Senior NFT Engineer

Senior Performance Test Engineer (NFT) – Inside IR35 📍 Wokingham (hybrid - 3 days per week onsite) 📅 Start: ASAP 📄 Duration: 6 months 💰 Day Rate: TBC, likely in the region of £400–£450 (Inside IR35) Role Overview Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Performance Test Analyst to join a high-profile programme, focusing on ensuring the performance, scalability, and reliability of critical web applications and APIs. This is a hands-on role suited to a seasoned performance engineer with a strong background in designing and executing performance testing strategies across complex distributed systems. Key Responsibilities • Design, develop, and execute performance, load, stress, and endurance tests • Analyse system performance and identify bottlenecks such as slow response times, high resource utilisation and scalability constraints • Collaborate with developers, architects, and delivery teams to define performance test strategies and benchmarks • Develop and maintain automated performance test frameworks and scripts • Analyse results and provide clear, actionable optimisation recommendations • Support continuous improvement by embedding performance testing into CI/CD pipelines • Provide guidance and mentoring on performance testing best practices Required Skills & Experience • Extensive experience with performance testing tools such as NeoLoad, LoadRunner, JMeter • Strong expertise using monitoring/observability tools (Dynatrace = highly desirable) • Solid understanding of web technologies (HTTP/HTTPS, REST APIs), performance tuning and optimisation techniques • Experience working in cloud environments (Azure or AWS) • Knowledge of containerisation (Docker, Kubernetes) • Proficiency in scripting (e.g. Python, Java, or Groovy) • Proven track record testing high-volume, distributed systems • Experience with Foundry testing Desirable Experience • Service virtualisation tools (e.g. Parasoft Virtualize, Wiremock) • Experience in complex enterprise or regulated environments If you have the relevant skills & experience, please apply promptly to be considered.