Summary: The Performance Test Engineer role focuses on delivering quality assurance for an E-commerce application by designing, implementing, and executing performance tests. The position requires expertise in JMeter scripting and collaboration with cross-functional teams to identify and resolve performance issues. The engineer will also be responsible for generating detailed reports and documenting testing processes for continuous improvement. This role is classified as inside IR35.

Key Responsibilities:

• JMeter Scripting: ESSENTIAL. Design, implement, and manage JMeter scripts to perform Load, Stress, and Endurance testing on SAP Commerce APIs, focusing on API OCC endpoints.
• Performance Test Execution: Execute and monitor performance tests, analysing data to uncover bottlenecks, throughput issues, and any response time degradation.
• Scripting setup on Test Environment: Ensure JMeter is effectively set up to simulate realistic traffic levels and behavior.
• Analysis and Reporting: Generate detailed reports on test results, offering insights into system behavior under load and recommending improvements for response time, stability, and scalability.
• Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams: Work closely with development, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to potentially resolve identified performance issues, improving server response times, optimizing database queries, and tuning API performance.
• Documentation: Document test scripts, configurations, and results in a comprehensive and reusable format for continuous improvement and repeatability.

Key Skills:

• Proven experience in performance testing, specifically with JMeter on API-based eCommerce platforms, preferably on SAP Commerce (Hybris).
• Proficient in JMeter Scripting for Load, Stress, and Endurance testing.
• Familiarity with Commerce platforms RESTful API and understanding of its architecture and workflows.
• Experience with performance analysis tools and monitoring software.
• Highly appreciated a SAP Commerce (Hybris) previous experience.
• Highly appreciated experience in QA Automation testing using JAVA Selenium.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools for integrating performance testing within a DevOps pipeline.
• Knowledge of eCommerce domain best practices and common performance bottlenecks.
• Understanding of cloud-based infrastructure and testing within scalable environments.

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: London

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT