Performance Test Lead

About the role

Synechron is a global consulting firm combining creativity and innovative technology to deliver industry-leading digital solutions. We are seeking an experienced Performance Test Lead to drive performance engineering and testing initiatives across enterprise applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end performance testing activities for enterprise applications
• Define performance test strategy, workload models, and test plans
• Design, develop, and execute load, stress, endurance, and scalability tests
• Analyze performance metrics and identify application, database, and infrastructure bottlenecks
• Collaborate with development, architecture, DevOps, and business teams to resolve performance issues
• Prepare performance reports and provide optimization recommendations
• Integrate performance testing into CI/CD pipelines and support performance engineering best practices
• Mentor junior performance testers and coordinate testing activities across teams

Requirements

• QA/Performance Testing experience with experience in a lead role
• Strong experience with performance testing tools such as LoadRunner, JMeter, NeoLoad, or Gatling
• Experience testing Web Applications, APIs, Microservices, and Cloud-based solutions
• Strong knowledge of HTTP, REST APIs, SQL, Java/.NET architectures, and distributed systems
• Experience monitoring applications using Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Splunk, Grafana, Prometheus, or New Relic
• Strong skills in performance analysis, capacity planning, and root cause identification
• Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or GitLab
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills

Preferred qualifications

• Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) environments
• Knowledge of container platforms such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience in performance engineering, site reliability, and application tuning
• Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Relevant certifications in performance testing, cloud, or quality engineering

Pay

Base salary if filled within Charlotte, NC is $100k - $105k/year.

Benefits

• Highly competitive compensation and benefits package
• Multinational organization with 58 offices in 22 countries and the possibility to work abroad
• 10 days of paid annual leave (plus sick leave and national holidays)
• Maternity & paternity leave plans
• Comprehensive insurance plan including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long-/short-term disability (plans vary by region)
• Retirement savings plans
• Higher education certification policy
• Commuter benefits (varies by region)
• Extensive training opportunities focused on skills, substantive knowledge, and personal development
• On-demand Udemy for Business with free access to more than 5,000 curated courses
• Coaching opportunities with experienced colleagues from our Financial Innovation Labs (FinLabs) and Center of Excellences (CoE) groups
• Cutting edge projects at the world's leading tier-one banks, financial institutions and insurance firms
• A flat and approachable organization
• A truly diverse, fun-loving, and global work culture