests into DevOps/CI‑CD pipelines.
• Strong problem‑solving, analytical, and communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders.