Performance Tester Lead

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Hyderabad, Telangana
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Big Data • Fintech • Information Technology • Insurance • Financial Services
MassMutual is leading the financial services industry in digital enablement
The Role
Performance Testing (Architect)
About MassMutual
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) is a leading mutual life insurance company that is run for the benefit of its members and participating policy owners. MassMutual offers a wide range of financial products and services, including life insurance, disability insurance, long-term care insurance, annuities, retirement plans and other employee benefits. MassMutual is headquartered in Springfield.
Responsibilities:
Technical Proficiency
  • Performance Testing Tools: Extensive experience with industry-standard tools, particularly LoadRunner (10+ Years) , which forms the core of my performance testing expertise. Familiarity with additional tools such as JMeter, Gatling, and Blaze Meter is a valuable complement.
  • Monitoring & Observability: Proficient in platforms like Newrelic, Grafana, AppDynamics, Dynatrace, and Prometheus for analyzing system behavior, identifying anomalies, and correlating performance metrics with application performance.
  • System Architecture Understanding: Solid understanding of distributed systems, microservices, container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes), and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), enabling the design of scalable and realistic test environments.
  • CI/CD Integration: Skilled in embedding performance testing into DevOps pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub, and others.

Analytical & Diagnostic Skills
  • Bottleneck Identification: Adept at analyzing logs, metrics, and traces to isolate performance issues and determine root causes.
  • KPI Interpretation: Strong command of key performance indicators including response time, throughput, error rates, and resource utilization.
  • Capacity Planning: Experienced in forecasting system behavior under load and planning for scalability and resilience.

Strategic & Leadership Capabilities
  • Test Strategy Design: Proven ability to define performance test strategies aligned with non-functional requirements (NFRs) such as stability, scalability, and user experience.
  • Stakeholder Communication: Skilled in translating technical findings into actionable insights for both business and technical stakeholders.
  • Mentorship & Team Enablement: Committed to guiding junior team members, promoting knowledge sharing, and fostering a performance-focused culture.
  • Leadership in Critical Communication: Capable of leading high-stakes or sensitive discussions with professionalism and empathy-maintaining clarity, assertiveness, and courtesy, especially when setting boundaries or declining requests.

Operational & Process Skills
  • Environment Readiness & Coordination: Ensure production-like test environments, coordinate with infrastructure teams, and manage test data effectively.
  • Risk Management: Proactively identify and mitigate risks such as unstable environments, missing credentials, or late-stage engagements.
  • Vendor Management: Serve as the primary contact for tool-related issues (e.g., LRE SaaS), including vendor coordination and license oversight.

Soft Skills
  • Problem Solving: Quick to adapt and resolve test failures or environment-related challenges.
  • Collaboration: Work cross-functionally with developers, architects, and QA leads to aligning performance goals with delivery timelines and fostering a collaborative work environment.
  • Documentation & Reporting: Create comprehensive test plans, execution reports, and closure summaries that support informed decision-making.

Skill Set required -
  • Performance Testing Tools: Mastery of LoadRunner (10+ Years)
  • Monitoring & Observability: Experience with NewRelic, Grafana, AppDynamics, Dynatrace, Prometheus
  • Scripting & Protocols: Proficiency in scripting (VuGen) and protocols like Web HTTP/HTML, Web Services, and REST APIs.
  • CI/CD & Automation: Jenkins, GitHub
  • Test Management Tools: JIRA, Confluence
  • Experience in Waterfall, Agile and DevOps SDLCS

Added:
  • Involved into any Data center migration.
  • Architecture level experience, understand the impact of complex infrastructural changes/impact

Experience: • 10 to 14 years

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The Company
Hyderabad, Telangana
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Year Founded: 2020

What We Do

With our world class Global Capability Centre (GCC) in the heart of Hyderabad, we at MassMutual are extending a nearly 170-year legacy of securing futures and protecting loved ones to Telangana, India in 2020. The Hyderabad GCC has been established to explore the global talent pool with an in-house team of experts in full-stack Development & Support, DevOps, Quality Assurance, Security & Cloud Engineering, Data Science and several other areas such as insurance, business, security, and operations.

Living Mutual has always been at the core of MassMutual’s purpose. Since 1851, MassMutual’s mutual way of life has been reflected in its various initiatives, be it Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, or Diversity & Inclusion.

With the opening of our Hyderabad facility, you’ll not only get to work in our innovative, state-of-the-art Global Capability Centre, you’ll also be supported by colleagues in our global MassMutual community.

Spread across 73000+ square feet facility on the 7th floor of BSR IT SEZ, the Global Capability Center in Hyderabad can house more than 600 employees. Located at the heart of Financial District, the facility boasts of work class infrastructure and amenities, enabled by state-of-the-art technology and security systems. In-house gymnasium / aerobics center, yoga room, indoor games room, mothers’ / wellness room, 200+ seater cafeteria, high-rise & lounge seating are some of the amenities available for the employees. The SEZ facility will also provide common creche and eat-out restaurants in the building premises, once operational.

Join us now to collaborate with teams across the world on projects and initiatives that will contribute to the growth of MassMutual as a global financial services leader.

Why Work With Us

MassMutual is leading the financial services industry in digital enablement, and the new MassMutual
India Global Capability Center is a result of this effort. We are here to empower careers and help
people secure their futures through innovation and technology.

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