Performance Tester (Banking Industry)

JOB SUMMARY

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The Performance Test Engineer is responsible for helping to implement the non-functional test strategy, approach, and tooling requirements necessary to execute non-functional testing. S/He helps to ensure that non-functional testing capabilities are provided on time, within budget, and of the quality required to deliver business value.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

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Responsible for the performance assurance of the Bank's IT systems, including but not limited to non-functional test requirement analysis, non-functional test plan, scenarios, KPIs, test cases development and design, and non-functional test objectives and test strategies setting; Collaborates with technical and business stakeholders to ensure non-functional requirements are clearly defined and are testable

Supports the execution of the non-functional test strategy for complex delivery programs and projects for both cloud and on-premise deployments; Responsible for implementing and executing nonfunctional tests, analyzing data, and identifying, locating, and resolving performance issues.

Responsible for system performance bottleneck analysis, making performance tuning recommendations and assisting in performance tuning, and preparing non-functional test reports

Continuously improves the non-functional testing framework, and writes nonfunctional testing documents to meet the Bank's development needs

Researches and implements new non-functional testing technologies, responsible for the selection of nonfunctional testing tools and the construction of nonfunctional testing platform to improve the quality and efficiency of non-functional testing

Supports a positive and collaborative digital delivery culture with a philosophy of continuous improvement, development, innovation and excellence, while remaining in compliance with the bank’s policies and procedures and upholding the highest standards of professional conduct

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

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Years of Experience:

2-5 years of experience in non-functional testing, such as performance, load, stress, and scalability testing

Educational Background:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field; Additional training or certification in non-functional testing is highly preferred

Required/Preferred Certification/Professional License (if applicable):

ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)

Certified Performance Engineering Professional (CPEP)

Certified Non-Functional Tester (CFT)

Field of Specialization (if applicable):

Experience with software development methodologies, such as Agile and Waterfall

Strong knowledge of non-functional testing techniques and tools, such as LoadRunner, Jmeter, Gatling, or Apache JMeter

Familiarity with web services and REST APIs

Good analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills

Knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and testing methodologies

Understanding of software performance and scalability factors

Knowledge of non-functional requirements, such as performance, load, stress, and scalability

Understanding of database management systems, such as MySQL, Oracle, and SQL Server

Knowledge of testing frameworks and tools, such as JUnit, TestNG, and Selenium