Performance Tester at Synechron, Belfast, £Contract Rate

About Synechron:

Synechron is a leading digital transformation consulting firm dedicated to delivering innovative technology solutions within banking, financial services, and insurance. We thrive on engineering excellence, collaboration, and a passion for cutting-edge technologies.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Performance Engineer to join our team. This role requires excellent hands-on experience in all phases of the performance testing lifecycle, from planning and Scripting to execution, analysis, and reporting. They will work closely with development team to identify performance bottlenecks and ensure the delivery of high-quality, performant software solutions.

Job Location: Belfast (Hybrid- 3 days in the office), relocation welcome.

This is long term contract position I nside IR35.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive performance test strategies and plans aligned with system requirements, user behaviour, and business objectives.
• Design, develop, and maintain performance test scripts for UI and API layers, with a strong focus on LoadRunner.
• Execute a wide range of performance tests, including load, stress, endurance, scalability, and capacity testing.
• Monitor application and system performance during test execution, capturing key metrics such as response times, throughput, CPU, memory, network, disk I/O, and error rates.
• Analyse performance test results to identify bottlenecks and root causes, and provide clear, actionable recommendations for performance optimization.
• Prepare detailed performance test reports, clearly summarizing findings, analysis, risks, and recommendations for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate closely with development, QA, infrastructure, and support teams to address performance issues and validate improvements.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong, proven hands-on experience with LoadRunner (mandatory) in planning, scripting, executing, and analysing performance tests for UI and API-based applications.
• Experience with additional performance testing tools such as JMeter or similar is desirable.
• Solid understanding of performance engineering concepts, metrics, and monitoring tools, with the ability to interpret data and drive performance improvements.
• Proficiency in one or more scripting/programming languages such as Java, Python, or JavaScript for test automation and data handling.
• Experience in analysing complex performance issues and translating technical findings into meaningful insights and recommendations.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to present performance results clearly to senior management and cross-functional teams.

Diversity Statement

Synechron are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiative Same Difference' is committed to fostering an inclusive culture - promoting equality, diversity and an environment that is respectful to all. We encourage applicants from across diverse backgrounds, race, ethnicities, religion, age, marital status, gender, sexual orientations, or disabilities to apply. We offer flexible workplace arrangements, mentoring, internal mobility, learning and development programmes to support our global workforce. Empowerment and collaboration are at the core of how we operate.

All employment decisions at Synechron are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to the applicant's gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, disabled or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.