Senior Performance Engineer

Job Title: Senior Performance Engineer

Location: UK based (we cannot offer Sponsorship for this role) - hybrid

Role type: Permanent  

This role requires Security Clearance and NPPV3 Clearance. Active clearance is preferred; however, eligibility is essential.

Who we are… 

We're an award-winning Testing Consultancy, focused in Quality Engineering, and we're on a mission to become the UK's #1. 

Over the past 6 years, we've redefined what quality and testing look like at 2i and to our clients. Born from a desire to view quality holistically across the entire SDLC, our Quality Engineers (QE's) are at the heart of delivering world-class consultancy services.  

Why Us? 

Proudly certified as a "Great Place to Work", 2i are the chosen employer of around 200 QE's and we're continuing our growth! We recently announced our eight-figure private equity funding injection as we aim to increase our revenue by more than £50m in the coming years, that is where you come in… 

What we’re looking for… 

We’re looking for people who let curiosity and interest lead them. We don't expect to have a team of "experts". What we do expect, is for #Team2i to be... 

• Inquisitive 
• Open to challenging others and being challenged
• Taking initiative 
• Accountable 

You have experience with various types of software and are passionate about helping to improve the quality of products you work on, through questions, curiosity and exploration. Our projects and clients are diverse, so what we really look for are people driven to develop and expand their skillset and knowledge. 

What you’ll be doing... 

Working within one of our amazing client project teams you will contribute to quality engineering activities, primarily non-functional testing. You will bring your breadth and depth of hands-on experience with a range of non-functional testing practices to deliver value to your daily work and support your colleagues on your client team. You will be expected to contribute to client delivery ceremonies and practices, such as daily stand-ups, planning, refinement and reviews. 

You will proactively share your knowledge with and learn from your 2i colleagues to grow our collective skills and experience and continuously improve the 2i way of doing things. You will also positively contribute to 2i strategic initiatives to grow the business and improve client delivery. 

Your Responsibilities… 

• Proactively collaborating with team members and client stakeholders to develop a shared understanding of what good looks like and advocate for quality from the outset.

• Mentor, coach and teach more junior team members, providing support to implement strategic approaches, perform test activities and develop their skills.

• Design and execute testing using a range of quality craft practices most appropriate to the test situation and context.

• Have a detailed understanding of the role of test automation in software delivery and be confident implementing tooling and test code to support your tests.

• Record and manage issues/defects found during testing, clearly and concisely with sufficient detail to support investigation and resolution.

• Exceed client expectations by delivering exceptional services focused on what they feel matters most.

• Have a clear understanding of the role of functional and non-functional testing in delivering quality software products, with proven experience in functional testing and breadth and depth of experience of non-functional testing, such as performance, resilience, scalability and observability.

• Support the career development of more junior team members in line with the 2i QE Career Framework, business needs and their aspirations.

• Engage in healthy debate and challenge facing into conflict and difficult conversations when needed.

• Look out for your teammates and provide pastoral support to more junior members of the team.

Specific Technical Experience...

• Experience of performance testing methodologies, tools, especially JMeter, and best practices.
• Experience of testing in cloud-based environments, especially AWS and/or Azure.
• Familiarity with performance testing tools such as JMeter, NeoLoad, LoadRunner, etc.
• Experience with various business and operational monitoring tools.

What we can offer you... 

• Career development pathways tailored for your personal and professional learning within 2i, giving clear direction for your career with us. 
• 26 days of annual leave + the option to buy and sell holiday (up to 5 days).
• Private Health Care + access to other mental health and wellbeing services including Gym Memberships, Counselling, Cycle to Work Schemes + many more.
• Individual and Company related performance bonus.
• Flexible working in a hybrid environment across the UK.

What if you are a partial fit? 

Curious? We want to hear from you! 

We don’t believe in the “perfect” hire. What we do believe in is the benefits of creating a team built of different perspectives, backgrounds, career paths and ways of working. What we value most are team players who are eager to take their growth into their own hands and utilise the people around them. 

Apply directly with your CV!