In office role

- We are seeking an experienced Performance Test Engineering Lead to define and execute comprehensive performance testing strategies for enterprise systems within a Fortune 500 organization.
- In this role, you will take ownership of system scalability, lead non-functional testing initiatives, and establish performance and security best practices across cross-functional engineering teams.
- You will drive end-to-end performance engineering efforts for distributed microservices architectures, identify critical bottlenecks, and champion high reliability and resilience across our applications.

Job Requirements: Performance & Security Leadership:

- Formulate and implement end-to-end performance test strategies, including load, stress, endurance, and spike testing across complex microservices architectures.
- Analyze system metrics, heap dumps, CPU utilization, and network logs to identify performance bottlenecks in distributed enterprise systems.
- Lead security penetration testing efforts to identify vulnerabilities, ensure security compliance, and enhance software resilience.
- Mentor cross-functional development and QA teams on performance engineering best practices, tuning standards, and scalability methodologies.

Test Automation & CI/CD:

- Design, build, and execute robust, scalable performance test suites using Apache JMeter.
- Develop automated test frameworks utilizing BDD, Cucumber, TestNG, and Maven.




- Integrate performance and automated security execution scripts into continuous delivery pipelines using GitHub and GitHub Actions.

Execution, Data Validation & Management:

- Conduct SQL and Database Testing to assess backend performance, query optimization, indexing, and data throughput under load.
- Author and manage structured performance test cases using Zephyr (or equivalent Test Case Management tools) and track defects through JIRA in an Agile framework.
- Synthesize raw test metrics into actionable reporting, dashboards, and documentation in Confluence and SharePoint for executive and engineering stakeholders.

Qualifications & Requirements:

- 10+ years of hands-on experience leading performance testing efforts in an organization
- Performance Testing: Mastery of Apache JMeter for designing high-concurrency load scripts and analyzing complex application behavior.
- Architecture Experience: Proven expertise in benchmarking and diagnosing microservices, APIs, and distributed systems.
- Security Testing: Hands-on experience executing security penetration testing and vulnerability assessments.
- Automation & Tools: Direct experience with BDD/Cucumber, TestNG, Maven, and integrating tests into GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines.
- Database Analysis: Proficiency in SQL and database performance validation under concurrent user conditions.

Preferred:

- Prior domain experience in the Retail Industry.
- Hands-on testing experience with Point of Sale (POS) systems and integrated terminal software such as Oracle Xstore.

📌 Performance QA Engineer (Hyderabad)
🏢 Denken Solutions,Inc
📍 Hyderabad