GPSG-Senior Performance Test Engineer and SRE

Introduction
At IBM work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities
As a Senior Performance Test and Site Reliability Engineer you will be responsible for testing the performance and scalability of applications on cloud environments applying SRE practices to build and maintain reliable systems and developing automation tests and scripts. You will play a crucial role in identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks ensuring that applications run efficiently and meet performance requirements. Additionally you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement and optimization of our systems.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Minimum 3 years of experience in performance testing particularly for cloud-based applications
• Strong understanding of performance testing strategies methodologies and best practices
• Proficiency in scripting and coding for performance testing automation tasks
• Proven experience in identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks
• Experience with performance testing tools such as RPT JMeter LoadRunner Locust Gatling
• Design test and deploy effective test automation solutions
• Support test execution and monitor regression tests failures
• Proficient in JavaScript
• Experience with Playwright framework
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Proven experience with Rational Performance Tester and JMeter
• Proven experience with Instana monitoring tool
• Good understanding of SRE best practices
• Web authentication Cloudflare
• REST API development experience
• Good understanding of software testing concepts according to ISTQB and Agile manifesto