Performance Engineer Lead/Architect

Key Responsibilities

• 12+ Yrs of experience in Performance Engineering.

• Design, develop, and maintain performance test scripts using Apache JMeter or similar tools for web, API, and backend systems.

• Conduct load, stress, endurance, and scalability testing for applications and microservices.

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites for Next.js applications, covering unit, integration, and E2E tests.

• Perform API performance testing (REST/JSON, SOAP) and integrate with automation frameworks.

• Analyze test results, identify performance bottlenecks, and provide actionable recommendations.

• Monitor system performance metrics (CPU, memory, GC, I/O, network) during test execution.

• Collaborate with development and DevOps teams to optimize application and infrastructure performance.

• Integrate performance tests into CI/CD pipelines.

• Prepare detailed performance test reports and present findings to stakeholders.

• Continuously improve testing frameworks, tools, and best practices.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong experience in performance testing and engineering best practices

• Hands-on expertise with Apache JMeter (test plans, scripting, listeners, distributed testing)

• Front end performance testing experience on Next.js application

• Design and deployment of performance test framework

• Experience with API automation and performance testing (REST, SOAP)

• Knowledge of HTTP/HTTPS protocols, JSON, XML

• Experience with performance monitoring tools (APM, server logs, JVM monitoring)

• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, Git, etc.

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills"