Performance Analyst

About role

We are seeking an experienced Performance Test Lead with over 10 years of experience in performance engineering and testing of enterprise-grade cloud applications. The ideal candidate with strong technical expertise in performance testing tools like Apache JMeter and LoadRunner, and a proven track record of leading performance testing efforts for large-scale, distributed, cloud-native applications.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you will define the performance testing strategy, mentor team members, and work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure our applications meet scalability, reliability, and responsiveness goals. In this role you will optimize one of the leading underwriting solutions on the market, covering more than 100 customers globally. It is a unique opportunity to expand your expertise and enhance your skill in a dynamic friendly company.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and lead the performance testing strategy for highly available, scalable, and resilient cloud-based (preferably Azure) and on prem applications. 
• Architect and implement performance testing frameworks using JMeter, LoadRunner, and other relevant tools.
• Design, develop, and execute comprehensive performance test plans including load, stress, spike, endurance, and capacity testing.
• Collaborate with solution architects, developers, DevOps, and infrastructure teams to define performance SLAs and technical baselines.
• Analyze test results and provide detailed insights and recommendations for tuning application code, infrastructure, and database queries.
• Drive root cause analysis for performance bottlenecks and work closely with engineering teams to implement optimizations.
• Integrate performance testing into CI/CD pipelines for continuous performance monitoring and validation.
• Setup and maintain performance test environments that replicate production as closely as possible.
• Coach and mentor junior performance engineers; promote best practices and performance-first mindset across teams.
• Present test findings and status reports to leadership and stakeholders in a clear and actionable format.

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Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in performance testing and engineering for web-based and preferably cloud-native applications.
• Accountability and pro-activeness. Take ownership of tasks and use critical thinking to challenge and improve performance results.
• Strong hands-on experience with JMeter, LoadRunner and Performance Center.
• Good understanding of cloud infrastructure (preferably Azure or AWS) and its performance implications.
• Proven ability to design performance test strategies for microservices, REST APIs, and event-driven architectures.
• Experience working with monitoring and observability tools such as New Relic, AppDynamics, Grafana and Azure AppInsights.  Preferably Azure AppInsights
• Solid knowledge of performance tuning at multiple layers – application, infrastructure, network, and database.
• Understanding of Database analysis and design. Experience in optimizing the
• Experience with CI/CD and DevOps pipelines (Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitLab CI) for integrating performance tests.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical performance findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience testing SaaS or enterprise cloud applications.
• Familiarity with performance tuning techniques at the code, DB, and infra levels.
• Exposure to monitoring & observability tools
• Programming Experience

For Slovakia the base salary range for this position is between [EUR 2,700] and [EUR 4,500] per month (for a full-time role). The specific salary offered considers:​

• the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role, ​
• the applicant’s own profile including education/qualifications, expertise, specialisation, skills and experience.​

In addition to your base salary, Swiss Re offers an attractive performance-based variable compensation component, designed to recognise your achievements. Further you will enjoy a variety of global and location specific benefits.​

Eligibility may vary depending on the terms of Swiss Re policies and your employment contract.

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