Performance Tester (Manchester)

🚀 We're Hiring: Performance Tester – Cross-Training into Loan IQ

📍 Location: Must be within a commutable distance to Radbroke (Hybrid)

📅 Start Date: June 2025

💼 Duration: 2-year engagement

Ready to future-proof your Performance Tester career? We’re offering a rare opportunity to cross-train into Loan IQ , one of the most in-demand platforms in the banking and financial services space.

This is a 2-year fully paid engagement with a leading global financial institution , where you’ll receive hands-on training and work on high-impact projects in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.

🔍 What We’re Looking For:

Essential:

• Proficiency with Performance Testing Tools (JMeter, LoadRunner, or similar) for simulating high loads on rest applications
• Experience with managing Load and Stress testing on rest/web and standalone Java applications
• Experience with REST/SOAP API and standalone Java API testing, Experience of Cucumber, Selenium automation tools
• Strong Java skills for creating custom test frameworks and scripts
• Experience integrating performance tests into CI/CD pipelines (Teamcity, GitLab CI, etc.)
• Ability to use APPD, JConsole tools to identify bottlenecks
• Knowledge of SQL
• Test Data Management – Creating and managing bulk test data for performance scenarios

Nice to have:

• Understanding database performance and query optimization
• Basic understanding of security testing principles
• Knowledge of Python, Groovy, or similar for test automation for managing Load test scripts
• Skills in creating dashboards and reports to communicate performance test results
• Domain knowledge: Banking, Financial Services, Lending (Very nice to have – understanding the wholesale lending lifecycle)

🎓 What You’ll Gain:

• 8–10 weeks of structured Loan IQ training
• Real-world experience with a global leader in financial services
• Hybrid working model (flexible working hours, subject to manager approval)
• Long-term career development in a high-demand area