Performance Test Architect

Job Brief: At Exaze, we constantly seek exciting talent to join an organization that believes in nurturing dreamers, innovators, and doers willing to expand their horizons in the software industry. To be successful in this role, the candidate should have excellent communication skills and be able to understand requirements and ask questions to clarify them. The candidate should be able to work independently and as part of a team and be committed to delivering high-quality results. Candidature Requirements: The primary focus of the role involves designing and implementing performance testing strategies and frameworks to ensure the scalability, reliability, and responsiveness of software applications under various workloads. Performance Test Architects play a critical role in evaluating and optimizing application performance, identifying bottlenecks, and ensuring that applications meet performance requirements. Performance Test Architects are instrumental in ensuring that software applications can handle the expected user loads, perform optimally, and meet performance requirements. They contribute significantly to the overall quality and reliability of the applications by identifying and resolving performance-related issues early in the software development lifecycle. The role works closely with Test Managers, Test leads, Dev Leads, Developers, Business and Systems analysts, test analysts & engineers and with business stakeholders. Areas of Responsibility: Develop and Implement Performance Testing Strategy Create performance testing roadmaps and plans for different projects and applications. Design and develop efficient performance testing frameworks that can simulate realistic user loads and measure application performance effectively. Identify and implement suitable performance testing tools and technologies to enhance testing efficiency. Collaborate with stakeholders to gather performance testing requirements and design test scenarios that reflect real-world user behaviour. Develop performance test scripts using performance testing tools and scripting languages. Analyse production usage patterns and create workload models that accurately represent user behaviour and traffic patterns. Collaborate with IT and DevOps teams to set up and configure test environments that closely resemble production environments. Execute performance tests and monitor application performance during testing. Analyse performance test results to identify performance bottlenecks and areas for improvement. Collaborate with development teams to suggest performance optimisations and design changes based on performance test findings. Provide recommendations for improving application performance and scalability. Evaluate application scalability and provide capacity planning recommendations to ensure the application can handle increasing user loads. Integrate performance tests into the continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline for regular performance validation. Implement performance monitoring tools and analyse performance metrics to proactively identify and address performance issues. Create comprehensive performance test reports and document performance testing processes, methodologies, and findings. Provide guidance and training to team members on performance testing best practices, tools, and techniques. Must-Have Requirements: Proven experience 10+ years as a Performance Test Architect or a similar role in performance testing and engineering. Strong proficiency in performance testing tools such as Gatling (must), JMeter, or LoadRunner , Grafana Cloud K6 and hands-on experience with scripting languages (e.g., JavaScript, Python). Demonstrated expertise in designing and implementing performance testing frameworks. Experience with workload modelling and performance test planning. Familiarity with performance monitoring and profiling tools. Knowledge of CI/CD practices and integrating performance testing into the CI/CD pipeline. Solid understanding of application performance tuning and optimisation techniques. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Nice to Have Requirements: Proven ability to mentor and guide team members in performance testing best practices. Job- Location: Exaze Hyderabad. Number of Open Positions: 1