About the position
My client based in Cape Town is currently looking for a Senior Performance Tester to join their team on a contract basis.
IT / FINANCE
Qualifications & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 5+ years' hands-on experience in performance testing within complex enterprise environments.
- Strong practical expertise in Apache JMeter and Micro Focus LoadRunner (scripting, parameterization, correlation, and custom functions).
- Proven experience conducting load, stress, spike, endurance, and scalability testing across web, API, and enterprise systems.
- Solid understanding of web technologies and protocols including HTTP, HTTPS, REST, and SOAP services.
- Experience integrating performance testing into CI/CD pipelines.
- Hands-on experience with application and infrastructure monitoring tools such as Dynatrace, AppDynamics, New Relic, Grafana, and Prometheus.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Experience working within Agile/Scrum delivery teams.
- Demonstrated ability to analyse system logs, performance metrics, and profiling data to identify root causes of bottlenecks.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and execute advanced performance test scripts using JMeter and LoadRunner.
- Plan and perform comprehensive performance testing including load, stress, endurance, spike, and scalability testing.
- Analyse test results to identify performance bottlenecks across application, database, middleware, and infrastructure layers.
- Collaborate closely with developers, DevOps engineers, database administrators, and infrastructure teams to troubleshoot and resolve performance issues.
- Integrate automated performance testing into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous delivery practices.
- Monitor and interpret system metrics such as CPU, memory, disk I/O, network throughput, and database performance during test execution.
- Produce detailed performance test plans, execution reports, dashboards, and actionable recommendations.
- Contribute to performance engineering best practices and continuously improve testing frameworks and methodologies.
- Stay up to date with emerging tools, technologies, and industry trends in performance engineering.
Competency
- Strong analytical thinking and advanced problem-solving capability.
- High attention to detail with a methodical and structured approach to testing.
- Technical depth with the ability to work independently on complex performance challenges.
- Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills.
- Effective stakeholder communication and ability to translate technical findings into clear business insights.
- Execution-driven with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- Adaptability in fast-paced, Agile environments.
- Continuous improvement mindset and passion for performance engineering excellence.
If you are ready for the next exciting step in your career, and would like to apply, please send us your updated CV to review.
Desired Skills:
- Web Testing
- LoadRunner
- JMeter
- Software Quality Testing
- Load Testing
