Senior Consultant | Performance Testing | Chennai | Engineering | Quality Engineering
- Job requisition ID : 108488
- Location: Chennai
- Entity: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP
The Team
Deloitte’s Technology & Transformation practice can help you uncover and unlock the value buried deep inside vast amounts of data. Our global network provides strategic guidance and implementation services to help companies manage data from disparate sources and convert it into accurate, actionable information that can support fact-driven decision-making and generate an insight-driven advantage. Our practice addresses the continuum of opportunities in business intelligence & visualization, data management, performance management and next-generation analytics and technologies, including big data, cloud, cognitive and machine learning.
Your work profile
- As a Senior Consultant in our Consulting team, you’ll build and nurture positive working relationships with teams and clients with the intention to exceed client expectations.
- 7 -10 years of experience
Key skills required
- Must Have Skills
- Locust (Mandatory)
- Python (Mandatory)
- Apache JMeter
- Performance Engineering
- API & Microservices Performance Testing
- Performance Test Strategy & Planning
- NFR Definition & Workload Modelling
- Performance Analysis & Capacity Planning
- Dynatrace / Splunk / AppDynamics
- SQL
- Git
- Good to Have
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- AWS / Azure
- Jenkins / Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions
- LoadRunner
- Performance Tuning Exposure
Roles & Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end Performance Engineering activities across enterprise applications.
- Define Performance Test Strategy, Test Plans and execution approach.
- Design and review Locust and JMeter frameworks.
- Conduct NFR workshops and workload modelling sessions with business and architecture teams.
- Lead execution of Load, Stress, Spike, Soak and Endurance testing.
- Perform deep-dive root cause analysis across application, middleware, database and infrastructure layers.
- Mentor performance engineers and perform technical reviews.
- Collaborate with Architects, Development, DevOps and SRE teams to improve application scalability and reliability.
- Present performance findings, recommendations and risk assessments to stakeholders.
- Drive Performance Engineering best practices and CI/CD adoption.
- Preferred Profile
- Experience leading small to medium-sized Performance Engineering teams.
- Strong client-facing communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience with cloud-native applications, container platforms and distributed systems.
- Ability to drive technical discussions independently.
- 3-6 years’ experience as a QA Automation Engineer
- Strong proficiency in Selenium, Cucumber BDD, Serenity, and Java
- Hands-on experience in API automation using Rest Assured
- Proficient in SQL queries and data validation across relational databases
- Experience working with Oracle and/or Teradata
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automation integration
- Working knowledge of Linux, scripting, SQL Server, and data warehouse environments
- Exposure to AI-assisted testing tools such as Copilot, Claude is a plus
- Experience working in agile delivery teams
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain automation test frameworks using Selenium, Java, Cucumber BDD, and Serenity
- Build and execute API automation tests using Rest Assured
- Perform database validation, SQL query testing, and data consistency checks
- Integrate automation suites into CI/CD pipelines via Jenkins or similar tools
- Test data platform, ETL processes, file transfers, and Data APIs
- Conduct various test types such as UI/UX validation, API, database, system, and performance testing
- Analyze results, root cause defects, and ensure resolution across complex data and telecom environments
- Work with Oracle, Teradata, SQL Server, and ETL tools
- Leverage AI-assisted testing tools such as Copilot to improve automation efficiency
- Collaborate with developers, data engineers, and product owners to ensure high-quality builds
Education
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
