Senior Associate - Performance Testing Engineer

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Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Operations

Management Level

Senior Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in business application consulting specialise in consulting services for a variety of business applications, helping clients optimise operational efficiency. These individuals analyse client needs, implement software solutions, and provide training and support for seamless integration and utilisation of business applications, enabling clients to achieve their strategic objectives.

As a business application consulting generalist at PwC, you will provide consulting services for a wide range of business applications. You will leverage a broad understanding of various software solutions to assist clients in optimising operational efficiency through analysis, implementation, training, and support.

Job Description & Summary: A career within Enterprise Architecture services, will provide you with the opportunity to bring our clients a competitive advantage through defining their technology objectives, assessing solution options, and devising architectural solutions that help them achieve both strategic goals and meet operational requirements. We help build software and design data platforms, manage large volumes of client data, develop compliance procedures for data management, and continually researching new technologies to drive innovation and sustainable change.

Responsibilities:

Collaborate with project teams to understand system requirements and design comprehensive performance test plans.
Develop performance test scenarios based on application architecture and business requirements.
Design realistic and scalable performance test scripts using industry-standard performance testing tools (e.g., LoadRunner, JMeter).
Collaborate with development and operations teams to ensure accurate representation of production scenarios in test scripts.
Execute performance tests in various environments, including development, testing, and production.
Monitor and analyze test results, identifying performance bottlenecks, and areas for improvement.
Conduct root cause analysis of performance issues and work with cross-functional teams to implement solutions.
Implement performance monitoring tools to capture real-time data during performance tests.
Analyze system performance metrics and generate comprehensive reports for stakeholders.
Propose and implement improvements to monitoring strategies for continuous performance evaluation.
Work closely with development, QA, and operations teams to communicate performance testing progress, findings, and recommendations.
Collaborate with architects and developers to optimize application code for better performance.
Create detailed documentation of performance test plans, scripts, and results.
Prepare performance test summary reports and present findings to project stakeholders.
Stay abreast of industry trends, tools, and best practices in performance testing and engineering.
Propose and implement process improvements to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of performance testing efforts.

Mandatory skill sets:

• 4-7 years of hands-on experience in performance testing and engineering.
  • Proficiency in performance testing tools such JMeter.
  • Strong understanding of application architecture, databases, and networking concepts.
  • Good to have knowledge on Azure CI/CD
  • Effective communication and collaboration skills.
  • Experience with performance monitoring tools and APM solutions.
  • Experience in Chaos Engineering i.e., gremlin, Azure Chaos Studio
  • Clear concepts in cloud computing
  • Experience in Chaos Engineering i.e., gremlin, Azure Chaos Studio, Litmus Chaos and AWS FIS
  • Clear concepts in cloud computing
• Must have strong knowledge of Tools : JMeter and LoadRunner is mandatory.
• Experience of doing performance testing for d365 application using JMeter.

Preferred skill sets:

•            Relevant certifications in performance testing/engineering are a plus

•            AppDynamics, DataDog is an added advantage

Years of experience required:

3+ to 7 years

Education qualification:

B.E. / B.Tech / MCA/ M.E/ M.TECH/ MBA/ PGDM. All qualifications should be in regular full-time mode with no extension of course duration due to backlogs

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required: Master of Engineering, Bachelor of EngineeringDegrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Software Testing

Optional Skills

Accepting Feedback, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Analytical Reasoning, Analytical Thinking, Application Software, Business Data Analytics, Business Management, Business Technology, Business Transformation, Communication, Creativity, Documentation Development, Embracing Change, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Implementation Research, Implementation Support, Implementing Technology, Inclusion, Intellectual Curiosity, Learning Agility, Optimism, Performance Assessment, Performance Management Software {+ 16 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

Government Clearance Required?

Job Posting End Date

April 15, 2026

Experience Level

Senior Level