At AKKODIS, a general leader in engineering and digital services, we are looking for talent like you! We are an international company specialized in technology, engineering and innovation, supporting the digital transformation of leading organizations across multiple industries.
We are currently looking for a Senior Performance Test Engineer to join an international banking project for a leading Swiss wealth management group.
About the role We are looking for an experienced Performance Test Engineer to join the Performance Test Services team , supporting internal clients in the implementation of performance testing and synthetic monitoring solutions.
You will act as a technical expert and trusted advisor , helping ensure that applications and services meet the required standards for performance, scalability, stability and availability .
Working closely with development teams, architects, Product Owners and Operations specialists , you will design, implement, execute and analyse performance tests and synthetic monitoring solutions.
Design, develop and execute performance and load tests for business-critical applications and services.
Design, implement and maintain synthetic monitoring solutions to proactively assess application availability and user experience.
Analyse test results and create clear, actionable reports , providing performance insights and optimization recommendations.
Act as a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders, helping define performance testing and monitoring strategies.
Identify and analyse performance bottlenecks across applications, APIs, infrastructure and integrations.
Provide recommendations to improve application performance, scalability and resilience .
Contribute to the continuous improvement of test environments, automation frameworks, methodologies and best practices .




Ensure the delivery of stable, maintainable and high-quality test solutions throughout the software development lifecycle.
Several years of hands-on experience in Performance Testing, Test Automation, Performance Engineering or Software Engineering .
Proven experience designing and executing performance and load tests in complex enterprise environments.
Strong analytical skills and a structured approach to troubleshooting and root-cause analysis .
Hands-on experience with Playwright and Grafana k6 for performance testing and synthetic monitoring.
Experience developing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using Bitbucket, Jenkins, GitLab or similar platforms.
Solid understanding of system architectures, APIs, networking, cloud-native applications and performance engineering principles .
Experience with Azure and Kubernetes or other cloud and container platforms.
Fluent English and strong communication and collaboration skills.
CI/CD – Bitbucket, Jenkins, GitLab or comparable tools.
Performance testing methodologies, metrics and monitoring practices .
Grafana, Prometheus, Dynatrace or comparable observability platforms.
Knowledge of OpenTelemetry, distributed tracing and end-to-end performance analysis is a plus.
A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a comparable technical discipline is preferred.
The opportunity to work on a global banking project for Julius Baer.
A technically challenging position focused on performance engineering, automation and observability .
The opportunity to work with modern technologies including Playwright, Grafana k6, Kubernetes, Azure, Grafana, Prometheus and Dynatrace .
Join AKKODIS , an international technology and engineering company, and continue developing your career in a highly technical environment.
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📌 Senior Test Engineer (Remote or Hybrid) (Madrid)
🏢 Akkodis
📍 Madrid