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Performance Test Lead

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Performance and scalability testing
  • Distributed systems and API architecture
  • Azure cloud and Kubernetes (AKS)
  • Performance metrics analysis and tuning

Responsibilities

  • Lead enterprise performance engineering efforts
  • Design and execute load, stress, endurance, and scalability testing strategies
  • Identify bottlenecks across applications, APIs, databases, and infrastructure
  • Work closely with Architecture, DevOps, QA, and Development teams

Key facts

Other skills

  • Troubleshooting (Problem Solving)
  • Mentorship

About the company

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HeadSpin

HeadSpin is the world’s first Digital Experience AI Platform combining cloud-hosted and on-prem global device infrastructure, test automation, and ML-driven performance & quality of experience analytics for mobile, web, audio, and video. HeadSpin empowers engineering, QA, operations, and product teams to assure optimal digital experiences throughout the development lifecycle. Learn more at www.headspin.io

Company details

Company size201 - 500

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Job description

Role Summary

Leads enterprise performance engineering efforts to ensure system scalability, stability, reliability, and responsiveness across distributed cloud and hybrid environments. Responsible for designing and executing load, stress, endurance, and scalability testing strategies while identifying bottlenecks across applications, APIs, databases, and infrastructure. Works closely with Architecture, DevOps, QA, and Development teams to validate production readiness, optimize system performance, and support high-availability cloud deployments within Azure and AKS environments.



Primary Tools

  • Apache JMeter
  • Akamai CloudTest
  • Azure Load Testing
  • Azure Application Insights
  • Azure DB Metrics
  • AKS Container Monitoring
  • PowerShell Monitoring Scripts.

Key Skills

  • Performance and scalability testing
  • Distributed systems and API architecture
  • Azure cloud and Kubernetes (AKS)
  • Performance metrics analysis and tuning
  • CI/CD and automated performance pipelines
  • Troubleshooting and root cause analysis
  • Lead , coach and Mentor Performance Engineer staff offshore

Nice to Have

  • Mortgage or FinTech industry experience
  • Experience with enterprise SaaS platforms and high-volume transaction systems


Disclaimer: HeadSpin does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment or selection process. We will never ask candidates to pay money or share financial information in exchange for a job offer. If you receive any communication requesting payment on behalf of HeadSpin, please treat it as fraudulent and report it immediately to hr@headspin.io

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