We are seeking a Senior Performance Test Architect to design, implement, and oversee comprehensive performance testing strategies across our organization. This expert role involves building frameworks that effectively validate system performance, scalability, and reliability while delivering actionable insights to enhance application performance.
As a leader, you will provide guidance on designing, implementing, and optimizing systems to meet performance requirements. The position combines deep technical knowledge with strategic vision to ensure applications and infrastructure perform efficiently at scale.
Joining Kyriba Engineering offers an exceptional opportunity to lead our specialized Performance team and significantly impact performance capabilities throughout our engineering organization. You'll contribute to several strategic workstreams: participate in strategic planning, improve the observability process and tools, mentor team members, advocate for best practices. Also you'll enable engineers across the company to conduct efficient performance evaluations and empower engineering teams for implementing optimal solutions and methodologies.
The ideal candidate brings proven hands-on experience in performance test architecture, observability tools, and thrives on close collaboration with software engineers. You will help teams develop effective test strategies while simplifying performance testing processes, making them more accessible organization-wide. Success in this role requires balancing technical expertise with the ability to empower others through clear communication, thoughtful guidance, and streamlined testing approaches
Essential duties and responsibilities:
Testing :
Design and develop enterprise-level performance testing strategies, methodologies, and frameworks
Create detailed performance test plans aligned with business requirements and technical constraints
Architect complex performance testing environments that accurately simulate production loads
Develop automated performance testing solutions that integrate with CI/CD pipelines
Conduct capacity planning exercises to ensure systems meet future demand
Evaluate and recommend performance testing tools and technologies
Observability :
Identify appropriate performance metrics, KPIs, and acceptance criteria for various applications
Identify the appropriate performance monitoring & observability tools
Analyze performance test results to identify bottlenecks and provide optimization recommendations
Collaboration
Closely collaborate with development teams to implement performance assessments and improvements
Establish performance testing standards, best practices, and guidelines
Mentor performance testers and provide technical leadership
Create and maintain performance testing documentation
Lead performance test planning and execution for mission-critical systems
Education, Experience & Skills:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Master's preferred)
10 + years of experience in performance testing and engineering
3+ years in an architectural role designing performance testing frameworks
Strong expertise with industry-standard performance testing tools (JMeter, Gatling, Locust, Blazemeter...)
Extensive knowledge of APM (Application Performance Monitoring) tools
Experience with performance testing of cloud-based infrastructures (AWS)
Experience with Distributed Architecture performance testing
Proficiency in scripting languages
CI/CD and automation (Jenkins, ArgoCD,)
Strong understanding of databases (Oracle, Postgres), networks, and application servers
Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Strong communication skills with ability to translate technical concepts to various stakeholders
Background in Site Reliability Engineering or DevOps
Certifications in performance testing or related fields
Background in performance engineering and optimization
Experience with AI/ML applied to system performance testing
Experience with big volume data performance testing
Strategic thinking and planning
Technical leadership
Problem solving and critical thinking
Communication and stakeholder management
Project management
Mentoring and knowledge sharing
Adaptability and continuous learning
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