Job Summary

The Performance Analyst QTE116 role focuses on designing executing and optimizing performance tests for complex enterprise applications using up-to-date tools and practices. The analyst ensures reliable secure and scalable systems by analyzing performance data identifying bottlenecks and partnering with cross functional teams to deliver reliable user experiences in a hybrid work model.

Responsibilities

• Design comprehensive performance test strategies that align with business goals to ensure applications meet scalability and reliability expectations in production environments.
• Develop detailed performance test scripts using Apache Jmeter and Loadrunner to simulate real world user behavior across critical business workflows.
• Execute performance load stress and endurance tests for REST Web Services and microservices to validate response times throughput and system stability.
• Analyze performance metrics from servers databases and networks using PerfMon and related tools to identify resource bottlenecks and tuning opportunities.




• Create reusable Python utilities and automation frameworks to streamline performance test execution data preparation and result validation.
• Validate and monitor REST API performance by designing robust test scenarios that cover functional flows error conditions and security constraints.
• Investigate performance issues by correlating application logs Splunk dashboards and infrastructure metrics to determine root cause and remediation steps.
• Configure and maintain Docker settings to provision repeatable and isolated performance test setups that mirror production like conditions.
• Integrate performance tests into Jenkins CI pipelines to enable continuous performance validation with each build and deployment cycle.
• Build intuitive Grafana dashboards to visualize key performance indicators enabling stakeholders to track system health and capacity trends over time.
• Utilize Fiddler and similar tools to capture and analyz

📌 Performance Analyst Chennai
🏢 Cognizant
📍 Chennai