About this role
Salary: £40,000 - 70,000 per year
Requirements: SC clearanceAbility to design, execute, and analyse performance, load, stress, and volume testsFamiliarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana and Splunk, and diagnostics platforms such as New Relic and DynatraceUnderstanding of containerisation technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes, and big data platforms such as DatabricksAbility to analyse complex performance issues and provide actionable recommendationsStrong scripting skills, such as Python or JavaScript, for test automation and data analysisKnowledge of performance test strategy and defining non-functional requirementsProven experience in performance testing cloud-based architectures, such as Azure, AWS, or GCPStrong knowledge of performance testing methodologies and tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, Eggplant Performance, or GatlingKnowledge of middleware systems such as Kafka or IBM MQExperience with the ELK stack and reporting tools such as TableauExposure to CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions or Jenkins, and version control systems such as GitFamiliarity with security and compliance considerations in performance testingExperience integrating performance testing into CI/CD pipelines Responsibilities: Design and run performance, load, and stress tests, ensuring they meet strategy and non-functional requirementsCollaborate with technical teams to troubleshoot issuesMonitor systems using Grafana and Splunk, and use diagnostic tools such as New Relic and DynatraceIntegrate tests into CI/CD pipelines and drive improvements to support robust, scalable systems across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environmentsShape and improve scalability and reliability by creating strategies and solutions for cloud and container-based environmentsUse observability tools and diagnostics to optimise application performance Technologies: AWSAzureBig DataCI/CDCloudDatabricksDockerDynatraceELKGCPGitGitHubGrafanaIBMSupportJavaScriptJenkinsJMeterKafkaKubernetesPythonSecuritySplunkTableau More:
Were recruiting for a Performance Tester role in Leeds with hybrid working. The position is inside IR35 and focuses on enhancing the scalability and reliability of systems across cloud, container-based, hybrid, and on-premises environments. We offer a referral reward of up to £1,000 for a successful referral, subject to terms and conditions.
last updated 40 week of 2026