SAP Performance Tester (Onsite)

Cognizant North America; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 71,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global Quality Assurance practice as a Performance Tester specializing in SAP HANA. This role offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge performance testing tools and methodologies while collaborating with multi-functional teams to enhance system performance. You will define benchmarks, conduct experiments, and optimize applications, contributing to the successful implementation of S/4 HANA. With a focus on innovation and excellence, this position promises a dynamic work environment where your expertise will drive impactful results. If you're passionate about performance engineering and eager to make a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

401(k) plan

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience in performance engineering, specifically with SAP systems.
• Strong analytical skills and experience in data analysis and visualization.
• Expertise in performance testing tools and JVM tuning techniques.

Responsibilities

• Define and apply performance benchmarks to ensure optimal system functionality.
• Collaborate with teams to enhance system performance and scalability.
• Conduct performance tests and analyze results for improvements.

Skills

Performance Engineering

SAP Applications Performance Testing

Python

Java

LoadRunner Enterprise

Apache JMeter

SQL Performance Tuning

Application Performance Monitoring

Root Cause Analysis

RESTful APIs

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Dynatrace

AppDynamics

SoapUI

Postman

Splunk

Job description

SAP Performance Tester

Cognizant Technology Solutions is looking for "Performance Testing with SAP HANA" to join in our team of IT professionals in a permanent role. If you meet our background requirements and skills and are looking for an opportunity with these skills and expertise, here is the ideal opportunity for you!

About Cognizant's QEA Practice:
We are the largest Quality Assurance Practice Globally servicing 800+ Clients. We bring the industry leading vision and expertise to help with Quality Engineering transformation journey for our reputed clients. We provide Next Gen QA offerings like System Modernization assurance, Business Process Assurance, Quality Engineering, Cloud Platform Assurance, Customer Experience Assurance and Robotic Test Automation. We have been ranked #1 for Market Impact by Everest Group for four times in a row and ranked #1 for completeness of vision, test advisory and Digital Business Assurance in Gartner Magic Quadrant!

Performance Testing with SAP HANA
Location: Austin, TX

Required Qualifications:
* 9+ years of experience overall with Minimum of 5 years of proven hands-on experience in performance engineering, with specific exposure to SAP systems.
* Strong experience in performance testing of SAP applications.
* Experience working on S/4 HANA implementations both Brownfield and Greenfield.
* Proficient in one or more programming languages such as Python, Perl, ABAP, Java, and C++.
* Expertise in performance testing tools, including LoadRunner Enterprise, Apache JMeter, SoapUI, and Postman.
* Strong analytical skills, with experience in data analysis, visualization, end-to-end performance evaluation, and root cause analysis.
* Experience working with service-oriented architecture (SOA) and RESTful APIs.
* In-depth knowledge of performance-tuning SQL queries.
* Proficient in using application performance monitoring tools, such as Dynatrace and AppDynamics.
* Skilled in using various profiling tools to efficiently identify performance bottlenecks.
* Extensive hands-on experience with JVM tuning techniques.

Roles/Responsibilities:
* Define, develop, and apply performance and scalability benchmarks to ensure optimal system functionality.
* DB performance tuning, Log analysis, experience in Application Performance Monitoring tools like AppDynamics, DynaTrce, Splunk etc.
* Collaborate with multi-functional teams to characterize, debug, and enhance system performance and scalability across various components.
* Apply profiling tools efficiently to identify performance bottlenecks, providing in-depth root cause analysis.
* Design and conduct experiments to assess the performance impacts of system modifications and enhancements.
* Plan, implement, and analyze performance tests using an automated testing environment, ensuring comprehensive result evaluation.
* Participate in architecture and design reviews of complex solutions across teams, owning the quality perspectives for the design and contributing to cross-team engineering efforts.
* Oversee performance engineering for SAP systems, ensuring optimal efficiency and stability.
* Perform performance testing on SAP applications, analyzing the results to drive improvements.
* Contribute to the successful implementation of S/4 HANA, focusing on performance aspects of the system.
* Write and maintain scripts and tools using one or more programming languages to aid in performance analysis.
* Tune databases and optimize SQL queries to ensure high performance in production and testing environments.
* Leverage Application Performance Management (APM) tools, such as Dynatrace, AppDynamics, and Splunk, to monitor and optimize system performance.

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.)

Applications will be accepted until May 15th, 2025.

The annual salary for this position is between $ 71,100 to 112,500 depending on the experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Why Choose Cognizant?

It takes a lot to succeed in today's fast-paced market, and Cognizant Technology Solutions has become a leader in the industry. We love big ideas and even bigger dreams. We stand out because we put human experiences at the core.

Our associates enjoy robust benefits and training opportunities from our industry recognized, award winning Academy team. You will have access to hundreds of technical training to keep your abilities fresh and have opportunities to acquire certifications on the latest technologies.

Everything we do at Cognizant we do with passion-for our clients, our communities, and our organization. It's the defining attribute that we look for in our people.

If you become comfortable with ambiguity, excited by change, and excel through autonomy, we'd love to hear from you!

About Cognizant:

Headquartered in the U.S, Cognizant leverages a highly flexible business model, a flawless global delivery network, and deep domain expertise to deliver to a long list of world-class companies that are leaders in their own space.

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