Performance TesterBenefits
Competitive salary + discretionary bonus
Gross annual salary payable in 14 equal instalments (12 monthly payments plus additional vacation and Christmas payments)
27 days annual leave per calendar year
Enrolment in the company bonus scheme based on personal and company performance
Private medical cover
Life insurance of either $400,000 or 6x the employee's salary (whichever is lower)
Contributory pension with optional matching
Meal allowance of €6.15 per effective working day
Telework allowance of €***** per month
Learning & development support
Wellbeing support and employee discounts platform
JOB PURPOSE:
The purpose of the role is to carry out Business Testing processes using performance testing and manual testing tools, which are consistent with the Test Policy and Strategy, working with the Head of QA to ensure that efficient testing is delivered to the agreed quality standards.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Business/Organisational
Performs integrations, stress, load, regression and performance testing to validate production readiness of software applications and infrastructure for stability and performance
Provides Performance testing software systems support for respective business unit
Coordinates and execute upon the creation of Test Cases, scripts and performance test execution
Design, develop, and execute scripts which validate, to a high degree of confidence, test cases defined within the project's test plan
Perform automated load/performance testing across multiple messaging protocols (including focusing on overall application performance - validating that application response and outputs accurately reflect business requirements
Tracks and communicates task progress, status, and key performance metrics
Report defects found in testing diligently, promptly, and accurately, using standard defect tracking tools
Communicate effectively across multiple teams/external vendors (Operations, Project Teams, Quality Service, ), different personnel (Developers, Scrum Masters, Project Managers, ) when required
Maintain technical expertise via self-education in areas governing computer sciences, performance/load testing dictums, and Quality Assurance
Design, develop, and execute performance test cases and scripts through analysis of product specifications and software requirements.
Coaching other team members in performance testing
Assist Developers with root cause analysis of defects found.
People/Culture
Awareness and determination to always demonstrate respectful & inclusive behaviours to contribute to a positive culture
Able to motivate a team, recognize good talent and bring out the best out of each individual to support project delivery
Experience
Provide support and mentoring to distributed project teams on performance activities
Interface directly with the Performance Test Lead regarding performance test environment
At least 4 years of experience with performance test simulations and analysis
Ability in planning and running end to end test cycles including Sprints, System Integration Testing and UAT.
Ability to develop subject matter expertise in gathering functional requirements from a test strategy perspective.
Ability to develop performance test frameworks using Jmeter and Load runner.
Strong knowledge of performance testing methodologies and tools
Familiarity with programming languages and scripting (e.G., Java, Python, Shell)
Ability to own QA deliveries including test planning, estimation, reporting, managing start to end test life cycle with the ongoing development sprints.
Experience working in an agile development environment
Self-starter who can drive/facilitate requirements and development effort
Take ownership and responsibility for the full development lifecycle
A team player, capable of engaging with other teams in Technology
Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps
Experience developing the performance testing framework for Microsoft apps is a major plus
Ability to work as part of a self-directed Agile team
Technical Skills
Knowledge on Performance testing methodologies and tools
Experience with Performance monitoring and analysis
Experience in using Load testing tools (e.G., JMeter, LoadRunner)
Knowledge on Programming languages and scripting (e.G., Java, Python, Shell)
Ability to develop performance testing frameworks using the performance testing tools.
Ability to auto deploy, distribute and execute the performance testing frameworks using Git, BitBucket and Jenkins.
Experience with git and Atlassian toolset.
Experience in use of a number of industry recognized test analysis techniques
Experience in Financial Services Industry required, Insurance an advantage
Understanding of test scheduling and working with business teams in implementing the execution for those schedules
Competencies
Ability and drive to work independently without supervision and take ownership of assigned tasks
Good communication skills, both spoken and written are essential
Able to demonstrate a passion for quality and pride in their work;
an enquiring mindand the desire to constantly improve their skills and knowledge
Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines
Able to manage technical interdependencies and stakeholder delivery expectations
Able to maintain high delivery standards and performance of project teams, comprised of internal employees, contractors and external suppliers
Able to quickly assess and quantify short- and long-term impact of change, deal with ambiguity and uncertainty and be able to evaluate and present options to meet business expectations using their performance testing skills / adapting the regression packs to suit business needs.
Effective influencing and negotiation experience and skills in an environment with high competition for resources.
Find out innovative ways to improve efficiency under such conditions
There might be a degree of client facing work so the candidate must be articulate and presentable at all times
Work with our outsource partners, manage, monitor performance test related tasks and set a strategic direction in performance test space for the business.