Performance Test Engineer

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Performance Test Engineer

Permanent | Hybrid | Performance Testing| Scripting skills

London or Leeds | Hybrid working model | 50% onsite required

Currently SC cleared or SC eligible

At Peregrine, we're always seeking Specialist Talent that have the ideal mix of skills, experience, and attitude, to place with our vast array of clients. From Business Analysts in large government organisations to Software Developers in the private sector – we are always in search of the best talent to place, now.

The role:

We are seeking a Performance Test Engineer to shape the future of system scalability and reliability at our client by creating strategies and solutions that make a real impact. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who has extensive experience in Performance Testing to make a significant impact in our highly prestigious client.

Responsibilities:

• As a Performance Test Engineer, you'll play a key role in driving digital transformation by delivering robust performance testing strategies and solutions that keep our platforms resilient and efficient.
• A typical day starts after the team's stand-up, where you share updates on performance testing and highlight any bottlenecks.
• You'll design and run performance, load, and stress tests using tools like JMeter, LoadRunner, or Gatling, ensuring they meet strategy and non-functional requirements.
• You'll collaborate with developers and architects to troubleshoot issues, monitor systems with Grafana and Splunk, and use diagnostics tools such as New Relic and Dynatrace.
• You'll integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines and drive improvements to ensure robust, scalable systems across cloud, hybrid and on-premises environments.

Skills & Experience:

• Extensive experience as a Performance Test Engineer or a similar role
• Ability to design, execute, and analyse performance, load, stress, and volume tests.
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools (Grafana, Splunk) and diagnostics platforms (New Relic, Dynatrace).
• Understanding of containerisation technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and big data platforms (Databricks).
• Ability to analyse complex performance issues and provide actionable recommendations.
• Strong scripting skills (e.g., Python, JavaScript) for test automation and data analysis.
• Knowledge of Performance Test Strategy and defining Non-Functional Requirements.
• Proven experience in Performance Testing of cloud-based architectures (Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Strong knowledge of performance testing methodologies and tools (such as JMeter, LoadRunner, Eggplant Performance, Gatling). xgikmsk

Desirable skills:

• Knowledge of middleware systems (Kafka, IBM MQ).
• Experience with ELK stack and reporting tools (e.g., Tableau).

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