Performance Engineer Lead

About this role

This Engineer will be responsible to lead the enterprise performance engineering efforts to ensure system scalability, stability, reliability, and responsiveness across distributed cloud and hybrid environments. Responsible for designing and executing load, stress, endurance, and scalability testing strategies while identifying bottlenecks across applications, APIs, databases, and infrastructure. Works closely with Architecture, DevOps, QA, and Development teams to validate production readiness, optimize system performance, and support high-availability cloud deployments within Azure and AKS environments.

Primary Tools
Apache JMeter
Akamai CloudTest
Azure Load Testing
Azure Application Insights
Azure DB Metrics
AKS Container Monitoring
PowerShell Monitoring Scripts
Requirements
Key Skills
Performance and scalability testing
Distributed systems and API architecture
Azure cloud and Kubernetes (AKS)
Performance metrics analysis and tuning
CI/CD and automated performance pipelines
Troubleshooting and root cause analysis
Lead , coach and Mentor Performance Engineer staff offshore

Nice to Have
Mortgage or FinTech industry experience
Experience with enterprise SaaS platforms and high-volume transaction systems