The Role
A highly experienced Performance Test Lead to drive the non-functional testing strategy and execution for the SSE Keystone transformation program.
The role involves leading performance engineering initiatives to ensure scalability, stability, and reliability of billing systems and integrations during dual run operations and peak cycles.
Your responsibilities:
It means more to own and drive performance testing strategy and roadmap, aligned to critical program milestones.
It means more to lead end-to-end performance engineering, from workload modelling and test design to execution and reporting.
It means more to shape systems for real-world scale, designing and executing load, stress, endurance, and volume tests.
It means more to build and lead high-performing teams, mentoring talent across geographies and driving delivery excellence.
It means more to partner with stakeholders, defining SLAs, NFRs, and acceptance criteria that ensure business confidence.
It means more to create realistic performance scenarios, validating complex billing, meter data, and system integrations.
It means more to gain deep system insights, monitoring performance and identifying bottlenecks through advanced tools and analysis.
It means more to solve critical performance challenges, leading root cause analysis and collaborating on system tuning.
It means more to embed performance in modern delivery, integrating testing into CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
It means more to ensure go-live confidence, supporting dual-run validation and delivering robust performance sign-offs with zero compromise.
Essential skills/knowledge/experience:
12+ years of experience in Performance Testing and Engineering
Experience as Performance Test Lead in large transformation programs
Utilities, billing, or CIS experience preferred
Proven experience in managing teams and stakeholder engagement
Expertise in JMeter, LoadRunner, NeoLoad
Experience in performance monitoring tools like Dynatrace, AppDynamics
Strong knowledge of workload modelling and system architecture
Experience with CI/CD integration and DevOps pipelines
Desirable skills/knowledge/experience:
Strong leadership and team management skills
Excellent communication and stakeholder management
Ability to work in multi-vendor environment
Proactive risk management and decision-making
