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
Skills Required
- 10+ years of experience in performance testing or performance engineering
- Experience with architecture-level performance responsibilities
- Performance testing strategy experience for frontend and backend systems
- Strong hands-on expertise with Apache JMeter
- Understanding of load, stress, endurance, and spike testing
- Understanding of performance engineering methodologies and architectural patterns
- Experience designing enterprise-grade load models
- Experience creating scalable test-data strategies
- Expertise in performance analysis, root-cause identification, and tuning strategies
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills
- Experience working in Agile and DevOps environments
- Ability to drive performance strategy end to end
- Experience collaborating across teams and influencing technical decisions
- Experience building scalable and resilient distributed systems
- Ability to translate performance insights into business impact and system improvements
- Leadership and mentoring capabilities
- Experience with Grafana for dashboards and reporting
- Experience with K6 and JavaScript
- Experience with JMeter and Appium for mobile performance testing
- Experience with Sitespeed.io, Charles Proxy, or BloodHound
- Experience with Postman, Java, or REST Assured
- Experience with JUnit, NUnit, Jasmine, Mocha, Protractor, XCTest, or CodeUITest
- Experience with ReadyAPI, CA LISA, or Parasoft
- Experience with JAWS, WAVE, aXe, or NVDA accessibility tools
What We Do
Photon.com has emerged as one of the world’s largest and fastest-growing Digital Agencies. We work with 40% of the Fortune 100 on their Digital initiatives and are known for our ability to integrate Strategy Consulting, Creative Design, and Technology at scale. Please visit www.photon.com to learn more about us, how we work, and our customer case studies. Digital Transformation Starts Here.
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