Performance Test Engineer

About Client:Our Client is a global IT services company headquartered in Southborough, Massachusetts, USA. Founded in 1996, with a revenue of $1.8B, with 35,000+ associates worldwide, specializes in digital engineering, and IT services company helping clients modernize their technology infrastructure, adopt cloud and AI solutions, and accelerate innovation. It partners with major firms in banking, healthcare, telecom, and media.Our Client is known for combining deep industry expertise with agile development practices, enabling scalable and cost-effective digital transformation. The company operates in over 50 locations across more than 25 countries, has delivery centers in Asia, Europe, and North America and is backed by Baring Private Equity Asia.Job Title: Performance EngineerKey Skills: Performance Engg - AWS Cloud Watch +Performance testingJob Locations: Hyderabad,Experience: 6 – 10 YearsBudget: 13 – 16 LPAEducation Qualification: Any GraduationJob Description:We are seeking an experienced Performance Engineer with strong expertise in AWS CloudWatch and Performance Testing. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, executing, and analyzing performance tests, monitoring system performance on AWS, and identifying opportunities for optimization across applications and infrastructure.Key Responsibilities:- Design, develop, and execute performance, load, and stress testing for web and cloud-based applications. - Utilize AWS CloudWatch, CloudTrail, and related AWS monitoring tools for application and infrastructure performance monitoring. - Analyze performance test results and identify bottlenecks in application, database, and infrastructure layers. - Collaborate with development, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to troubleshoot performance issues and recommend tuning strategies. - Develop performance baselines, KPIs, and performance dashboards to track system health and capacity trends. - Automate performance testing processes and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines where applicable. - Provide detailed performance reports, metrics, and improvement recommendations to stakeholders. - Stay current with AWS best practices for scalability, performance, and cost optimization.Required Skills & Qualifications:- Strong hands-on experience with AWS CloudWatch, CloudTrail, AWS Lambda, EC2, and related AWS services. - Proven experience in Performance Testing tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, Gatling, or Neoload. - Solid understanding of application performance tuning, bottleneck analysis, and capacity planning. - Experience with monitoring dashboards, alerting systems, and log analysis (e.g., CloudWatch Logs, Grafana, ELK Stack). - Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills across multiple technology stacks (Web, API, Database, Cloud Infrastructure). - Experience in scripting languages (Python, Shell, or Groovy) for automation. - Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.) and performance testing integration. - Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.Preferred Qualifications:- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or Associate-level certification (e.g., Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer). - Experience with containerized applications (Docker, Kubernetes). - Exposure to Application Performance Monitoring (APM) tools like New Relic, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, or Datadog. - Experience in performance testing microservices or distributed systems.Keywords / Key Skills:AWS CloudWatch, Performance Testing, JMeter, LoadRunner, Gatling, Cloud Monitoring, AWS Lambda, EC2, Performance Engineering, Load Testing, Stress Testing, Cloud Performance Optimization, Application Performance Monitoring (APM), CI/CD Integration, Grafana, Python Scripting.Interested Candidates please share your CV to vamsi.v@people-prime.com