SME - Performance Engineering ( Load Runner Cloud)

WHO YOU ARE

A highly skilled Subject Matter Expert (SME) in Performance Engineering to lead our efforts in ensuring system scalability, stability, and reliability across enterprise-grade applications. This is a strategic, hands-on role where you will apply deep technical expertise to deliver high-performing solutions that meet business-critical demands.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY

• Lead performance engineering initiatives across multiple systems—covering application and infrastructure layers—to ensure our SAP platforms perform optimally under forecasted peak loads.

• Collaborate with technology architects, business stakeholders, and application providers to identify, assess, and mitigate performance risks proactively.

• Design, plan, and execute performance testing strategies, including developing test scripts, configuring on-premises and cloud-based load generators, and analyzing performance results.

• Drive root-cause analysis for performance bottlenecks, propose preventive actions, and ensure long-term system resilience.

• Act as a bridge between internal and external stakeholders through clear communication, effective documentation, and precise performance reporting.

• Define performance scope and align expectations across delivery teams, ensuring results are clearly communicated and risks are managed.

• Contribute to strategic roadmap development by analyzing release strategies, identifying improvement opportunities, and introducing innovative approaches to performance engineering.

• Work closely with cross-functional teams—including development, product management, and process teams—to ensure performance best practices are embedded throughout the lifecycle.

• Mentor junior engineers, share best practices, and promote a culture of continuous improvement within the quality engineering domain.

Key Qualifications we are looking for

• 8-12 years of experience working across large and complex projects in Performance Test Engineering preferable with SAP products.

• Good Hand on experience on performance testing lifecycle for SAP and integrated applications – from requirement gathering, planning, and scripting to execution and analysis.

• Able to Design and develop performance test strategies and test plans aligned with business and technical objectives.

• Hands on experience in Developing and maintaining integrated performance test scripts for SAP modules and supporting systems using LoadRunner Cloud and open-source tools.

• Set up and configure test environments (on-prem or cloud) including load generators, monitoring tools, and data preparation.

• Execute load, stress, endurance, and scalability tests and analyze results to identify bottlenecks and performance issues.

• Collaborate closely with SAP Basis, infrastructure, and application teams to fine-tune systems and resolve performance bottlenecks.

• Provide performance tuning recommendations across application code, database, and infrastructure layers.

• Prepare and present detailed performance reports with actionable insights to technical and business stakeholders.

• Contribute to performance engineering best practices, automation frameworks, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Stay updated on emerging tools, methodologies, and performance optimization techniques, especially within SAP and cloud environments.

What We're Looking For

A Performance test expert who combines technical depth with strategic foresight, comes with Hands on Experience across different tools available in Market Preferably Load Runner, Neo Cloud and Open Source tools, Excels in stakeholder management. You should bring a proven record of delivering complex performance solutions in large-scale, distributed environments above all, you should be one living up to IKEA Values.

TOGETHER AS A TEAM

We set the digital agenda to keep IKEA leading in an uncertain and fast-moving environment. We drive the development, provision and operation of our digital products and services through the use of new and existing technology and agile delivery methods to deliver at pace. At the same time, we provide a home for digital skills to both develop and extend the technical, people and business skills needed to ensure continuous development and growth of our digital capability.