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Urgent! Test Engineer Position in Dublin - Lucas Group

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Job description

Job Title: Performance Test Engineer
Location: Dublin (Hybrid)
Duration: Initial 6-Month Contract
Industry: Banking


Overview


We are seeking an experienced Performance Test Engineer to join our banking client's technology team on an initial 6-month contract.

The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring system performance and scalability across large distributed applications, working closely with development, infrastructure, and operations teams to identify, diagnose, and resolve performance bottlenecks.

Key Responsibilities


  • Design, develop, and execute performance, load, and stress tests to assess system scalability and reliability.




  • Use tools such as JMeter (or similar) to simulate user loads and measure system response under varying conditions.




  • Analyse system metrics, including CPU, memory, disk, and network utilisation, to identify and diagnose performance issues.




  • Collaborate with software engineers and architects to recommend and implement performance tuning across distributed systems.




  • Provide detailed reports on performance test results, including root cause analysis and optimisation recommendations.




  • Develop and maintain automated performance test scripts as part of the CI/CD pipeline.




  • Support continuous improvement by contributing to performance test frameworks and best practices.


  • Skills & Experience Required


  • Proven experience in software performance testing within large-scale or distributed system environments.




  • Strong hands-on experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter, Gatling, LoadRunner, or similar.




  • Experience with monitoring and profiling tools for identifying performance bottlenecks (, Grafana, Kibana, New Relic, AppDynamics).




  • Proficiency in analysing system and application metrics to identify issues and drive improvements.




  • Strong understanding of software engineering principles and familiarity with Java or another programming language.




  • Experience working within Agile or DevOps environments.




  • Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.


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