About us
Accenture Industry X, part of Accenture, helps businesses thrive in the digital era by combining data and digital capabilities. Join us to experience how we deliver 360 value and collaborate with exceptional people, cutting-edge technology, and leading companies across various industries, making a significant impact worldwide.
About the team
We are actively involved in industrial testing, ensuring various industrial products and systems' quality, reliability, and safety. Your role will involve conducting comprehensive testing procedures, collaborating with cross-functional teams, analyzing data, and resolving any issues. Join us to contribute to the advancement and integrity of industrial products and systems.
How you will make an impact
Working in Accenture Industry X exposes you to cutting-edge technologies and provides you with various skills and expertise in digital transformation.
Your responsibilities
Design, develop, and maintain performance, load, and stress testing scripts for RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
Define performance metrics (throughput, latency, error rates, etc.) and establish baselines and SLAs.
Use tools like JMeter or LoadRunner to execute performance tests. (on our existing projects we're using JMeter)
Integrate performance tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Git).
Collaborate with developers, DevOps, and QA teams to identify performance bottlenecks and optimize system performance.
Analyze results using tools such as Grafana, or CloudWatch and provide detailed performance reports.
Support capacity planning and scalability assessments for production environments.
Drive continuous improvement in performance testing strategy, automation, and reporting.
What you need to succeed
Proven experience in performance engineering or QA automation, with a strong focus on performance, load, and stress testing for RESTful and GraphQL APIs.
Hands-on expertise using performance testing tools, especially JMeter (LoadRunner is a plus).
Strong understanding of performance testing concepts including throughput, latency, error rates, SLAs, baselines, and capacity metrics.
Experience integrating performance tests into CI/CD pipelines, preferably using Git-based workflows.
Proficiency in analyzing test results using monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, CloudWatch, or similar platforms.
Solid knowledge of system architecture, APIs, and distributed systems, with the ability to identify and diagnose performance bottlenecks.
Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams (Developers, DevOps, QA) to troubleshoot and optimize performance issues.
Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS preferred) and understanding of scalability and capacity planning concepts.
Strong scripting or programming skills (e.g., Python, Bash, Java, or similar) to develop and maintain test scripts.
Excellent analytical, communication, and reporting skills, with the ability to produce clear and actionable performance reports.
A continuous improvement mindset, with experience refining test strategies, automation frameworks, and reporting processes.
Your life at Accenture
At Accenture, we prioritize your health and well-being through comprehensive health insurance coverage and inclusive work arrangements. We value your growth and offer diverse learning and development paths, along with performance-based rewards. You'll also have access to resources for mental health and physical wellness, ensuring inclusivity and support. We provide additional financial support, flexible benefits, and care for your loved ones, respecting diverse circumstances.
Join us for a fulfilling career and a balanced lifestyle that celebrates diversity and promotes inclusivity.
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About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.Visit us at www.accenture.com
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Skills Required
- Proven experience in performance engineering or QA automation with a focus on performance testing
- Hands-on expertise using performance testing tools, especially JMeter
- Strong understanding of performance testing concepts
- Experience integrating performance tests into CI/CD pipelines
- Proficiency in analyzing test results using monitoring tools
- Solid knowledge of system architecture, APIs, and distributed systems
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams
- Familiarity with cloud environments (AWS preferred)
- Strong scripting or programming skills (e.g., Python, Bash, Java)
- Excellent analytical, communication, and reporting skills
- A continuous improvement mindset in testing strategies
Accenture Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Accenture and has not been reviewed or approved by Accenture.
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Healthcare Strength — Pay is considered competitive when paired with robust insurance options and other perks that compare well with large consulting and IT services peers. Multiple national medical plan options plus dental and vision are positioned as a core strength of the overall package.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a standout feature through a 401(k) dollar-for-dollar match up to a set percentage after eligibility. The package is reinforced by additional financial programs such as savings tools and related resources.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental and caregiving supports are presented as a meaningful benefit differentiator through substantial paid parental leave and multiple caregiver-oriented programs. Backup care and fertility/adoption/surrogacy navigation and reimbursements add breadth to family support beyond leave alone.
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What We Do
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