Performance Test Engineer

Overview

Join us in the forefront of innovation in SecOps. We are a company filled with people who are passionate about our product and seek to deliver the best experience for our customers. At Splunk, we’re committed to our work, customers, having fun and most importantly to each other’s success

Role Summary

We are seeking a skilled Performance Test Engineer to join our team to focus on testing. Cisco-Splunk Enterprise Security. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in performance testing, automation, and scripting, with hands-on experience in Python, Linux, JMeter, Golang, and JavaScript. This role will be critical in ensuring the robustness, scalability, and reliability of Splunk security solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute performance test plans and scripts for Splunk
  
  

Enterprise Security.

• Utilize JMeter and other performance testing tools to simulate realistic workloads
  
  

and measure system behavior under load.

• Develop automation frameworks and test scripts using Python, Golang, and
  
  

JavaScript to support continuous testing and integration.

• Perform Linux-based system monitoring, troubleshooting, and tuning to optimize
  
  

test environments.

• Collaborate with development, security, and operations teams to identify
  
  

performance bottlenecks and recommend improvements.

• Analyze test results, generate detailed reports, and communicate findings to
  
  

stakeholders.

• Support integration testing with Cisco security products and ensure seamless
  
  

interoperability with Splunk platforms.

• Maintain and enhance test environments, including scripting for deployment and
  
  

configuration automation.

• Participate in incident investigations and contribute to root cause analysis related to performance issues.
  
  

• Proficiency in Python scripting for automation and test development.
• Strong experience with Linux operating systems, including shell scripting and
  
  

system performance monitoring.

• Hands-on experience with JMeter or equivalent performance testing tools.
• Knowledge of Golang for developing performance test utilities or automation.
• Familiarity with JavaScript for scripting and automation within Splunk or related
  
  

environments.

• Ability to analyze complex system behaviors and troubleshoot performance issues.
• Experience working in Agile and DevOps environments with CI/CD pipelines.
  
  

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• Excellent communication skills to document and present test results clearly.
  
  

• Experience with security information and event management (SIEM).
• Prior experience in performance testing large-scale security platforms.
  
  

This role offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of cybersecurity and

performance engineering, ensuring that critical security platforms operate efficiently and reliably under demanding conditions. If you are passionate about performance testing and security technologies, and have the required skills, we encourage you to apply.

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.

We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.