Lead Analyst-Performance Testing

Position Description

Company Profile:

Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest independent IT and business consulting services firms in the world. With 94,000 consultants and professionals across the globe, CGI delivers an end-to-end portfolio of capabilities, from strategic IT and business consulting to systems integration, managed IT and business process services and intellectual property solutions. CGI works with clients through a local relationship model complemented by a global delivery network that helps clients digitally transform their organizations and accelerate results. CGI Fiscal 2024 reported revenue is CA$14.68 billion and CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB). Learn more at cgi.com.

Job Title: Performance Testing

Position: Lead Analyst-Performance Testing

Experience: 8-12 years

Category: Software Development/ Engineering

Shift: General Shift/Rotational Shift

Main location: Bangalore/Hyderabad/Chennai

Position ID: J0725-0002

Employment Type: Full Time

Education Qualification: Any graduation or related field or higher with minimum 3 years of relevant experience.

Position Description:

We are looking for an experienced Senior Test Engineer – Performance Testing who will play a key role in assessing and optimizing the performance, scalability, and reliability of software products, particularly in cloud-native and microservices environments. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in performance testing tools, cloud infrastructure, and monitoring solutions with a solid understanding of application architecture and DevOps practices.

Your future duties and responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and execute performance, load, stress, and scalability tests for applications, APIs, and microservices hosted on cloud platforms (AWS/Azure).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (development, DevOps, product) to understand architecture and system flows, and identify performance bottlenecks early.
• Create and maintain performance test scripts using tools like JMeter (preferred), LoadRunner, or Gatling.
• Analyze system performance using tools such as Grafana, Kibana, and Dynatrace to identify trends, bottlenecks, and areas of concern.
• Build and enhance performance test frameworks and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, Azure DevOps).
• Simulate real-world scenarios to validate application performance under various loads and across environments.
• Interpret performance results, correlate metrics, and provide actionable insights and recommendations to improve application responsiveness and stability.
• Work in Agile teams, contributing to sprint planning and product release cycles with a performance-first mindset.
• Document performance test strategies, scenarios, execution results, and reports for stakeholders.
• Collaborate on performance tuning at all layers — frontend, middleware, backend, database, and network infrastructure.
  
  

Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in performance engineering and testing.
• Strong proficiency in scripting languages such as C#, JavaScript, or C, and sound OOPs concepts.
• Hands-on experience in SQL Server for performance testing DB-intensive operations.
• Experience in testing distributed cloud applications and understanding cloud-native architecture impacts on performance.
• Strong exposure to microservices performance testing, service-level validation, and throughput/latency analysis.
• Experience in CI/CD pipelines and automation of performance tests in release workflows.
• Familiarity with product testing lifecycle in Agile environments and understanding of DevOps practices.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills.
• Effective communication and documentation skills to share findings with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience in performance optimization and working closely with development/infra teams for resolution.
  
  

Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well-being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.

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