Performance Tester - SE

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 Tester

Position: Systems Engineer

Experience: 3-5 Years

Category: Software Development/ Engineering

Shift: 24/7

Main location: Chennai

Position ID: J0725-1216

Employment Type: Full Time

Education Qualification: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field or higher with minimum 3 years of relevant experience.

Position Description: We are looking for an Performance Tester experienced to join our team. The ideal candidate should be passionate about coding and developing scalable and high-performance applications. You will work closely with our front-end developers, designers, and other members of the team to deliver quality solutions that meet the needs of our clients.

• Work with Product team on performance test strategy and test plan, interfacing with all level of the application protocol stack
• Ability to recommend scope for performance tests and to interpret results
• Create automated and manual test script based on uses cases and test scenarios
• Build and executes test to provide high value, high accuracy results
• Monitor and analyze performance metrics and application logs
• Triage defects with development partners and project management teams
• Work with application architects to identify performance bottlenecks and make tuning recommendations
• System Administration in Linux and AWS environments.
• Develop monitoring and management tools and processes.
• Communicate effectively in team environment.
• Participate in an on-call rotation and provide 24x7 support.
  
  

The Skills that are Key to this role

• Performance Testing: LoadRunner, JMeter, Selenium, Grafana, Datadog, AWS
• Experience/Knowledge of cloud computing environments and applications (AWS/Azure) is highly desired.
• Application performance testing experience required.
• Languages: Java, SQL, scripting (bash/ksh), python preferred.
• Linux systems administration experience required. (Linux commands)
• Application server: Tomcat, Apache, IBM WebSphere.
• Experience in Continuous Integration tools is highly desired
• Solid experience in Agile methodologies.
• Excellent communication skills required.
• Strong problem resolution skills required.
• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment required.
• Any workflow tool experience is a big plus.
• Owns the outcome by taking personal accountability for delivering strong results
• Self-directed, willing to take initiative, pragmatic and results-oriented
• Able to work with remote and international team members
  
  

The Expertise looking for

• 4-5 years of Performance engineering experience against large-scale end-to-end systems
• Experience in Systems engineering on Unix, web and application servers
• Experience in Performance testing of Cloud/AWS hosted applications
• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software engineering or related field.
  
  

Life at CGI:

It 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

Your future duties and responsibilities

Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role

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.