Senior Performance Tester

• Design and execute performance testing strategies for web, mobile, API, and enterprise applications. • Develop and maintain reusable performance test scripts. • Conduct Load, Stress, Spike, Endurance (Soak), and Volume testing. • Analyze application performance bottlenecks and provide optimization recommendations. • Monitor application servers, databases, middleware, and infrastructure during performance tests. • Prepare performance test plans, scenarios, workload models, and execution reports. • Collaborate with developers, architects, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to resolve performance issues. • Validate application scalability, stability, and reliability before production deployment. • Participate in performance tuning of applications, databases, and APIs. • Integrate performance testing into CI/CD pipelines. • Provide regular status updates and detailed performance analysis reports. • Strong experience with performance testing tools such as: • Apache JMeter • LoadRunner • NeoLoad • Gatling (preferred) • Experience testing REST and SOAP APIs. • Strong SQL knowledge for backend validation. • Experience with monitoring tools such as: • Dynatrace • AppDynamics • Grafana • Prometheus • Splunk • Knowledge of JVM, GC logs, Thread Dumps, Heap Analysis, and CPU/Memory utilization. • Experience with Linux/Unix commands and shell scripting. • Understanding of HTTP/HTTPS, TCP/IP, SSL, Web Services, and Microservices architecture. • Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps. • Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes environments is an advantage. • Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills. Banking Domain Experience (Preferred) • Internet Banking • Mobile Banking • Payments • Cards • Core Banking • Digital Banking Platforms • API Banking Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. • Performance testing certifications (LoadRunner, JMeter, or similar) are an added advantage. Preferred Experience • 6–10+ years of software testing experience. • At least 4–5 years of hands-on experience in performance testing. • Experience in Agile/Scrum environments. • Banking or financial services experience is highly preferred. Key Competencies • Performance Engineering • Performance Tuning • Root Cause Analysis • Workload Modeling • Capacity Planning • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills • Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment