Senior Performance Testing Engineer - Team Lead

Who we are looking for We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Performance Testing Engineer with 8–10 years of strong, hands-on expertise in Micro Focus / OpenText LoadRunner. This role sits within the System Performance Testing function and requires a senior individual contributor who can independently lead end-to-end performance testing activities across complex, enterprise-scale applications, while collaborating closely with application, infrastructure, and DevOps teams to ensure system scalability, stability, and reliability. Why this role is important to us Ensuring that enterprise platforms meet performance, scalability, reliability, and stability expectations ahead of releases and client onboarding is critical. Rigorous system performance testing enables reduced delivery risk, predictable releases, and consistent client experience across applications, infrastructure, and partner ecosystems. What you will be responsible for Performance Testing & Engineering Lead end-to-end performance testing lifecycle including requirements analysis, workload modelling, scripting, execution, monitoring, and reporting. Design and execute Load, Stress, Endurance, Spike, and Volume tests using LoadRunner. Develop and enhance scripts using LoadRunner VuGen with strong expertise in correlation, parameterisation, checkpoints, and rendezvous points. Define performance test strategy, test plans, and success criteria for complex applications. Execute tests using Controller and Load Generators across distributed environments. Analysis & Reporting Perform in-depth performance analysis using LoadRunner Analysis. Identify performance bottlenecks across application, database, middleware, and infrastructure layers. Prepare detailed performance test reports, dashboards, and recommendations. Provide go / no-go recommendations based on performance outcomes. Monitoring & Diagnostics Integrate LoadRunner tests with monitoring tools such as Dynatrace, AppDynamics, or New Relic. Correlate test results with server-side metrics including CPU, memory, JVM / GC, database, and network. Participate in root cause analysis and performance tuning discussions. Collaboration & Leadership Work closely with development, architecture, infrastructure, and DevOps teams. Mentor junior performance testers and review scripts, executions, and analysis. Participate in design and architecture reviews from a performance perspective. Support production performance issues and tuning initiatives when required. These skills will help you succeed in this role Overall 7-9 years of experience in Testing. 5-6 years of experience in Performance / Non-Functional Testing. Strong hands-on expertise with LoadRunner (VuGen, Controller, Analysis). Experience testing Web/HTTP, REST, and SOAP applications. Strong scripting skills in C and JavaScript. Experience with performance engineering concepts and best practices. Experience with Dynatrace or similar APM tools; JMeter exposure is a plus.