Senior Performance Test Engineer

At VicRoads the work you do has real impact. Our work connects people and communities. We keep Victorians moving safely and smoothly today and help them be ready for tomorrow.

VicRoads empowers our people to learn and grow– focusing on impact and innovation. We reflect the diversity of Victoria and foster clever thinking to keep you and the community moving.

VicRoads is progressing too. In August 2022, we started on a new chapter when the Victorian State Government partnered with Aware Super, Australian Retirement Trust, and Macquarie Asset Management to operate registration and licensing services on its behalf.

We work collaboratively with the Victorian State Government to ensure we fulfill regulatory requirements, deliver State projects and safeguard customer data. The Victorian State Government retains sole responsibility for road access, infrastructure and safety.

Annual Salary Range: Commensurate with Experience  
Employment Type: Ongoing - Full-Time 
Usual Work Location: QV 180 Lonsdale Street CBD/ Work from home

Are you passionate about creating products and experiences that not only meet user needs but also captivate their hearts and minds? Are you excited about the challenge of balancing customer desirability with business viability, technology feasibility and broader business strategy to deliver exceptional experiences? If so, we have an incredible opportunity for you! 

We are seeking a talented and driven individual to join our dynamic Technology Operations team. As a team member, you will play a pivotal role in working with our business and helping to support and provide engineering services to the digital platform.  You will work alongside a group of passionate professionals who are dedicated to delivering innovative solutions that exceed customer expectations. 

Your team is part of the Technology division, a team that are truly collaborative and passionate, and work closely together to deliver outcomes that positively transform the way our customers use our services.  

About the Opportunity 

The Senior Performance Test Engineer is responsible for planning, designing, executing, and reporting on performance and load testing to validate the scalability, responsiveness, and stability of applications and systems. Reporting to the Manager Test Automation, the role ensures performance testing is integrated into the testing lifecycle and aligned with Agile delivery practices.

This role plays a key part in ensuring that VicRoads’ digital systems and infrastructure meet non-functional performance requirements under varying load conditions. The Performance Test Engineer works closely with developers, QA, DevOps, and architecture teams to identify performance bottlenecks, support root cause analysis, and recommend improvements to enhance system behaviour and reliability in production-like scenarios..

• Performance Test Design & Delivery: Lead the development of scalable test automation frameworks across UI, API, and integration layers. Responsibilities include creating and maintaining automated test scripts for regression, smoke, and functional testing, and integrating them into CI pipelines to support fast, reliable deployments.
• Collaboration & Continuous Improvement: Provide mentorship and technical leadership to junior automation engineers, promoting best practices and high code quality. It also involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality automation scripting.

About you 
You hold a tertiary qualification in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field, and ideally bring certifications in performance testing or cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.

You have proven experience designing and executing a variety of performance tests—including load, stress, soak, and scalability—and are proficient with tools like JMeter, LoadRunner, Gatling, or k6. Your strong analytical skills allow you to monitor and interpret performance metrics across systems, APIs, and infrastructure layers, and you're confident in tuning performance within complex enterprise environments.

You’re experienced in working within Agile teams, embedding performance testing into CI/CD pipelines, and using scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell to automate testing workflows. Exposure to cloud-native architectures, containerisation platforms like Docker and Kubernetes, and APM tools such as New Relic or Dynatrace will be highly regarded, as will experience working in highly regulated or mission-critical sectors.

Our culture 

Innovation powers progress, but it doesn’t come without support. To attract, retain, and develop talented people, we reward initiative and ingenuity, foster collaboration, and offer dynamic career development. At VicRoads, we embrace diversity and inclusion and we’re proud our workforce reflects the community we work for. 

What we offer 

• Salary packaging, Fitness Passport & discounts to hundreds of retailers
• Opportunities for professional and personal development 
• Flexible working arrangements and family-friendly practices, including 16 weeks paid parental leave  

How to apply 

We encourage applications from people of all genders, backgrounds and communities. 

If you need any adjustments to our recruitment process or the role itself, please let us know when applying. 

Please submit your application via the “Apply” button.

For a copy of the Position Description please email [email protected]   

Unfortunately, applications cannot be accepted via this email.   

VicRoads is required to evidence your right to work in Australia and may ask for your consent to check records maintained by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection as well as records maintained by Victoria Police and VicRoads as part of the selection process. Information provided to VicRoads will be treated in the strictest confidence. Please note that due to legal requirements you must be predominantly located in Australia and for certain roles, predominantly located in Melbourne or Victoria.