Performance Test Architect | Bangalore, India

Performance Architect (10+ Years Experience)

Location: Bangalore, India
Experience: 10+ Years

About the Role

A Performance Test Architect designs and implements strategies to ensure software scalability, reliability, and speed underload. They bridge development and testing, defining test frameworks, identifying bottlenecks, and promoting "shift-left" practices. Experts in tools like JMeter, they analyze complex systems and provide performance tuning recommendations.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own the performance architecture strategy across applications and platforms.


• Design, script, and execute performance tests using JMeter (mandatory) to simulate real-world user behavior


• Develop scalable load models and define robust test data management strategies


• Establish performance benchmarks, SLAs, and KPIs across systems


• Analyze performance test results and provide deep insights with actionable recommendations


• Build and maintain real-time monitoring dashboards using Grafana


• Identify system bottlenecks (application, database, network) and guide teams toward optimized solutions


• Collaborate closely with engineering, DevOps, and product teams to embed performance early into the SDLC


• Drive performance best practices, frameworks, and reusable solutions across the organization


• Mentor junior engineers and lead performance engineering initiatives.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in performance testing/engineering, with exposure to architecture-level responsibilities


• Experience in performance testing strategies for front end and backend systems.


• Strong hands-on expertise with Apache JMeter (mandatory)


• Deep understanding of: 
  
  
  
  • Performance testing types (load, stress, endurance, spike testing)
  
  
  • Performance engineering methodologies and architectural patterns
  
  


• Proven experience in: 
  
  
  
  • Designing enterprise-grade load models
  
  
  • Creating scalable test data strategies
  
  


• Strong expertise in performance analysis, root cause identification, and tuning strategies


• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills


• Experience working in Agile/DevOps environments.

Technical Skills / Toolchain

Performance Testing Tools

• JMeter (BlazeMeter) – Mandatory


• K6 (JavaScript) – Optional


• Sitespeed.io


• JMeter + Appium (mobile performance testing)

Monitoring & Diagnostics

• Grafana (mandatory) for dashboards and reporting


• Charles Proxy, Blood Hound

API & Integration Testing

• Postman


• Java with Rest Assured

Testing Frameworks & Tools

• JUnit, NUnit, Jasmine, Mocha, Protractor


• XcodeTest, CodeUITest

Service Virtualization & API Tools

• ReadyAPI


• CA LISA (Parasoft)

Accessibility Tools (Good to Have)

• JAWS, WAVE, aXe, NVDA (Deque)

What We Are Looking For

• Ability to think architecturally and drive performance strategy end-to-end


• Strong experience in cross-team collaboration and influencing technical decisions


• Expertise in building scalable and resilient distributed systems


• Ability to translate performance insights into business impact and system improvements


• Strong leadership mindset with mentoring capabilities