Performance Test Manager
About the role
Intervest is seeking a Performance Test Manager to lead and evolve their performance engineering capability in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The role involves defining strategy, building scalable frameworks, integrating performance into CI/CD pipelines, and leveraging modern tools such as k6, WebpageTest, and Datadog. The manager will work closely with Engineering, Architecture, DevOps, and Product teams to embed performance as a core engineering discipline across the SDLC. Responsibilities include leading a performance engineering team, establishing observability standards, driving automation, and delivering executive-ready reports. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software quality engineering, performance testing, and leadership within complex, distributed systems environments.
Must have
- 10+ years of experience in software quality engineering, with strong specialization in performance engineering.
- 5+ years leading performance or non-functional testing teams in complex, distributed systems environments.
- Proven experience transforming traditional performance testing practices into modern engineering-led capabilities.
- Deep hands-on experience with k6 for performance scripting and automation.
- Strong expertise with Datadog (APM, metrics, tracing, dashboards, alerting) for performance analysis.
- Experience with WebpageTest and front-end performance optimization techniques.
- Strong understanding of microservices, APIs, containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), and cloud-native architectures.
- Experience performance testing in AWS, Azure, or GCP environments.
- Solid understanding of scalability patterns, caching strategies, database performance tuning, and asynchronous/event-driven architectures.
- Proficiency in JavaScript (k6), Python, or similar scripting languages.
- Experience integrating performance testing into CI/CD platforms (e.g., GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, Azure DevOps).
- Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence architectural decisions.
- Ability to translate technical findings into business risk language.
- Excellent communication and executive reporting skills.
Nice to have
- Experience working with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation) is desirable.
Technologies
- AWS
- Azure
- Azure DevOps
- CI/CD
- Cloud Native
- CloudFormation
- Datadog
- DevOps
- Docker
- Event-Driven Architecture
- GCP
- GitHub
- GitHub Actions
- GitLab
- Infrastructure as Code
- JavaScript
- Jenkins
- k6
- Kubernetes
- Microservices
- Observability
- Performance Testing
- Python
- SDLC
- Terraform
Highlights
The position is based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Intervest is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. More information about the company culture and journey can be found on their website and careers page.
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