What are the responsibilities and job description for the Performance Test Engineer (Utilities / Energy) position at Galent?
Job Title: Performance Test Engineer (Utilities / Energy)
Location: Hybrid (1 day/week in Chicago, IL)
(Azure Load Testing with JMeter)
Job Type: Full time
Top 3 Must Haves:
1. Performance Testing with JMeter
2. Good Communication/Org /Lead skills
3. Azure Load testing exp.
Position Overview
We are seeking a Mid-Level Performance Test Engineer with strong experience in performance test design, scripting, and execution using Apache JMeter and Azure Load Testing. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience testing complex enterprise applications within the utilities industry, such as grid management, outage management, customer systems, or other large-scale operational platforms.
This role will be responsible for developing performance test strategies, building reusable JMeter scripts, executing large-scale load tests, analyzing system behavior under stress, and collaborating with engineering teams to ensure application scalability, reliability, and performance.
Key Responsibilities
- Keep existing design documentation and performance testing strategies updated.
- Develop, maintain, and execute performance test scripts using Apache JMeter in the Azure cloud environment.
- Simulate realistic storm loads (minor, major, mega and rapid) based on weather patterns.
- Maintain and/or create reusable JMeter scripts that follow the existing framework.
- Analyze system performance metrics including response times, throughput, CPU, memory, and network utilization.
- Gather performance statistics and generate performance reports using existing reporting tools.
- Identify performance bottlenecks across application, database, middleware, and infrastructure layers.
- Prepare and present performance test reports, dashboards, and recommendations to technical and business stakeholders.
- Integrate performance tests into CI/CD pipelines where applicable.
- Support performance validation for large-scale enterprise releases
- Participate in capacity planning and performance benchmarking activities.
Required Qualifications
- 7 years of software testing experience with at least 3 years focused on performance testing.
- Strong hands-on experience with Apache JMeter including:
- Test plan design
- Script creation and parameterization
- Correlation and debugging
- Distributed load testing
- Proficiency in the following:
- Using PowerShell to interact with Azure Load Testing
- Data interrogation using Excel, Excel Macros, and other tools
- Experience testing complex enterprise applications with large transaction volumes.
- Experience analyzing performance using tools such as:
- Application logs
- APM tools (e.g., Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Splunk, etc.)
- Strong understanding of:
- HTTP/REST APIs
- Web services
- Database performance concepts
- Experience executing types of performance tests.
- Ability to interpret system performance metrics and diagnose bottlenecks.
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Works well with others and able to explain complex topics to non-technical people
“Galent is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. The company does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law”