• Strong experience in performance testing of web applications, APIs, and distributed systems, with expertise in designing end-to-end performance test strategies.
• Hands-on experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, Gatling, k6, or similar tools.
• Good hands on experience on Containerization and Orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes.
• Solid understanding of performance engineering concepts including load, stress, spike, endurance, scalability, and capacity testing.
• Strong knowledge of system architecture, including microservices, REST APIs, caching mechanisms, message queues, and distributed systems.
• Deep understanding of database performance tuning (SQL/NoSQL), query optimization, indexing strategies, and identifying database bottlenecks.
• Experience monitoring and analyzing performance metrics using tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, or similar APM tools.
• Good understanding of Linux systems, including system-level metrics (CPU, memory, disk I/O, network) and troubleshooting performance issues at OS level.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes, including performance validation in containerized and cloud-native environments.
• Experience integrating performance testing into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous performance validation.
• Strong scripting/programming skills (Python, Java, or similar) for test automation and performance framework customization.
• Ability to analyze complex performance issues, provide data-driven insights, and recommend architectural improvements.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with experience working closely with cross-functional teams in a product-based organization.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, with substantial experience in performance testing and engineering.
• Professional Competencies
• Self-driven, detail-oriented professional with strong ownership and time-management capabilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven ability to collaborate, influence, and build consensus across cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.
• Experience working effectively in matrixed, multicultural, and global environments.
• Adaptability and openness to change, with a proactive approach to innovation and process enhancement.
• Additional Information
• We offer…
• Join us and we’ll help build your career, with excellent training and opportunities for career growth across the business, both locally and globally. You’ll experience an inclusive environment, with strong leadership and a focus on safety and wellbeing. You’ll also have the flexibility to choose from a wide range of benefits to suit your lifestyle, offering you and your family support from a health and wellbeing, financial and lifestyle perspective.
• Join us and work for a world-leader, with the benefits and training to reward your dedication and skills. Be part of a team where we are making the world a safer place.
• We believe that different perspectives and backgrounds are what make a company flourish. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment regardless of color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, economic status, disability, age, or any other legally protected characteristics. We are proud to be an inclusive company with values grounded in equality and ethics, where we celebrate, support, and embrace diversity.
• At no time during the hiring process will Smiths Group, nor any of our recruitment partners ever request payment to enable participation – including, but not limited to, interviews or testing. Avoid fraudulent requests by applying jobs directly through our career’s website (Careers - Smiths Group plc)

Grade: 09

Employee Group: Permanent

Global Region: Asia Pacific