Senior QA Performance Engineer, Officer

Job description

Summary

As a Senior QA Performance Engineer, you will work as a senior member of a performance engineering team to evaluate and analyze the performance of Charles River products. You will provide support and assistance to customers and other teams within Charles River.

Tasks

• Collaborate with product owners, Scrum teams, implementation teams, or professional services to understand the non-functional requirements of products/projects.
• Creation of comprehensive performance test plans based on non-functional requirements
• Creation and execution of automated performance tests
• Creation, organization, and maintenance of test artifacts
• Analysis of test results to identify potential bottlenecks
• Preparation and dismantling of test environments as required
• Documentation of software errors in the issue tracking system; proactive communication of problems with developers and other project team members
• Adherence to a test plan to ensure efficient and effective product delivery
• Active participation in the agile software development process in accordance with the CRIAD Scrum methodology, including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog maintenance, and retrospectives
• Participation in cross-functional team activities as needed

Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent foreign qualification) in computer science, engineering, mathematics, physics, or another technical field, or business administration with an MS background
• MS degree preferred

Experience

• 7-10 years of experience in performance test engineering in a process-oriented technology environment on cloud-based infrastructure
• Proven critical thinking skills
• Extensive experience with performance testing tools (LoadRunner, JMeter, NeoLoad, or equivalent)
• Extensive experience with APM/observability tools (Dynatrace, Datadog, AppDynamics, or equivalent)
• Experience with C#, Java, SQL, Powershell, and Bash
• Familiarity with Windows operating system
• Good knowledge of DevOps – e.g., programming in Python, knowledge of various cloud platforms, CICD tools (Jenkins, TeamCity, or equivalent)
• Working knowledge of GIT
• Proven experience in implementing and executing performance tests against web, native/desktop applications, APIs, and batch applications
• Proven ability to translate business requirements into comprehensive non-functional and technical test plans
• Knowledge of the financial sector is an advantage
• At least 5 years of experience with agile development methodologies is highly desirable.
• Effective written and oral communication skills

Benefits

• Medical care and insurance
• Holidays and free time
• Well-being programs
• Financial security
• Support for families
• Other benefits

travel requirements

Travel may be required on a limited basis.

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