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Performance Test Lead

Cognizant Technology Solutions
Durham, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 2/18/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/11/2025

Cognizant Technology Solutions is looking for " Performance Test Lead " to join in our team of IT professionals in a permanent role. If you meet our background requirements and skills and are looking for an opportunity with these skills and expertise, here is the ideal opportunity for you!

About Cognizant's QEA Practice :

We are the largest Quality Assurance Practice Globally servicing 800 Clients. We bring the industry leading vision and expertise to help with Quality Engineering transformation journey for our reputed clients. We provide Next Gen QA offerings like System Modernization assurance, Business Process Assurance, Quality Engineering, Cloud Platform Assurance, Customer Experience Assurance and Robotic Test Automation. We have been ranked #1 for Market Impact by Everest Group for four times in a row and ranked #1 for completeness of vision, test advisory and Digital Business Assurance in Gartner Magic Quadrant!

Performance Test Lead

Location : Durham, NC (Onsite)

Required Qualifications :

  • BS / MS in Computer Science or equivalent
  • 8 plus years experience as Performance Test Engineer.
  • 5 plus years experience in JMeter and LoadRunner
  • Experience with standard profiling / monitoring tools : Datadog, Grafana, JCONSOLE, VisualVM, AppDynamics, Splunk etc.
  • Expertise in working with AWS & Kubernetes
  • Good understanding of Java runtime (JVM) performance, JMX, Garbage Collection and Thread management, Profiling, Bottleneck analysis, Tuning
  • Provides tuning recommendations to resolve complex performance issues (response time, throughput, Heap, CPU and garbage collection etc.)
  • Fine tune existing Performance testing issues / optimize existing scripts / should perform hands-on in scripting as well as fine-tuning.
  • Should work closely with multiple stakeholders in gathering requirements and performance NFR's.

Roles / Responsibilities :

  • Experience in using tools like JMeter, Datadog, AppD, JConsole / Visualvm, Splunk, LoadRunner etc.
  • Strong AWS / Kubernetes knowledge.
  • Experience in Performance testing Java apps and Containerized micro-services
  • Expertise with Chaos Engineering & Resiliency.
  • Experience with Profiling Java Based applications and JVM.
  • Is a quick learner, who is able to acquire knowledge and skills needed for the job on short order.
  • Willingness to collaborate and work in a team environment.
  • Skills / Abilities and Knowledge :

  • Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English
  • Knowledge of Voice, Data, Video, Wireless technologies
  • Work Authorization :

    Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.)

    Benefits : Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements :

  • Medical / Dental / Vision / Life Insurance
  • Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
  • 401(k) plan and contributions
  • Long-term / Short-term Disability
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Disclaimer : The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

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