Performance Test Lead

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements

• Extensive experience delivering Performance and Non-Functional Testing within Identity and Access Management (IAM) environments.
• Strong hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and cloud-native applications.
• Expertise in defining and executing testing strategies covering load, stress, volume, resilience, failover, disaster recovery, and high availability.
• Experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter, Gatling, LoadRunner, or NeoLoad.
• Strong scripting skills in Python, Java, or Scala, and experience integrating testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Proven ability to lead testing teams and engage with technical and business stakeholders in complex enterprise environments.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the end-to-end Performance and Non-Functional Testing strategy.
• Ensure cloud-based services are scalable, resilient, secure, and release-ready.
• Work closely with Architects, DevOps, Engineering, and Product teams.
• Embed performance testing into delivery pipelines.
• Provide clear insight into quality, risk, and operational readiness.
• Shape testing strategy and drive quality across a modern cloud-based platform.

Technologies

• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevOps
• GCP
• IAM
• Java
• JMeter
• Python
• Scala

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We are hiring for a large-scale cloud transformation programme. This is an inside IR35 role with remote working and occasional travel to Sheffield. It offers an opportunity to play a key role in a major enterprise transformation programme, working across modern cloud-based platforms and collaborating with multiple technical and business teams.

last updated 31 week of 2026