Performance Tester
Posted 1 week ago by Talent
£525 Per day
Inside
Remote
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Performance Tester role is a short-term contract position within the public sector, requiring immediate availability. The successful candidate will design, script, and execute load tests to ensure digital services can handle high user volumes. A strong background in JMeter and Java, along with experience in public sector environments, is essential for this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and run performance tests simulating high volumes of virtual users accessing core digital resources and infrastructure.
- Develop robust test cases utilizing a hybrid approach of UI recording and manual coding to build precise virtual user behavior.
- Manage heavy data creation tasks, including uploading and downloading large CSV datasets (approximately 10,000+ records) to support test scenarios.
- Conduct deep-dive technical analysis, monitoring JDBC connections and inspecting HTTPS traffic to pinpoint latency and performance bottlenecks.
- Work closely with engineering teams to configure and validate test executions within dedicated, live-like environments.
Key Skills:
- Proven expertise setting up, configuring, and running performance tests in JMeter via the Apache toolset, integrating with Java.
- Strong competency in SQL for data verification alongside a deep understanding of HTTPS protocols and JDBC connection monitoring.
- Confident handling, importing, and exporting large-scale test data files (CSV format).
- Prior experience navigating the compliance, security, and delivery frameworks within a government or public sector setting.
- Clear understanding of how to maintain test integrity within complex, live-like pre-production environments.
- Adept at combining automated UI recording with custom manual code tweaks to create highly realistic user journeys.
Salary (Rate): £525.00 daily
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Job Description Performance Tester Location: Remote / Public Sector (UK) Contract Length: Short-term 1 month contract, Immediate start IR35 Status: Inside IR35
About The Role We are seeking an experienced Performance Tester for an immediate, short-term contract within the public sector. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, scripting, and executing load tests to ensure our critical digital services can handle high volumes of concurrent users. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in the Apache toolset (specifically JMeter running in Java) and a solid understanding of working within complex, live-like environments under government/public sector standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Load Testing Execution: Design and run performance tests simulating high volumes of virtual users accessing core digital resources and infrastructure.
- Scripting and Test Creation: Develop robust test cases utilizing a hybrid approach of UI recording and manual coding to build precise virtual user behavior.
- Data Preparation and Manipulation: Manage heavy data creation tasks, including uploading and downloading large CSV datasets (approximately 10,000+ records) to support test scenarios.
- Performance Monitoring: Conduct deep-dive technical analysis, monitoring JDBC connections and inspecting HTTPS traffic to pinpoint latency and performance bottlenecks.
- Environment Management: Work closely with engineering teams to configure and validate test executions within dedicated, live-like environments.
Required Skills And Experience
Technical Stack JMeter and Java: Proven expertise setting up, configuring, and running performance tests in JMeter via the Apache toolset, integrating with Java. Database and Protocols: Strong competency in SQL for data verification alongside a deep understanding of HTTPS protocols and JDBC connection monitoring. Data Management: Confident handling, importing, and exporting large-scale test data files (CSV format). Core Experience Public Sector / Government Experience: Prior experience navigating the compliance, security, and delivery frameworks within a government or public sector setting is highly desirable. Simulated Environments: Clear understanding of how to maintain test integrity within complex, live-like pre-production environments. Test Case Design: Adept at combining automated UI recording with custom manual code tweaks to create highly realistic user journeys.
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