Performance Tester

**Start date**: ASAP
**Length**: 12 months +
**Industry**: Public Sector
**Location**: Ideally the North East

hedgehog lab is a globally renowned digital product consultancy with two decades of experience and a reputation as true masters of our craft. Proudly operating from the heart of Northern England, we are on a mission to digitally craft a better world by delivering transformative solutions that align seamlessly with strategic visions.

Our culture thrives on turning constraints into catalysts for innovation, empowering our team to tackle the most complex technical challenges with confidence, architecting scalable and innovative solutions that future-proof businesses. Beyond our award-winning work, we’re also known for our Flexa-certified company culture.

We’re looking for a passionate **Performance Tester**who thrives in an environment where expertise, curiosity, and impact converge. If you’re ready to help shape the future and create digital products that leave a lasting legacy, we’d love to hear from you.

**The Opportunity**:

- **Our Mission**:To become the most respected global digital product consultancy by digitally crafting a better world.
- **Your Mission**:To establish a solid performance testing framework, ensuring reliability and efficiency at scale.
- **Aims**:

- Introduce best-in-class performance testing practices.
- Enhance the resilience and speed of digital transactions.
- Upskill internal teams to adopt sustainable testing methodologies.
- Drive data-informed decision-making with performance insights
- **Measure of success**:

- Reduction in performance bottlenecks across systems.
- Improved efficiency of high-volume transactions.
- Successful knowledge transfer to internal teams.
- Seamless integration of performance testing into development workflows.
- **Day to day**:

- Writing and preparing technical performance test plans.
- Developing data-driven test automation scripts and executing performance and load testing.
- Using LoadRunner (or similar tools) to design and execute load and performance tests.
- Designing and executing daily load BVTs and system-level tests.
- Preparing test data and analyzing performance test results.
- Identifying and logging defects, collaborating closely with development teams.
- Informing test leads of potential risks affecting schedule, budget, or quality.
- **Growth/Development opportunities**:

- Exposure to cutting-edge performance testing technologies.
- The opportunity to shape performance testing strategies for high-profile projects.
- Potential leadership opportunities in guiding internal upskilling initiatives.
- A long-term contract with potential for extension.

**About you**:

- Experience of hands-on experience in Performance Testing.
- Proficiency in LoadRunner or similar performance testing tools.
- Ability to interpret performance test results and make data-driven recommendations.
- Strong communication skills to work cross-functionally with engineers and stakeholders.
- Capable of identifying risks and proposing effective solutions before they escalate. Ability to work in a hybrid model, balancing office, client-site, and remote work.

**Our interview process**:
Stage 1️⃣ - Intro call with a member of the Talent team (30 mins Google Meet)

Stage 2️⃣ - Interview with our Interim Head of QA, Bianca, and a senior member of the Engineering team (60 mins Google Meet)

**Why hedgehog lab?**
- Our People are our greatest asset, and we are so proud to have been certified as aGreat Place to Work, as rated by 93% of our business.
- We’re a fully Flexified Employer, certified by Flexa. We know a one size fits all approach doesn’t work for everyone, we work with our employees to establish a model that benefits both parties.
- We received the Advanced Award in the North of Tyne Combined Authority Good Work Pledge.
- Check out our Glassdoor reviews
- Inclusive environment. We never discriminate based on race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, nationality, genetics, disability or age. From menopausal support to neurodiversity adjustments, we’ll continue to foster an inclusive culture at the lab where everyone can let their authentic selves shine.

**Diversity & inclusion statement**

We’re a family-friendly employer with a culture based on trust, autonomy and flexibility. With a current 85% FlexScore, we’re learning as we go. By listening to our team and always asking for feedback, we can continue to improve and offer a working environment worthy of attracting the most creative and dedicated people in technology.