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Performance Testing - Chennai, Hyderabad

Cognizant Karnataka, India

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Posted Aug 14, 2026Apply by Sep 13, 2026

**Role & seniority: ** Performance Testing/Monitoring Engineer, 6+ years

**Location & work type: ** Chennai & Hyderabad; notice period immediate to 90 days (work mode not specified)

**Stack/tools (mentioned): **

  • Performance tools: JMeter, LoadRunner

  • Scripting/custom code: scripting techniques for enhancing JMeter scenarios

  • APM/Monitoring: Prometheus, Dynatrace, Datadog

  • Log management: Splunk

  • Cloud/infra: Azure (IaaS)

  • Containers/schedulers: Docker, ECS, Kubernetes (etc.)

  • Languages/DB: Java, Python, MySQL

  • CI/CD: familiarity with CI/CD for performance testing

  • Systems: Linux; networking/cutting-edge technologies

**Top 3 responsibilities: **

  • Develop/enhance performance test scripts and scenarios (primarily JMeter; custom code/scripting)

  • Perform web app performance testing/monitoring, including diagnosing system/network utilization

  • Support performance framework development & automation, including integration with CI/CD and Agile delivery

**Must-have skills: **

  • 6+ years performance testing/monitoring of web applications

  • Strong proficiency in JMeter and LoadRunner

  • Solid Linux fundamentals, system utilization diagnosis, and good network knowledge

  • Experience with Agile methodologies

  • Strong documentation/communication skills

**Nice-to-haves: **

  • Experience with large-scale distributed systems and **large da

Full Description

Location: Chennai and Hyderabad

Notice period: Immediate to 90 days

Job Description

6+ years of Performance Testing/Monitoring of Web Applications, Jmeter and loadrunner Proficiency in various scripting techniques, develop custom codes for enhancing and customizing performance testing scripts and scenarios using Jmeter where applicable Possess good knowledge in network and cutting edge technologies Demonstrate excellent Linux fundamentals and solid understanding of diagnosing system utilization Experience working with Agile methodologies Possess excellent documentation and communication skills, with the ability to influence others Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline for performance testing Experience with Performance test framework development and automation Experience working with large scale distributed systems & large data volumes

Experience with some of the following technologies and services

  • Cloud based Infrastructure as a Service (especially Azure)
  • Container based service schedulers (e.g., Docker, ECS, Kubernetes, etc.)
  • MySQL, Java, Python
  • Perf testing tools (Jmeter)
  • Log management tools (Splunk)
  • APM tools (Prometheus, Dynatrace, Datadog, )
Performance TestingJmeterLoadrunnerLinuxAgileCI/CDAzureDockerKubernetesMySQLJavaPythonSplunkPrometheusDynatraceDatadog

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