Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Managed Services

Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

At PwC, our people in software and product innovation focus on developing cutting-edge software solutions and driving product innovation to meet the evolving needs of clients. These individuals combine technical experience with creative thinking to deliver innovative software products and solutions.

In testing and quality assurance at PwC, you will focus on the process of evaluating a system or software application to identify any defects, errors, or gaps in its functionality. Working in this area, you will execute various test cases and scenarios to validate that the system meets the specified requirements and performs as expected.

Driven by curiosity, you are a reliable, contributing member of a team. In our fast-paced environment, you are expected to adapt to working with a variety of clients and team members, each presenting varying challenges and scope. Every experience is an opportunity to learn and grow. You are expected to take ownership and consistently deliver quality work that drives value for our clients and success as a team. As you navigate through the Firm, you build a brand for yourself, opening doors to more opportunities.

Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:

Apply a learning mindset and take ownership for your own development.Appreciate diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.Adopt habits to sustain high performance and develop your potential.Actively listen, ask questions to check understanding, and clearly express ideas.Seek, reflect, act on, and give feedback.Gather information from a range of sources to analyse facts and discern patterns.Commit to understanding how the business works and building commercial awareness.Learn and apply professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), uphold the Firm's code of conduct and independence requirements.

As a Performance Test Lead, you will lead the Automation Testing of solutions for client transformation programmes. This will involve: 
 
• Create performance test plans, test scenarios, test scripts, test execution, results analysis and provide insight into potential performance issues and deliverables related to performance testing activities. 
• Provide updates on testing progress, lead a team of Performance Engineers to clearly define test plans, tasks, schedule, and execution of performance testing activities, and identify - performance issues prior to - reaching production. 
• Partner with development teams to understand application changes and potential performance concerns and issues when creating test scenarios. 
• Communicate and help remediate performance issues observed during testing. 
• Work with other members in the IT organization to understand and achieve objectives. 
• Integrate performance tests in CI/CD pipeline and establish a continuous build and test cycle 
• Develop high-quality performance test engineering principles, test strategies, and best practices 
• Provide input and direction on continuous process and procedure improvements to mitigate risk and enhance performance engineering processes and standards. 
• Lead, mentor and coach QA staff on testing best practices and efforts. 
 
Qualifications 
• 2+ years of Performance Engineering experience required. 
• Hands on experience with Performance Testing tool(i.e. Loadrunner, Neoload) 
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills. 
• Ability to interpret test results and identify potential performance issues 
• Architectural background focused on mid-tier services, client front ends and databases. 
• Proficient in understanding the testing activities and approaches in the different development methodologies (Agile, Iterative and Waterfall). 

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)

Degrees/Field of Study required:

Degrees/Field of Study preferred:

Certifications (if blank, certifications not specified)

Required Skills

Optional Skills

Acceptance Testing, Acceptance Testing, Accepting Feedback, Active Listening, Automated Testing, Automation Testing, Communication, Data Model Testing, Debugging, Defect Management, Documentation Testing, Emotional Regulation, Empathy, Fault Analysis, Functional Testing, Inclusion, Intellectual Curiosity, Optimism, Performance Testing, Problem Diagnosis, Programming Languages, Quality Assurance Best Practices, Quality Assurance Investigations, Quality Assurance Process Management, Quality Assurance System Architecture {+ 14 more}

Desired Languages (If blank, desired languages not specified)

Travel Requirements

Not Specified

Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?

No

Government Clearance Required?

Yes

Job Posting End Date