
Performance Test Senior Engineer
Wipro • Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
**Role & seniority: ** Performance Test Senior Engineer (hands-on; ~3–5+ years stated, with emphasis on 5+ years JMeter)
**Stack/tools: **
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JMeter (implementation, scripting, custom samplers/plugins/framework)
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CI/CD: Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions (JMeter execution in pipelines)
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Performance analysis: Heap dumps (GC/memory leaks), Thread dumps (states/deadlocks/contention)
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Observability/APM: Dynatrace preferred (dashboards, metric visualization, cross-system correlation)
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Languages: Java (custom JMeter samplers/plugins), Groovy (JSR223 samplers/assertions)
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Nice-to-have: anomaly detection/AI exposure; Selenium, REST Assured; advanced analytics/statistics
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Top 3 responsibilities:
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Build and run end-to-end JMeter performance tests, including baseline/benchmarking and CI/CD integration
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Perform performance engineering and RCA using heap/thread dumps and RCA methodology
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Use APM/observability (Dynatrace) to create dashboards and correlate findings with correlated JMeter tests
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Must-have skills:
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5+ years hands-on JMeter, deep end-to-end implementation and scripting/custom development
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Strong performance engineering knowledge and RCA execution
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Expertise analyzing heap dumps and thread dumps
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Hands-on Java + Groovy for JMeter extensibility
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APM/observability experience (Dynatrace preferred)
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Nice-to-haves:
- AI/ML or automation for
Full Description
Job description
Performance Test Senior Engineer
- JMeter Hands On (35% - Primary Focus)
- 5+ years of hands-on JMeter experience
Deep expertise in end-to-end JMeter implementation
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Experience with JMeter in CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions)
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Proficiency in JMeter scripting and custom development
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Performance benchmarking and baseline establishment
- Performance Engineering & RCA (30% - Mandatory)
- Strong understanding of performance engineering principles and methodologies
Expert-level capability in analyzing and interpreting
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Heap Dumps – memory profiling, garbage collection analysis, memory leaks identification
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Thread Dumps – thread state analysis, deadlock detection, thread contention issues
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Root Cause Analysis (RCA) methodology and execution
- Observability (Dynatrace Preferred) (15% - Mandatory)
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Hands-on experience with APM tools; Dynatrace preferred
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Dashboard creation and metric visualization
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Root cause correlation across systems
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Integration with JMeter for correlated performance testing
- Coding/Scripting Languages (15% - Mandatory)
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Java – custom JMeter samplers, plugins, and framework development
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Groovy – JMeter JSR223 sampler scripting and assertions
- AI/Automation/Advanced Analytics Exposure (5% - Non-Mandatory, Good To Have)
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Familiarity with AI/ML models for anomaly detection in performance data
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Test automation frameworks (Selenium, REST Assured)
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Advanced data analytics and statistical analysis
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Areas of responsibility
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Requirement Analysis and Documentation-Create technical requirement documents basis the inputs received from clients through discussions and demos.
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Creation of test cases-Create test cases basis the functional requirements ensuring test coverage across multiple modules.
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Test Data and Environment Setup-Create data validation scenarios and set up test environment in collaboration with the client stakeholder.
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Test Execution and Result Analysis -"Execute functional and regression testing to identify defects and document the result of the test cases.
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Prepare test evidence and test review documents.
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Log and update the defect status in the test management tool."
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Mandatory Skills: Performance Testing .
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