Senior Performance Tester engineer

Working Mode: Hybrid

Shift Timings: 12:30 to 9:30 PM

Company Profile:

TechBlocks is a Cloud & Digital Product Engineering Company with offices in Toronto, New York, Houston, Ahmedabad India, and Hyderabad India. Founded in 2007 in Toronto, our company has grown rapidly with 25 global clients, including those in Retail, Automotive, Financial, Logistics & Supply Chain, and more. We are known for leading and executing enterprise-wide digital transformation initiatives for Fortune 500 companies and global brands including Toyota, Bell Telecom, Bausch Health, Honda, Thomson Reuters Carswell, First American, Standard & Poor (S&P) and Colliers International. Our team of global experts approach our clients' unique needs from a different perspective . We focus on the end-user first from business strategy, solution design, development, and DevOps. We are more than just a development Company . We are the trusted business & strategic partner for Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, and SMEs globally. Our areas of expertise include Azure Cloud, Amazon AWS, e-Commerce, Modern Web (Angular, Node, React, .NET Core), Mobile & IoT, BI & Analytics, CRM (SalesForce & Dynamics CRM), and Robotic Process Automation. TechBlocks is a Microsoft Gold Partner with gold competencies in Cloud Productivity & Application Development, and other competencies in Application Integration and Collaboration & Content solutions.

• Tech Blocks Website: https://tblocks.com/
• Corporate Video: TechBlocks - YouTube

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/techblocks/about/

Job Summary:

We are looking for a highly skilled Sr. Performance Test Engineer with over 8 years of experience to join our team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in performance testing and a strong ability to write and execute scripts using JMeter.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, execute and maintain comprehensive performance test plans and scripts using JMeter ensuring accuracy and efficiency
• Conduct load, stress, and endurance testing to identify performance bottlenecks on cloud and in a distributed environment
• Thoroughly analyze test results to identify bottlenecks, performance degradation, and areas for optimization.
• Root cause analysis and identification of performance issues, working with development teams to implement fixes.
• Engage with development, operations, and other stakeholders to understand requirements, share findings, and contribute to performance improvements.
• Regular monitoring of application performance in production and pre-production environments to identify potential issues.
• Maintain clear and concise documentation of test plans, scripts, results, and recommendations.
• Participate in capacity planning exercises to ensure the system can handle projected loads.
• Monitor application performance and analyse results using Grafana, DataDog and other APM tools.
• Collaborate with development and QA teams to troubleshoot performance issues and provide recommendations for improvements.
• Generate detailed reports on performance testing results, including findings and actionable insights.
• Continuously refine and improve testing processes and methodologies.
• Contribute towards automation of regular activities to increase productivity

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 6 to 10 years of experience in performance testing and analysis.
• Proven expertise and experience in JMeter, with hands-on experience of writing JMeter scripts in either Java/Groovy/BeanShell
• Strong experience with Grafana, Data or any other APM tool for performance monitoring and data visualization.
• Solid understanding of web applications and Rest API and their performance characteristics.
• Experience in client-side performance testing preferably using tools such as LightHouse, MPulse etc.
• Experience in component level testing
• Experience in scripting or programming (coding or by using LLMs)
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Should have worked in an Agile model
• Experience in leading a team of performance QAs, providing technical guidance to the team when required
• Experience in directly communicating with clients and other stakeholders (both technical and non-technical)
• Strong communication and presentation skills and ability to work effectively within a team.
• Good understanding of Core Web Vitals

Nice to have

• Experience in performance testing for Retail domain