Performance Tester

We are seeking a skilled Performance Test Engineer to design execute and analyze performance tests for mission critical applications The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring the scalability stability and responsiveness of systems under various load conditions This role involves close collaboration with development DevOps and infrastructure teams to identify bottlenecks and recommend performance optimizations

Key Responsibilities

Test Planning and Strategy

Define performance testing objectives scope and approach for applications and systems

Develop detailed performance test plans and workload models based on business and technical requirements

Test Design and Development

Design and develop performance test scripts and scenarios using tools such as JMeter LoadRunner Neoload or Gatling

Create parameterized data driven and reusable test scripts

Execution and Monitoring

Execute load stress endurance and spike tests to assess system behavior under varying loads

Monitor server and application metrics CPU memory database network response time throughput

Collaborate with DevOps teams to run tests in CICD pipelines or cloud environments

Analysis and Reporting

Analyze test results to identify performance bottlenecks scalability issues and potential risks

Provide detailed performance reports with root cause analysis and optimization recommendations

Present findings to technical and non technical stakeholders

Collaboration

Work with developers architects and infrastructure teams to tune applications and optimize system performance

Support continuous performance monitoring post deployment

Continuous Improvement

Evaluate and implement new tools and techniques for performance testing and monitoring

Develop and maintain performance testing frameworks and best practices

Required Skills and Qualifications

3 6 years of experience in performance testing and engineering

Hands on experience with one or more performance testing tools

Apache JMeter LoadRunner Neoload Gatling or k6

Experience in scripting with Java Python Groovy or JavaScript for custom test logic

Strong knowledge of performance metrics bottleneck analysis and profiling techniques

Experience with application performance monitoring APM tools like Dynatrace AppDynamics Grafana or New Relic

Familiarity with web technologies HTTP REST APIs JSON XML and databases SQL NoSQL

Understanding of cloud environments AWS Azure GCP and CICD pipelines

Strong analytical problem solving and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in distributed performance testing and containerized environments Docker Kubernetes

Familiarity with monitoring stacks such as ELK Prometheus or InfluxDB

Exposure to microservices and event driven architectures

Knowledge of performance engineering techniques capacity planning scalability modeling and tuning

Certification in performance testing tools or APM platforms eg Micro Focus LoadRunner Professional Certification

About Virtusa

Teamwork, quality of life, professional and personal development: values that Virtusa is proud to embody. When you join us, you join a team of 27,000 people globally that cares about your growth — one that seeks to provide you with exciting projects, opportunities and work with state of the art technologies throughout your career with us.

Great minds, great potential: it all comes together at Virtusa. We value collaboration and the team environment of our company, and seek to provide great minds with a dynamic place to nurture new ideas and foster excellence.

Virtusa was founded on principles of equal opportunity for all, and so does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.