Performance Tester

Posting Description:
***Performance QA Engineer**

**Who we are looking for**
- Do you want to design and test market leading software products that are setting the standard for financial modelling?
- Would you like to work on cutting-edge software with other passionate team members?
- Would you like to make a difference by utilising your knowledge and experience to enhance the quality of the software solutions?

If so, then we would love you to come and work with us.

**About the role**

As a Performance QA Engineer you will be responsible for:

- Executing test scenarios defined by other testers, engineers and acturaries
- Creating Test scenarios for validating the source data extraction from huge CSV files, validation of the complete business transformation logic and target table loading.
- Building appropriate SQL queries to test the backend data with the front end.
- Perform load and performance tests.
- Automate tests and aid in continuous improvement of the business and technological solutions being delivered.
- Supporting software engineers during the development and testing phase.
- Reviewing unit tests implemented by software developers and implementing unit testing improvements.
- Building useful tools and frameworks to aid continuous development and continuous delivery.
- Debugging bugs identified internally or by the external customer to identify the root cause and use it to improve the test coverage.
- Working with software engineers, actuaries and the product owner to identify the scope for automation testing.
- Preparing executive summary of the testing coverage and testing gaps.

**Before you meet us, get to know us**

Aon Tyche is a fast paced, dynamic business, with ambitious growth plans and as such already supports a global client base covering the UK, EMEA, the US.

We help those in insurance and related sectors do things better. Our team of highly skilled actuaries and Insurance experts develop innovative solutions for our clients.

We solve this industry need with our proprietary modelling platform, Tyche. We are able to tackle challenging modelling problems head on and provide companies with solutions that can be implemented into their daily business discussions by leveraging affordable “commodity” hardware and ground breaking advances in parallel software design.

The firm now has over 80 people bringing deep insurance knowledge, actuarial science, and software development skills to a growing client base. At RPC Tyche, we provide real career development, high quality work, inspiring project teams and excellent reward and recognition programmes.

**Inclusion and Diversity**

People are at the heart of everything we do. We want every member of our team to feel welcome, valued and confident they'll achieve their career objectives here.

**Essential skills and experience**:

- 7+years of expreince in Perforamce tesing.
- Software Quality Assurance experience on Manual and database testing for n-tier Web solutions based on modern frameworks
- Experience in doing End to End Testing, which includes database testing with huge csv files and ability to validate the transformation logic.
- Test data preparation based on the business requirements.
- Experience in writing complex SQL queries.
- Thorough knowledge of Software Test Life Cycle, Test Case Life Cycle and Defect Life Cycle. Proficiency with Test Case Preparation and Execution.
- Experience in Load and stress testing Using JMeter and Blazemeter
- Working in teams using Agile delivery methodology, regularly collaborating with other members of the team

**Good to have technical skills**:

- Knowledge of Test Automation using Cypress, Cucumber and Selenium
- Project Management and test management tools like Azure DevOps, Testrail

**Personal skills**:

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Enthusiastic, confident self-starter and very highly motivated to deliver
- Out-of-the-box thinker with good attention to detail