About Scrumconnect Consulting Scrumconnect Consulting is a multi-award-winning digital consultancy, recognised for delivering impactful technology solutions across UK government departments. Our work has positively influenced the lives of over 40 million UK citizens. With a strong commitment to user-centred design and agile delivery, and more to deliver innovative digital services that matter.
Role Overview
We are looking for a Senior Performance Tester to deliver hands-on load and performance testing across large-scale digital services and Back End applications, with experience of working with cloud-based distributed services. This is a technical, delivery-focused role operating in structured and governed environments where performance, resilience, and scalability are critical to service success. Key Responsibilities * Design and execute load, stress, volume, soak, and scalability tests * Analyse performance results, logs, and system metrics to identify bottlenecks * Gather and Validate performance NFRs, volumetrics, and capacity assumptions * Prepare and maintain performance test scripts and execution runbooks * Execute tests in cloud-hosted (AWS) non-production environments * Raise performance defects with clear technical evidence * Support CI/CD integration for performance testing where required * Contribute to test reports, defect triage, and test completion evidence * Work closely with developers, architects, platform, and operations teams Essential Skills & Experience * Strong experience in performance testing of enterprise systems * Hands-on delivery using tools such as JMeter, Gatling, LoadRunner, k6 (or equivalent) * Solid understanding of: o APIs, HTTP, databases, messaging, caching o Backend and distributed system performance characteristics * Experience analysing logs and monitoring data * Familiarity with Agile and hybrid delivery models * Experience working in regulated or high-assurance environments Desirable 1. Experience with APM tools (eg Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Elastic Search with Kibana/Grafana across digital services) 2. Publ...
Lead Performance Tester (SC Eligible/Cleared) employer: scrumconnect ltd
Scrumconnect Consulting is an exceptional employer that prioritises the growth and development of its employees, offering a supportive work culture in Newcastle. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion, as well as being a Disability Confident employer, we provide meaningful opportunities for career advancement and continuous learning, making it an ideal place for passionate individuals to thrive in their recruitment careers.
