Test Engineer - Performance QA

Job Description What you’ll do Take end-to-end ownership of performance testing for assigned projects, from requirement analysis through sign-off. Work with architects, functional QA, business analysts, and developers to understand business flows, volumes, SLAs, and peak load expectations. Design performance test approach and scenarios, including workload models, test data strategy, and environment pre-requisites. Develop, maintain, and execute performance test scripts using tools such as JMeter (or equivalent). Execute different types of performance tests (load, stress, endurance/soak, spike, scalability) and capture key metrics. Monitor application, database, and infrastructure during test runs, and consolidate findings into clear, actionable reports. Analyze test results to identify hotspots and potential risks; provide recommendations for tuning and retest as needed. Collaborate with development and Dev Ops/cloud teams to validate fixes and configuration changes. Maintain all performance test artefacts: test plans, scripts, datasets, execution logs, and result summaries. Share performance testing best practices with functional QA and junior team members; support knowledge sharing within the QA practice. What you’ll bring 5-8 years of overall software QA experience, with at least 3 years focused on performance testing of web or enterprise applications. Hands-on experience with at least one performance testing tool (e.g., JMeter, Gatling; Load Runner or similar is a plus). Good understanding of performance test types and key concepts: response time, throughput, concurrency, error rates, capacity, and SLAs. Ability to interpret and correlate performance metrics across: Application / JVM (threads, heap, GC, response times, throughput) Database (slow queries, indexing, connection pooling) Infrastructure (CPU, memory, network, disk I/O) Experience using monitoring / APM tools (e.g., Datadog, App Dynamics, New Relic, or similar) to support analysis. Solid analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot complex performance issues under time pressure. Good communication skills and stakeholder management; comfortable working with distributed, cross-functional teams. Preferred Experience with Guidewire applications (Policy Center, Claim Center, Billing Center) or other large-scale, mission-critical enterprise platforms. Exposure to testing in cloud environments (AWS/Azure/GCP) and distributed architectures. Prior experience in a Professional Services / implementation or customer-facing delivery environment. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience. About Guidewire Guidewire is the platform P&C insurers trust to engage, innovate, and grow efficiently. We combine digital, core, analytics, and AI to deliver our platform as a cloud service. More than 540+ insurers in 40 countries, from new ventures to the largest and most complex in the world, run on Guidewire. As a partner to our customers, we continually evolve to enable their success. We are proud of our unparalleled implementation track record with 1600+ successful projects, supported by the largest R&D team and partner ecosystem in the industry. Our Marketplace provides hundreds of applications that accelerate integration, localization, and innovation. For more information, please visit www.guidewire.com and follow us on Twitter: @Guidewire_Pand C. Guidewire Software, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to an inclusive workplace, and believe that a diversity of perspectives, abilities, and cultures is a key to our success. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, marital status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. All offers are contingent upon passing a criminal history and other background checks where it's applicable to the position. Guidewire is proud to be a disability inclusive employer. We are committed to providing individualized accommodations and support to candidates for any part of our hiring process. If you think you may need disability-related accommodations, please email Employ Ability at accommodations-gw@employ-ability.org.uk, our disability partner, or schedule a call with an Employ Ability expert (calendar booking slot) for a confidential conversation. We’re an extraordinary blend of hungry self-starters, intrepid explorers, brainy experts, and loyal allies. Combine all of this, and we make a glorious success story, loaded with down-to-earth, helpful, and passionate people, all on the journey of cloud innovation and best in class technology. Guidewire’s an adventure—and it’s yours for the taking. At Guidewire, we are utterly committed to customer success. We combine digital, core, analytics, and AI to deliver our platform as a cloud service to the P&C Insurance industry. And with the largest R&D team, services team, and partner ecosystem in the industry, we continually evolve and innovate to meet our customers’ needs. We put our values of Integrity, Rationality, and Collegiality first, harboring a culture of honesty and openness that our people never want to lose. And we each bring a little quirkiness—and a little genius—to the table. As the landscape of our industry continues to shift, we respond with flexibility and skill. We’re braving uncharted territory, pushing past the conventional with our products, partners, and people.