Performance Test Lead

Enggsol Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Enggsol Pte Ltd is seeking an experienced Performance Test Lead to head performance testing across projects in Singapore. You will define strategies, plan workloads, and execute tests to ensure performance, scalability, reliability, and availability of applications.

The ideal candidate combines strong leadership with hands-on proficiency in LoadRunner/JMeter and a deep understanding of architectures, databases, and production-like environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or Engineering.
• 10+ years in software testing with 5+ years leading performance testing initiatives for medium to large-scale systems.
• Experience designing and executing performance, load, stress, endurance, scalability, and capacity testing.
• Hands-on with LoadRunner or JMeter.
• Strong knowledge of architectures, web tech, APIs, microservices, cloud platforms, and SQL.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage end-to-end performance testing activities for software applications and systems.
• Define and implement performance test strategies, plans, workload models, and scenarios based on requirements.
• Design, develop, execute, and maintain performance tests using LoadRunner, JMeter or equivalent.
• Conduct performance, load, stress, endurance, scalability, and capacity testing.
• Analyze results, identify bottlenecks, and recommend tuning and optimization.
• Collaborate with development, infra, database, network, and operations teams to troubleshoot performance issues.

Skills

Leadership

Performance testing

Load testing

JMeter

LoadRunner

SQL

API testing

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science / IT / Engineering

Tools

LoadRunner

JMeter

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and results-driven Performance Test Lead to lead and manage all performance testing activities across our projects. The Performance Test Lead will be responsible for defining performance test strategies, planning and executing performance tests, identifying system bottlenecks, and ensuring applications meet performance, scalability, reliability, and availability

requirements.

The ideal candidate should possess strong leadership capabilities, hands-on experience with industry standard performance testing and monitoring tools, and a solid understanding of application architecture, infrastructure, databases, and production-like environments. The role also requires support during night and after-office hours for performance testing and system commissioning activities when required.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage end-to-end performance testing activities for software applications and systems.
• Define and implement performance test strategies, test plans, workload models, and test scenarios based on business and technical requirements.
• Design, develop, execute, and maintain performance test s using tools such as LoadRunner, JMeter or equivalent.
• Conduct performance, load, stress, endurance, scalability, and capacity testing.
• Analyze test results, identify bottlenecks, and provide recommendations for performance tuning and optimization.
• Collaborate closely with development, infrastructure, database, network, and operations teams to troubleshoot and resolve performance issues.
• Monitor application and infrastructure performance using performance monitoring tools and dashboards.
• Ensure performance testing activities are integrated into project delivery and release cycles.
• Prepare and present performance test reports, findings, risk assessments, and recommendations to stakeholders.
• Establish performance testing standards, best practices, and governance within the team.
• Mentor and guide team members in performance testing methodologies and tools.
• Coordinate performance testing activities with external vendors, partners, and third-party system providers when required.
• Support system testing, integrated testing, commissioning, and go-live activities, including night and after-office hour support when required.
• Ensure compliance with organizational policies, quality standards, and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in software testing, with at least 5 years of hands-on experience leading performance testing initiatives for medium to large-scale enterprise systems.
• Proven experience in designing and executing performance, load, stress, endurance, scalability, and capacity testing.
• Hands-on experience with performance testing tools such as LoadRunner, JMeter or equivalent.
• Good understanding of application architecture, web technologies, APIs, microservices, cloud platforms, and distributed systems.
• Strong knowledge of database concepts and SQL, with the ability to analyze database-related performance issues.