Performance Test Manager

You will manage a team of performance testers and engineers that replicate actual production scenarios to assess an application's performance prior to its production release. This service provides the foundation for ongoing and improved performance testing, application and infrastructure tuning and capacity planning.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
-Responsible for Performance Engineering and Performance Testing Tasks for engaged projects - including strategy, estimation, planning, execution oversight, metrics reporting and risk management.
-Bottom-line responsibility for the team, it's members and the deliverables
-Review, build and maintain a best in class service and team.
-Manage, Train and Recruit (as needed) Performance Engineers and Performance Testers in the team
-Responsible for selecting/maintaining and integrating the appropriate set of tools, processes and procedures to ensure overall testing efficiency and effectiveness in the operations
-Manages Test engineers and other test team members to ensure performance test scripts and test cases are developed according to the identified test scenarios and test objectives that are in line with the Service Level Agreements
-Identify, recommend, and implement framework, strategies and toolsets to optimize test execution, expand test coverage, and reduce risk
-Establish and maintain strong working relationships with Development, Project Management and Users to foster a team environment
-Partner with Technical Project Management in the development of project plans, status communications, and the management of development software solutions
-Single point of contact for all deliverables from the Performance Engineering and Performance Testing team.

CANDIDATE QUALIFICATIONS:
-10/12 years in Performance Engineering
-Performance Testing Area - 5/6 years in a leadership and management role
-In-depth knowledge and working experience with Performance Center, Wiley, HP Site scope and other latest Performance Engineer & Performance Testing tools
-Open Source performance testing tools ( Apache JMeter, WebLOAD etc) - Waterfall, V-model, Agile testing methodology experience
-Experience with multiple architecture, technology testing and with complex projects.
-Experience managing resources directly, onshore/offshore and in a matrixed model
-Experience working in a global team in a vendor dependent model
-Experience with Quality Center and other quality tools
-Experience with one or more coding language ( JAVA, etc) with some Development background will be an advantage Hays Ireland is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment (Ireland) Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found on our website.