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K6 Load Testing ENGINEERS
EZ INFORMATICS SOLUTIONS PVT LTD
Pune District, Maharashtra, India12m agovia LinkedIn
About the Role
The K6 Load Testing Engineer role is a full-time remote position focused on designing, implementing, and executing performance and load tests using K6.
Key Responsibilities
- Designing, implementing, and executing performance and load tests using K6.
- Creating test plans and test cases.
- Scripting and maintaining K6 test suites.
- Running test executions to validate system performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Analyzing test results.
- Identifying bottlenecks.
- Collaborating with development and operations teams to recommend improvements.
- Documenting test approaches.
- Maintaining test environments.
- Contributing to testing best practices.
- Participating in agile ceremonies to ensure performance testing is integrated into the software delivery lifecycle.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Strong Test Engineering skills, including experience designing performance and load testing frameworks and integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines.
- Hands-on experience with Test Execution and Test Cases, including planning, running, and maintaining automated K6 test suites.
- Solid foundation in Testing and Functional Testing, with ability to validate end-to-end system behavior under various load conditions.
- Proficiency in K6 scripting (JavaScript).
- Familiarity with HTTP APIs, microservices architectures, and common performance metrics (latency, throughput, error rates).
- Experience using monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, or similar) to interpret load test results and diagnose performance issues.
- Understanding of software development and deployment practices, including version control (Git) and continuous integration workflows.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills.
- Capacity to work independently in a remote environment.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Prior experience in performance testing or QA engineering is highly beneficial.