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Performance Tester
- Aggregated by CV-Library
- Reading, Berkshire
- Contract
- Full Time
- £164,250 - £182,500 Per Day
Job Description
Role: Performance Tester
Work Model & Location: Hybrid - 2-3 day onsite in Reading
Duration: 6 Months+
The role involves validating system scalability, response time, throughput, and stability under real-world and peak load conditions to ensure business-critical billing processes operate without performance degradation.
Our client, working with a British multinational energy company who are a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index are seeking an experienced Performance Tester to support the Keystone transformation program, focusing on non-functional validation of billing systems, integrations, and dual run operations.
Your responsibilities:
* Analyse performance testing requirements including user load, throughput, transaction volumes, and usage patterns
* Prepare Performance Test Strategy and Test Plan aligned to program milestones
* Design and develop performance test scripts using JMeter and/or LoadRunner
* Execute load, stress, endurance, and volume testing
* Monitor application performance using tools such as Dynatrace, AppDynamics, or Azure Monitor
* Analyse results and identify bottlenecks and system limitations
* Prepare performance reports and tuning recommendations
* Manage performance defects through to resolution
* Support dual run validation ensuring stable billing operations
* Validate high-volume transactions across multiple integrated systems.
Your Profile
Essential skills/knowledge/experience:
* 5–10 years of experience in Performance Testing / Non-functional Testing
* Strong experience with JMeter, LoadRunner, or NeoLoad
* Understanding of workload modelling and performance engineering concepts
* Experience in Agile / DevOps environments
* Experience in utilities or billing systems is highly desirable
Key Deliverables
* Performance Test Strategy and Plan
* Test Scripts and Workload Models
* Execution Reports and Dashboards
* Bottleneck Analysis and RCA
* Performance Test Summary and Sign-off Report
Desirable skills/knowledge/experience:
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management
* Ability to work in multi-vendor environments
* Proactive risk identification and mitigation
Work Model & Location: Hybrid - 2-3 day onsite in Reading
Duration: 6 Months+
The role involves validating system scalability, response time, throughput, and stability under real-world and peak load conditions to ensure business-critical billing processes operate without performance degradation.
Our client, working with a British multinational energy company who are a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index are seeking an experienced Performance Tester to support the Keystone transformation program, focusing on non-functional validation of billing systems, integrations, and dual run operations.
Your responsibilities:
* Analyse performance testing requirements including user load, throughput, transaction volumes, and usage patterns
* Prepare Performance Test Strategy and Test Plan aligned to program milestones
* Design and develop performance test scripts using JMeter and/or LoadRunner
* Execute load, stress, endurance, and volume testing
* Monitor application performance using tools such as Dynatrace, AppDynamics, or Azure Monitor
* Analyse results and identify bottlenecks and system limitations
* Prepare performance reports and tuning recommendations
* Manage performance defects through to resolution
* Support dual run validation ensuring stable billing operations
* Validate high-volume transactions across multiple integrated systems.
Your Profile
Essential skills/knowledge/experience:
* 5–10 years of experience in Performance Testing / Non-functional Testing
* Strong experience with JMeter, LoadRunner, or NeoLoad
* Understanding of workload modelling and performance engineering concepts
* Experience in Agile / DevOps environments
* Experience in utilities or billing systems is highly desirable
Key Deliverables
* Performance Test Strategy and Plan
* Test Scripts and Workload Models
* Execution Reports and Dashboards
* Bottleneck Analysis and RCA
* Performance Test Summary and Sign-off Report
Desirable skills/knowledge/experience:
* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
* Excellent communication and stakeholder management
* Ability to work in multi-vendor environments
* Proactive risk identification and mitigation