Performance Testing Engineer in London

Job Description

Senior Performance Engineer – Global Commerce Central Test Team, Sky.

What you’ll do

• Strong stakeholder management skills, including ability to communicate complex concepts to non‑technical and technical audiences.
• Taking ownership of NFR, requirement analysis and finalisation and driving non‑functional initiatives like Chaos testing.
• Detailed results analysis including application monitoring, identify performance bottlenecks and recommend/implement improvements or performance optimisation.
• Mediate potential conflicts and foster solutions‑oriented discussions with stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain efficient and scalable performance testing automation framework.
• Design, develop and maintain performance test scripts; test execution & coordination across multiple external and internal teams for issue resolution.
• Conduct discovery process to specify scope, extent and type of performance testing required.
• Able to define and troubleshoot test environments to identify issues across system integration or component NFT.

What you’ll bring

• Experience in performance testing.
• Experience working with multiple internal or external teams for issue resolving/requirements analysis / results analysis.
• Develop and maintain automated performance test scripts using tools/framework like Gatling, LoadRunner, JMeter.
• Experience in testing large‑scale micro‑services‑based web applications preferably media based.
• Automating tasks using scripting like Scala, Python.
• Coding in Java, Scala, Groovy.
• Working with databases like MongoDB, MySQL.
• Good understanding of build tools like Gradle, Docker, etc.
• Working knowledge of using monitoring tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Elasticsearch.

Team overview

Our Test Management team works closely with design, delivery and business teams to create an unforgettable experience for our customers. From streaming products like NOW, to providing smart entertainment products like Sky Glass and Sky Go, we find smarter and simpler ways to connect customers to more of what they love.

The rewards

• Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place.
• The magic of Sky Glass at an exclusive rate.
• A generous pension package.
• Private healthcare.
• Discounted mobile and broadband.
• A wide range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences.

Your office space

We’ve embraced hybrid working and split our time between unique office spaces and the convenience of working from home. You’ll find out more about what hybrid working looks like for your role later on in the recruitment process.

Osterley Campus is a 10‑minute walk from Syon Lane train station. We also run free shuttle buses to nearby tube stations. On campus you’ll find subsidised restaurants, cafes, a Waitrose, a gym, a cinema, and a beauty salon.

We are a Confident Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all, and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need to your recruiter as early as possible.