Performance Test Engineer

Posted 29 July 2025
Salary Competitive
LocationLondon
Job type Contract
Discipline Software Engineering
Reference74143

Job description

Performance Test Engineer
Contract
5 months+
£350 Per day

Role Description:
To be successful as a Performance Test Engineer, you should have the following skills/experience:
•       Developing load testing scenarios using tools such as LoadRunner. Performance Center, AppDynamics, Dynatrace, New Relic, Kibana and Splunk.
•       Analysing performance bottlenecks and capacity limits.
•       Creating automated performance test suites.
•       Monitoring system behaviour under stress conditions.
Some Other Highly Valued Skills May Include
•       Experience with monitoring tools (such as AppDynamics)
•       Proficiency with API testing tools and load generation frameworks.
•       A good appreciation of HTTP protocols and REST APIs.
•       Excellent scripting knowledge.
•       An appreciation of how to approach non-functional testing for user interfaces (primarily web browsers).
•       An ability to understand database schemas and to write SQL queries.

Full details given upon application