Requirements: English
Company: US3 Consulting
Region: Amsterdam , North Holland
Job Title: Performance Test Engineer
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Role Overview:
We are seeking a highly skilled Performance Test Engineer to join our dynamic technology team in Amsterdam. This individual will play a critical role in ensuring the performance, scalability, and resilience of enterprise-grade applications. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in performance engineering, with expertise in JMeter, Splunk, Dynatrace, and a solid understanding of Agile and DevOps practices.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and execute performance tests using JMeter to validate application scalability, reliability, and response times.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional Agile teams to embed performance testing throughout the development lifecycle.
- Integrate performance testing into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring continuous performance validation and feedback loops.
- Leverage Splunk and Dynatrace to monitor system behavior, identify performance bottlenecks, and conduct root cause analysis.
- Contribute to resilience and chaos engineering practices to ensure robust system performance under failure conditions.
- Use Dynatrace for deep-dive application performance issue analysis and provide actionable insights to dev teams.
- Deliver detailed test reports capturing key metrics, performance trends, and recommendations for optimization.
Required Technical Skills:
- Proficiency in Apache JMeter for designing and running performance test scenarios
- Strong hands-on experience with Splunk for log monitoring and real-time analytics
- Deep knowledge of Dynatrace for APM and performance diagnostics
- Solid understanding of Agile development methodologies and DevOps pipelines
- Exposure to resilience engineering and chaos testing concepts
- Good to have: Working knowledge of IBM MQ messaging systems
Experience:
- 810 years of relevant experience in performance engineering and testing
- Proven success working within Agile/DevOps environments
Desirable Attributes:
- Strong grasp of Agile way of working
- Passion for performance optimization and system reliability
- Ability to work independently in a distributed team setup