Performance & Load Test Specialist (Melbourne Based) Hybrid
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Job Summary
KJR is looking for a Performance & Load Test Specialist who will be responsible for planning designing executing and reporting on performance load stress and scalability testing across a complex portfolio of applications in preparation for a major event. The role will ensure that both publicfacing and internal systems can safely handle expected and peak workloads including extreme concurrency high transaction volumes and timecritical processing windows.
This role requires someone who can operate with incomplete or evolving nonfunctional requirements work closely with business stakeholders DevOps and development teams and define realistic performance test scenarios based on real operational usage.
Key Responsibilities
Performance Test Planning & Strategy
- Own the development and delivery of the performance testing strategy.
- Review application scope and determine which systems require performance testing including advising where testing may be unnecessary or can be deprioritised.
- Translate business volumes (e.g. users transactions per hour batch sizes) into clear and testable NFRs.
- Define performance test entry/exit criteria success metrics and risk thresholds.
Performance Test Design & Execution
- Design and execute performance tests across:
- Publicfacing web applications
- Internal system applications
- Batch and highvolume processing
- Create realistic workload models including:
- High concurrency (up to 10000 users)
- Peak hourly volumes
- Longrunning batch processes (e.g. millions of records)
- Execute:
- Load testing
- Stress testing
- Endurance/soak testing
- Scalability testing
- Validate system behaviour under peak period conditions.
Tooling & Environment Management
- Select and use appropriate performance testing tools (ideally Jmeter since thats what we have used before).
- Work with DevOps to:
- Configure test environments
- Implement monitoring and logging
- Validate horizontal scaling and infrastructure limits
- Ensure test environments are representative of production where possible.
Analysis Reporting & Defect Management
- Analyse performance test results to identify:
- Application bottlenecks
- Infrastructure constraints
- Database and integration issues
- Produce clear executiveready performance reports showing:
- Achieved vs expected performance
- Risks and recommendations
- Go/NoGo readiness assessments
- Log track and retest performance defects through to resolution.
Stakeholder Collaboration
- Work closely with:
- Quality Assurance
- Development teams
- DevOps
- Business SMEs
- Challenge assumptions and provide evidencebased advice on system readiness.
- Support decisionmaking for readiness and operational risk.
Who are we
Started in a garage on the Gold Coast in 1997 KJR is now a leading Software Quality Engineering consultancy with offices in Melbourne Brisbane and Canberra. We specialise in software assurance AI adoption and technology risk management helping organisations unlock real value from emerging technologies.
At the forefront of Trusted AI Adoption we ensure AI solutions are ethical compliant and drive meaningful business outcomes.
Our peopleThe Collectiveare central to our success. We support your growth through career development recognition programs and our annual team conference.
KJR is proud to be Certified by Great Place To Work and to foster a diverse and inclusive culture recognised by the 2023 AIIA Diversity Award.
Were driven to make a differenceand you can help make it happen.
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