Technology Consultant - Senior Performance Engineer

NTT DATA · IT Services & Consulting

Noida, IN-UP, India
Hybrid
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IT & Infrastructure

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Req ID: 396155

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.

We are currently seeking a Technology Consultant - Senior Performance Engineer to join our team in Noida, Uttar Pradesh (IN-UP), India (IN).

Job Title: Technology Consultant – Senior Performance Engineer

Location: Noida/Bengaluru

Overall Experience: 8–12+ Years

Role Summary

We are seeking an experienced Senior Performance Engineer with strong expertise in Performance Testing, Performance Engineering, Capacity Planning, and Infrastructure Right-Sizing across UI applications, APIs, MQ-based messaging systems, and Batch Processing workloads.

The ideal candidate should possess hands-on experience with LoadRunner Enterprise (LRE), Apache JMeter, AutoSys, workload modeling, bottleneck analysis, capacity assessment, and performance optimization. The role will work closely with Application Teams, Architects, Middleware Teams, Database Teams, Infrastructure Teams, and Operations teams to ensure scalable and high-performing enterprise applications.

Day to Day Job Duties

Define performance testing strategies, workload models, test scenarios, and performance acceptance criteria.

Lead end-to-end performance testing activities across UI, API, MQ, and batch-processing applications.

Design, develop, and execute performance test scripts using LoadRunner Enterprise (LRE) and Apache JMeter.

Build workload models covering concurrent users, transaction volume, throughput, think time, and pacing requirements.

Plan and execute load, stress, endurance, scalability, volume, and regression performance tests.

Perform API and MQ performance testing for REST services, SOAP services, messaging platforms, and asynchronous processing systems.

Analyze application response times, throughput, error rates, resource utilization, and system behavior under load.

Assess batch workloads scheduled through AutoSys, including job runtimes, dependencies, execution patterns, and scheduling risks.

Identify performance bottlenecks across applications, middleware, databases, messaging systems, and infrastructure components.

Perform capacity assessments and infrastructure sizing exercises based on workload projections and performance results.

Analyze CPU, memory, JVM, database, network, and middleware utilization metrics.

Correlate performance testing results with monitoring and observability tools.

Conduct root cause analysis for performance degradation, response time issues, throughput limitations, and application failures.

Prepare performance reports, bottleneck analysis findings, capacity forecasts, and optimization recommendations.

Present findings and recommendations to development teams, architects, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders.

Support release validation, production readiness assessments, and performance sign-off activities.

Participate in Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, technical reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Basic Qualifications

8–12+ years of hands-on experience in Performance Testing and Performance Engineering.

Strong expertise with LoadRunner Enterprise (LRE) and Apache JMeter.

Experience performing UI, API, MQ, and Batch Performance Testing.

Experience analyzing workloads scheduled through AutoSys.

Strong understanding of workload modeling, performance tuning, bottleneck analysis, and scalability testing.

Experience with capacity planning, infrastructure assessment, and right-sizing recommendations.

Experience working with monitoring and observability platforms.

Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery environments.

Core Technical Skills

Performance Engineering: Load Testing, Stress Testing, Endurance Testing, Scalability Testing, Volume Testing

Performance Tools: LoadRunner Enterprise (LRE), Apache JMeter

UI Performance Testing: Web Applications, Transaction Analysis, Workload Modeling

API Performance Testing: REST APIs, SOAP APIs, Request-Response Validation

Messaging & MQ Testing: MQ-Based Systems, Asynchronous Processing, Throughput Analysis

Batch Processing: AutoSys Scheduling, Batch Runtime Analysis, Job Dependency Analysis

Capacity Engineering: Capacity Planning, Infrastructure Sizing, Peak Load Analysis

Monitoring & Observability: Dynatrace, Grafana, Prometheus, AppDynamics, Splunk

Infrastructure Analysis: CPU, Memory, JVM, Network, Middleware, Database Performance

Performance Analysis: Root Cause Analysis, Bottleneck Identification, Optimization Recommendations

Reporting: Executive Dashboards, Performance Reports, Capacity Forecasts

Methodologies: Agile, Scrum, SDLC

Nice to Have

Experience in Banking, Payments, Financial Services, or High-Volume Transaction Processing Systems.

Strong understanding of Java/JVM Performance Tuning.

Experience with SQL and Database Performance Analysis.

Familiarity with Linux/Unix commands and Shell Scripting.

Experience with CI/CD-driven performance testing and automation frameworks.

Knowledge of distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native architectures.

Experience with performance monitoring in production environments.

Exposure to DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.

Experience building capacity models and infrastructure growth forecasts.

Strong stakeholder management, communication, and presentation skills.

Preferred Experience Profile

8–12+ years of Performance Engineering and Performance Testing experience.

Strong hands-on expertise in LoadRunner Enterprise (LRE) and Apache JMeter.

Experience leading performance testing initiatives for enterprise-scale applications.

Strong experience in UI, API, MQ, and Batch workload performance testing.

Experience with AutoSys batch processing analysis and optimization.

Expertise in bottleneck identification, capacity planning, and infrastructure right-sizing.

Experience working with monitoring and observability tools such as Dynatrace, Grafana, or Prometheus.

Experience supporting performance sign-off and production readiness assessments.

Strong presentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Ability to drive performance engineering initiatives independently and provide technical leadership.

Expected Deliverables

Performance Test Strategy and Test Plans

Workload Models and Test Scenarios

UI, API, MQ, and Batch Performance Test Scripts

Performance Test Execution Reports

Bottleneck Analysis and Root Cause Findings

Capacity Assessment and Infrastructure Right-Sizing Recommendations

Performance Baselines and Trend Analysis

Release Readiness and Performance Sign-Off Reports

Executive Status Reports and Stakeholder Presentations

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