Performance Test Engineer-Kitchener, ON- 3 days a week Onsite

Job Description :

Job Title : Performance Test Engineer (8–10 Years Experience)

Kitchener, ON- 5 days a week

Long Term Contract(6 Months to start with)

Role Description

We are looking for an experienced Performance Test Engineer with strong expertise in performance testing tools, performance engineering principles, and end‑to‑end system analysis. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience designing, executing, and optimizing performance tests to ensure high availability, responsiveness, and scalability of enterprise applications.

Key Responsibilities

Plan, design, and execute performance, load, stress, endurance, and scalability tests across various applications.

Utilize industry-leading performance testing tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, NeoLoad, Gatling, K6, or Locust.

Conduct deep-dive performance engineering analysis, including :

Response time and bottleneck analysis

Concurrency and throughput assessment

Capacity planning

Caching strategy evaluation

Thread and connection pool tuning

Memory leak detection and Garbage Collection (GC) behavior analysis

Analyze test results and provide actionable insights and optimization recommendations.

Work closely with development, DevOps, and architecture teams to resolve performance issues.

Prepare clear documentation, including test strategies, scenario design, execution reports, and root-cause analysis.

Collaborate across distributed teams to ensure system reliability and performance compliance.

Essential Skills

8 years of hands-on performance testing experience in enterprise-scale environments.

Strong expertise in one or more performance testing tools :

JMeter

LoadRunner

NeoLoad

Gatling

K6

Locust

Deep understanding of performance engineering concepts, including :

Response time analysis

Concurrency and throughput optimization

Capacity planning and scalability

Caching mechanisms

Thread and connection pool tuning

Memory leaks and GC behavior

Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

Ability to work independently and communicate effectively with cross-functional teams.

Desirable Skills

Experience with :

HP LoadRunner (Mercury)

JMeter (advanced scripting and distributed testing)

Knowledge of performance monitoring tools and APM platforms (e.g., Dynatrace, AppDynamics, New Relic).

Understanding of cloud-native performance testing (AWS / Azure / GCP).

Must Skills Required :

Performance Testing, Load Testing, Stress Testing, JMeter, LoadRunner, NeoLoad, Gatling, K6, Locust, Performance Engineering, Response Time Analysis, GC Analysis, Memory Leaks, HP LoadRunner, JMETER.