Intermediate Quality Engineer - Performance

The candidate will have responsibilities across the following functions:

Testing Expertise:

• Lead the investigation and translation of business and technical requirements into performance test cases.
• Design and manage end-to-end performance testing activities for multiple projects.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive performance test plans, schedules, and resource allocations.
• Develop and maintain automated test cases and test suites using performance testing tools.
• Execute performance test cases, document results, and manage defects throughout the testing lifecycle.
• Prepare and present status reports, test metrics, and risk assessments to project leadership.
• Ensure all testing activities comply with organisational policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.

Defect and Compliance Management:

• Manage defects throughout their lifecycle, ensuring timely resolution and documentation.
• Identify, manage, and implement remediation for any noncompliance items and deviations.
• Ensure adherence to QA/QE standards and support the implementation of new standards.
• Recognise and identify areas for process, policy, or tool improvement.

Performance Testing Expertise:

• Create and execute performance test strategies, tools, and frameworks.
• Build performance testing scripts and integrate them with DevOps tools.

Leadership Skills:

• Coach and mentor testing team members in business domain, performance testing, automation, and non-functional testing.
• Identify opportunities to enhance testing processes, tools, and methodologies.
• Proactively identify and address issues throughout all test phases.

Project Coordination:

• Coordinate efforts of internal and external testing teams to ensure timely completion of test phases.
• Identify and communicate obstacles or risks impacting project timelines or success.
• Provide regular status updates to stakeholders and escalate issues as necessary.
• Ensure performance test deliverables are received, approved, and aligned to project goals and budget.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for all performance testing-related communications among project stakeholders.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and technology partners to ensure quality standards are met.
• Work closely with project managers, developers, quality engineers, and external vendors to coordinate performance testing activities and resolve issues.
• As a key contributor to the business unit, this job has the authority to recommend changes to business processes to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.

Job Dimensions:

• Scope includes coordination of performance, batch and operability testing activities for ET QA projects.
• Responsible for managing performance testing efforts across multiple projects and teams.
• Responsible for supporting quality assurance across various geographies and business lines as assigned.
• Direct influence over the quality of deliverables impacting ET QA projects.
• Advisory responsibilities for process improvement and technology adoption within the team.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of QA/QE experience, minimum 2+ years of experience in a Performance Test Coordination role, with proficient knowledge of the Testing Life Cycle, SDLC, and Defect Management.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience working with performance testing tools.
• Web UI, API/web services, and batch performance test experience.
• Preferably for financial, banking, planning and budgeting applications.

Must Have Skills:

• Strong Banking Applications knowledge and experience.
• Performance Testing Tools - NeoLoad/NeoLoad Web/JMeter.
• Artefact repositories - GitHub.
• Experience in working with AI LLM's - GTP/Cloude/GitHub Pilot/Databricks Genie.
• AI LLM integrations with test tools via MCP's.
• Defect and Test management tools (Any tool - OpenText AQM, JIRA, Confluence).
• Experience in preparing performance test plans and test cases and responsible for execution.
• Ability to support multiple projects concurrently.
• Strong organisational, time management, and communication skills.
• Ability to coach and mentor team members, and influence outcomes through expertise.
• Commitment to continuous learning and staying abreast of emerging technologies and industry developments.

Good to Have:

• Experience in Finance or equivalent ERP systems (e. g., PeopleSoft, SAP) is a big asset.
• Other performance testing tools - LoadRunner.
• CI/CD tools - Jenkins/GitHub Actions.
• Automation Testing (Any tools - Tosca DI/Python/Selenium/Robot Framework/Parasoft SOAtest/Postman/RestAssured/ Cucumber/Kainos Smart).
• Working knowledge of cloud/Azure environment (e. g., Databricks).
• Power BI or data visualisation tools.
• Familiar with AI trends and opportunities related to QE.