Performance Test Architect – Cloud, Kubernetes & Resilience

TechDigital Group; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

TechDigital Group is seeking an experienced Performance Test Lead / Architect with 7+ years of performance engineering, load testing, and resiliency validation to drive end-to-end testing strategies across distributed applications and infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will excel in cloud platforms, Kubernetes/AKS environments, networking, and infrastructure automation to validate performance under real-world and peak loads, ensuring scalability, reliability, and failover readiness.

Qualifications

• End-to-end performance testing experience and engineering expertise.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms and networking.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes/AKS.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end performance testing and validation.
• Coordinate load testing across distributed apps and infrastructure.
• Ensure failover readiness and operational resilience.

Skills

Performance testing

Cloud networking

Kubernetes/AKS

Tools

Docker

Terraform

Linux

Job description

Job Description/Years of experience:
Seeking an experienced Performance Test Lead / Performance Test Architect with 7+ years of experience in performance engineering, load testing, resiliency validation, and cloud-based application testing. This role will be responsible for driving end-to-end performance testing strategies across distributed applications and infrastructure, ensuring system scalability, reliability, failover readiness, and operational resilience. The ideal candidate will possess strong expertise in cloud platforms, Kubernetes/AKS environments, networking, and infrastructure automation to validate application performance under real-world and peak load conditions.

Responsibilities:
• Performance Test Architect with 7+ yrs of experience. Will require end2end testing, performance testing, failover. Overall understanding of the Infra and Application to conduct load testing, failure recovery, KPIs, etc.
• Kubernetes/AKS
• Cloud Platform + Networking
• Linux
• Docker/containerization
• Terraform
• Security + Cloud Compliance / Vulnerability remediation

What are the top 3 skills required for this role?
1. Performance Testing and Engineering
2. Cloud Platform + Networking
3. Kubernetes/AKS