Performance Test Lead

Synechron; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 100,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Global, multinational organization

10 days paid annual leave

Maternity & paternity leave plans

Comprehensive insurance plan (medical,

Retirement savings plans

Education/certification policy

Commuter benefits

Extensive training and Udemy for Biz

Coaching with FinLabs/CoE teams

Projects with top-tier banks and firms

Flat, approachable culture

Diverse, global work environment

Job summary

Synechron is seeking an experienced Performance Test Lead in Charlotte, NC to drive performance engineering for enterprise applications. You will define strategies, model workloads, and lead tests across web, API, and cloud services.

The role requires leadership, deep expertise in modern testing tools, and collaboration with DevOps, architecture, and business teams to optimize performance and scalability.

Qualifications

• QA/Performance testing experience with leadership experience.
• Strong experience with LoadRunner, JMeter, NeoLoad, or Gatling.
• Experience testing Web, APIs, Microservices, and Cloud-based solutions.
• Strong knowledge of HTTP, REST APIs, SQL, Java/.NET architectures, and distributed systems.
• Experience monitoring applications using Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, or New Relic.
• Strong skills in performance analysis, capacity planning, and root cause identification.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or GitLab.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end performance testing activities for enterprise applications.
• Define performance test strategy, workload models, and test plans.
• Design, develop, and execute load, stress, endurance, and scalability tests.
• Analyze performance metrics and identify bottlenecks across application layers.
• Collaborate with development, architecture, DevOps, and business teams to resolve issues.
• Prepare performance reports and provide optimization recommendations.
• Integrate performance testing into CI/CD pipelines and support best practices.
• Mentor junior testers and coordinate testing across teams.

Skills

Lead testing

Performance testing

Communication

Stakeholder management

CI/CD familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

LoadRunner

JMeter

NeoLoad

Gatling

Dynatrace

AppDynamics

Splunk

Grafana

Prometheus

New Relic

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

GitLab

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

At Synechron, we believe in the power of digital to transform businesses for the better. Our global consulting firm combines creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. Synechron’s progressive technologies and optimization strategies span end-to-end Artificial Intelligence, Consulting, Digital, Cloud & DevOps, Data, and Software Engineering, servicing an array of noteworthy financial services and technology firms. Through research and development initiatives in our FinLabs we develop solutions for modernization, from Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain to Data Science models, Digital Underwriting, mobile-first applications and more. Over the last 20+ years, our company has been honored with multiple employer awards, recognizing our commitment to our talented teams. With top clients to boast about, Synechron has a global workforce of 16,700+, and has 57 offices in 22 countries within key global markets.

We are seeking an experienced Performance Test Lead to drive performance engineering and testing initiatives across enterprise applications. The ideal candidate will have expertise in performance testing strategy, workload modeling, test execution, bottleneck analysis, and performance optimization for web, API, cloud, and distributed systems.

Additional Information*

The base salary for this position will vary based on geography and other factors. In accordance with law, the base salary for this role if filled within Charlotte, NC is $100k - $105k/year & benefits (see below).

The Role

Responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end performance testing activities for enterprise applications.
• Define performance test strategy, workload models, and test plans.
• Design, develop, and execute load, stress, endurance, and scalability tests.
• Analyze performance metrics and identify application, database, and infrastructure bottlenecks.
• Collaborate with development, architecture, DevOps, and business teams to resolve performance issues.
• Prepare performance reports and provide optimization recommendations.
• Integrate performance testing into CI/CD pipelines and support performance engineering best practices.
• Mentor junior performance testers and coordinate testing activities across teams.

Requirements:

• QA/Performance Testing experience with experience in a lead role.
• Strong experience with performance testing tools such as LoadRunner, JMeter, NeoLoad, or Gatling.
• Experience testing Web Applications, APIs, Microservices, and Cloud-based solutions.
• Strong knowledge of HTTP, REST APIs, SQL, Java/.NET architectures, and distributed systems.
• Experience monitoring applications using Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, or New Relic.
• Strong skills in performance analysis, capacity planning, and root cause identification.
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or GitLab.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.

Preferred, but not required:

• Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments.
• Knowledge of container platforms such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience in performance engineering, site reliability, and application tuning.
• Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Relevant certifications in performance testing, cloud, or quality engineering.

We offer:

• A highly competitive compensation and benefits package.
• A multinational organization with 57 offices in 22 countries and the possibility to work abroad.
• 10 days of paid annual leave (plus sick leave and national holidays).
• Maternity & paternity leave plans.
• A comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-/short-term disability (plans vary by region).
• Retirement savings plans.
• A higher education certification policy.
• Commuter benefits (varies by region).
• Extensive training opportunities, focused on skills, substantive knowledge, and personal development.
• On-demand Udemy for Business for all Synechron employees with free access to more than 5000 curated courses.
• Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups.
• Cutting edge projects at the world’s leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms.
• A flat and approachable organization.
• A truly diverse, fun-loving, and global work culture.

S YNECHRON’S DIVERSITY & INCLUSION STATEMENT

Diversity & Inclusion are fundamental to our culture, and Synechron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative ‘Same Difference’ is committed to fostering an inclusive culture – promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We strongly believe that a diverse workforce helps build stronger, successful businesses as a global company. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We empower our global workforce by offering flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programs, and more.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant’s gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.