Performance Test Engineer

Role Overview

As a Performance Test Engineer (Senior Associate) at Kainos, you’ll work within a multi‑skilled agile team, developing and executing non‑functional tests while learning about new technologies and approaches.

Responsibilities

• Develop and run performance, load, and stress tests for web and API‑based systems.
• Analyze performance bottlenecks across application, database, and infrastructure layers.
• Design and maintain performance testing frameworks and benchmarks.
• Integrate performance testing into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, TeamCity).
• Generate and communicate performance reports and KPIs to technical and non‑technical audiences.

Minimum Requirements

• Strong proficiency with performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, Gatling)
• Solid working knowledge of Java (or Scala) for scripting and custom logic
• Deep understanding of HTTP, REST, JSON, and API performance testing pr...