Hybrid Performance Test Engineer

at Minor Hotels Europe and Americas

• Job title: Performance Test Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $76,200 - $187,740 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Azure, Cloud, Google Cloud Platform, Linux, Microservices, SQL, Unix
• Location requirements: Hybrid, San Diego, United States

About the role

• Performance Test Engineer leading performance testing and diagnostics at Capgemini. Collaborating across teams to ensure system scalability and stability with LoadRunner expertise.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute performance test scripts and scenarios using LoadRunner (Controller, Performance Center, LRE) across load, stress, spike, endurance, and scalability tests
• Lead performance requirement gathering, workload modeling, and SLA definition in alignment with program objectives and cross‑functional teams
• Monitor application and infrastructure behavior during tests using LoadRunner Analysis, APM tools (Dynatrace/AppDynamics/New Relic), server metrics, and DB monitoring
• Analyze performance results to identify bottlenecks, including response‑time degradation, memory/CPU constraints, connection/thread issues, and slow SQL queries
• Collaborate with multiple workstreams—including onshore and offshore teams—to coordinate test preparation, execution, defect resolution, and tuning activities
• Define and deliver comprehensive performance test strategy, plans, scenarios, risk assessments, and documentation, ensuring transparency and technical clarity for stakeholders
• Present performance findings, dashboards, bottleneck reports, and optimization recommendations while ensuring alignment with compliance, quality, and program governance requirements.

Requirements

• 5+ years of hands‑on experience with LoadRunner (Controller, Performance Center, LRE, LoadRunner Analysis) and enterprise‑scale performance testing
• Strong expertise in performance engineering, including system tuning, root‑cause diagnostics, and analysis of HTTP/HTTPS, APIs, microservices, and client‑server environments
• Proven ability to lead performance testing across programs, including cross‑workstream coordination and effective offshore collaboration
• Proficiency in SQL queries, database performance analysis, and Linux/Unix commands for system‑level monitoring and troubleshooting
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP) and performance considerations for hybrid and cloud‑native environments
• Experience preparing detailed technical documentation—strategy, workloads, test plans, reports, dashboards—and communicating insights to technical and leadership stakeholders
• Experience working on SAP ECC to SAP S/4HANA migration or similar large enterprise transformation programs; strong communication, analysis, and problem‑solving skills.

Benefits

• Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade
• Company paid holidays
• Personal Days
• Sick Leave
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada)
• Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada)
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee assistance programs
• Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility