Sr QA Performance Test Engineer

The Sr QA Performance Test Engineer is a senior, hands-on role responsible for designing,

executing, and analyzing performance, load, stress, endurance, and scalability testing

across enterprise applications and platforms. This role contributes to scaling performance

testing capabilities by building repeatable test assets, strengthening CI/CD integration,

improving analysis practices, and mentoring other Performance Engineers. The Sr QA

Performance Test Engineer works closely with QA, Engineering, Architecture, Dev Ops,

Product, and Program Management to identify performance risks early and drive

measurable improvements. The role incorporates AI-assisted techniques to enhance

performance analysis, improve scenario realism, and strengthen risk identification across

assigned systems.

Performance Testing Strategy & Execution

• Design and execute performance, load, stress, endurance, and scalability tests.

• Translate business and technical requirements into realistic performance test

scenarios.

• Define performance baselines, thresholds, and acceptance criteria for assigned

systems.

• Act as technical owner for performance testing of assigned systems, ensuring test

coverage, result accuracy, and actionable outcomes.

• Validate system behavior under peak usage, sustained load, and failure conditions.

• Apply AI-assisted techniques to improve workload modeling, scenario coverage,

and detection of performance degradation patterns.

• Analysis, Reporting & Risk Identification

• Analyze test results to identify performance bottlenecks, degradation patterns, and

capacity risks.

• Correlate application-level results with infrastructure, database, and system

metrics.

• Produce clear, data-driven performance reports with actionable recommendations.

• Communicate performance risks and findings to technical and non-technical

stakeholders.

Tooling, Automation & CI/CD Integration

• Develop and maintain automated performance test suites and reusable test assets.

• Integrate performance testing into CI/CD pipelines in collaboration with Dev Ops.

• Improve reliability, repeatability, and execution efficiency of performance test runs.

• Contribute to tooling evaluation through hands-on validation and technical

recommendations.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Engineering and Architecture teams to review designs from a

performance perspective.

• Support root cause analysis for performance-related issues and incidents.

• Provide guidance on performance best practices during development and testing

phases.

• Participate in release readiness and go/no-go discussions from a performance

standpoint.

Mentorship & Capability Growth

• Own the end-to-end performance validation lifecycle for assigned systems, from

test design through analysis and recommendations.

• Mentor and support Performance Engineers through technical coaching and review

of test scenarios and analysis.

• Contribute to standards, documentation, playbooks, and shared knowledge.

• Support the evolution of performance testing maturity through improved realism,

consistency, and automation.

• Guide Performance Engineers on effective use of AI-assisted analysis techniques

within performance testing activities.

Continuous Improvement & Innovation

• Identify opportunities to enhance performance testing approaches and

methodologies.

• Stay current with industry trends, tools, and techniques in performance

engineering.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

• 6+ years of experience in performance testing or performance engineering.

• Strong hands-on experience with performance testing tools, including:

Azure Load Testing, JMeter, Load Runner, k6, or similar tools.

• Proven experience designing and executing load, stress, endurance, and scalability

tests.

• Strong analytical skills for interpreting performance metrics and identifying root

causes.

• Experience working in CI/CD environments and collaborating with Dev Ops teams.

• Familiarity with cloud-based and distributed systems.

• Experience mentoring or guiding engineers in a technical capacity (preferred).

• Ability to communicate performance risks and results clearly to technical and non

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