About the Role
InvestCloud is looking for a talented candidate with at least 3 years of experience in Performance Engineering. This position will be at an individual contributor level as part of a collaborative, fast-paced team.
What does a great Performance Test Engineer do?
As a Performance Test Engineer, you'll be responsible for ensuring the reliability and scalability of our software through performance testing.
A strong InvestCloud Performance Test Engineer collaborates with teams to design and execute performance tests, analyze results, and drive optimizations.
How you will provide meaningful contributions :
Performance Testing
- Develop and execute performance test plans based on system and application requirements
- Conduct load, stress, volume, concurrency and endurance testing.
- Identify performance bottlenecks, issues, and provide recommendations based on findings
Test Automation
- Create automated performance test scripts.
- Integrate tests into CI / CD pipelines.
Collaboration
- Work with cross-functional teams to understand requirements.
- Provide insights for performance improvements.
Reporting and Analysis
- Generate comprehensive test reports.
- Collaborate with developers to resolve issues.
Basic Qualifications for Consideration :
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
- 3 years of experience in performance testing.
- Good understanding of the interplay of software and the hardware it runs on, in terms of performance implications
- Experience with performance test tools, such as Microfocus (Formerly HP’s) Load Runner and / or Performance Center.
- Good hands on working knowledge of script development utilizing different protocols offered by LoadRunner in particular Web / Http, Web Services, RTE.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Effective communication and collaboration abilities.
- Familiarity with Agile methodologies.
- Experience with Unix, Linux, or variant
- Working knowledge of Windows-based systems
- Experience with relational databases
- Performance monitoring tools such as AppDynamics, Splunk, Dynatrace
Preferred Skills / Experience
- Knowledge of other tools like JMeter is a plus
- Script development experience desired (e.g., Korn shell, C shell, Awk, Perl, PowerShell, etc)
- Industry experience in investment management or financial services preferred