At a Glance
- Tasks: Ensure applications perform well under pressure and collaborate with teams to mitigate risks.
- Company: Dynamic tech company based in Glasgow with a focus on performance testing.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, flexible work arrangements, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Exciting 6-month contract with potential for career advancement.
- Why this job: Join a team that values innovation and make a real impact on application performance.
- Qualifications: 8-12 years in performance testing, strong knowledge of LoadRunner and Agile methodologies.
The predicted salary is between 50000 - 65000 £ per year.
New Exciting opportunity for the role of Performance Test Engineer (Load Runner Engineer).
Location: Glasgow (3 Days in Office)
Contract Duration: 6 Months
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
The Role
The Senior Performance Test Engineer is responsible for ensuring that applications and platforms meet performance, scalability, stability, and reliability requirements under expected and peak workload conditions. The role requires extensive experience with LoadRunner/Performance Centre, strong knowledge of performance testing methodologies, and the ability to work closely with business, architecture, development, and infrastructure teams to identify and mitigate performance risks early in the delivery lifecycle.
Your Profile
Essential skills/experience:
- Minimum 8 to 12 years of hands‑on experience in delivering non‑functional test engagements, covering requirement gathering, workload model preparation, test planning, scripting using Web HTTP/HTML, TruClient, and web services, test execution, monitoring, and in‑depth performance results analysis.
- Experience in testing tools and technologies like Performance Centre, LoadRunner, MuleSoft, Tibco, Mule ESB, APM tools like Dynatrace/ App Dynamics.
- Proven capability in setting up performance testing frameworks and standards.
- Hands‑on experience delivering performance testing across both cloud‑based and legacy environment.
- Must have worked in Agile teams, should be well‑versed in agile framework.
- Strong stakeholder management, workshop facilitation, and communication skills.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills with team members and UK customers.
Performance Test Engineer in Glasgow employer: Queen Square Recruitment
As an Operational Acceptance Test (OAT) Lead, you will join a dynamic and innovative team within a global technology and consulting organisation that prioritises employee growth and development. Our collaborative work culture fosters creativity and encourages you to take ownership of your projects, while our commitment to large-scale transformation programmes ensures that your contributions have a meaningful impact on critical national infrastructure services. With access to modern cloud technologies and a focus on service transition practices, this role offers unique opportunities for professional advancement in a complex enterprise environment.
