Performance Test Engineer
Posted 3 days ago by 1753891271
£360 Per day
Inside
Undetermined
Northampton, Northamptonshire
Summary: The Performance Test Engineer role involves designing and executing testing strategies to assess system scalability, reliability, and response times under various load conditions. The position requires expertise in load testing tools and performance analysis to identify bottlenecks and create automated test suites. The ideal candidate will possess strong scripting skills and a good understanding of HTTP protocols and REST APIs. This role is critical for ensuring optimal system performance under stress conditions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and execute comprehensive testing strategies for system scalability and reliability.
- Develop load testing scenarios using tools such as LoadRunner, Performance Center, AppDynamics, Dynatrace, New Relic, Kibana, and Splunk.
- Analyze performance bottlenecks and capacity limits.
- Create automated performance test suites.
- Monitor system behavior under stress conditions.
Key Skills:
- Experience with load testing tools and performance monitoring tools.
- Proficiency with API testing tools and load generation frameworks.
- Strong scripting knowledge.
- Understanding of HTTP protocols and REST APIs.
- Ability to write SQL queries and understand database schemas.
Salary (Rate): £360 daily
City: Northampton
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Role Title: Performance Test Engineer
Location: Northampton
Duration: 31/12/2025
Pay Rate: £360 ( Umbrella)
Join us as a Performance Test Engineer where you'll design and execute comprehensive testing strategies to evaluate system scalability, reliability and response times under various load conditions. Specifically, responsibilities will include:
To be successful as a Performance Test Engineer, you should have the following skills/experience:
* Developing load testing scenarios using tools such as LoadRunner. Performance Center, AppDynamics, Dynatrace, New Relic, Kibana and Splunk.
* Analysing performance bottlenecks and capacity limits.
* Creating automated performance test suites.
* Monitoring system behaviour under stress conditions.
Some Other Highly Valued Skills May Include
* Experience with monitoring tools (such as AppDynamics)
* Proficiency with API testing tools and load generation frameworks.
* A good appreciation of HTTP protocols and REST APIs.
* Excellent scripting knowledge.
* An appreciation of how to approach non-functional testing for user interfaces (primarily web browsers).
* An ability to understand database schemas and to write SQL queries.
You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skill.
Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.