Performance Test Lead (Contractor)

ARQ, Dialog, CatapultBI, ICEMEDIA, Eighty20, Riley and AccessHQ are now all part of NCS Australia.

About us:

We are NCS Australia! We have brought together Australia’s best tech talent, working as one to harness technology and advance our communities, to make the extraordinary happen.

We're proud of our rich history of partnering with our clients to develop end to end digital technology solutions to accelerate their transformation and innovation journey. For over 40+ years our diverse global teams have delivered large-scale, mission-critical, multi-platform projects to governments and enterprises.

We are seeking an experienced Performance Test Lead to drive performance engineering initiatives across enterprise applications. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in performance testing tools, cloud environments, and end-to-end test lifecycle management, along with the ability to lead teams and collaborate with stakeholders.

The Performance Test Lead will be responsible for driving end-to-end performance testing initiatives, including defining test strategy, planning, execution, and reporting. The role involves collaborating with stakeholders to gather requirements, designing and developing performance test scripts and workload models, and executing tests using tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, or NeoLoad. The individual will analyze test results, identify performance bottlenecks across application, network, and database layers, and work closely with development and infrastructure teams to optimize system performance. Additionally, the role includes leading and mentoring the performance testing team, ensuring best practices are followed, and effectively communicating insights, findings, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders through clear documentation and reporting.

• Strong experience in performance testing, with at least 2 years in a lead role
• Strong hands-on experience in requirement gathering, test strategy, test planning, execution, and reporting
• Proven expertise in performance testing tools such as NeoLoad, JMeter, and LoadRunner
• Strong knowledge of scripting, parameterization, and workload modelling
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools like Dynatrace, Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk, or AppDynamics
• Hands-on experience working in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Exposure to containerized environments such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Ability to analyze large datasets, identify performance trends, and troubleshoot bottlenecks
• Strong debugging skills across application, network, and database layers
• Proven experience in leading performance testing teams and managing stakeholders
• Excellent communication, documentation, and reporting skills
• Telecom domain experience and familiarity with Amdocs applications (good to have)

Why join us: 

NCS Australia is where you can feel at home, nurturing your talents and skills as we make tomorrow together, one day at a time. Our benefits include paid parental leave, initiatives focused on your well-being and discounted health insurance. You will also enjoy discounts on various products and services and be regularly recognised and rewarded for high performance. We are committed to your career development through our Capability Fingerprint, industry and partner training programs, special interest groups, and an AI-driven learning platform. No matter where you are in your career, we offer meaningful work and opportunities for growth.

NCS Australia is an equal-opportunity employer, and we take pride in our commitment to valuing and supporting our people and the communities we serve.We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Veterans, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

At NCS Australia, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply. 

Agencies:

We’ve got this. We request that you do not contact NCS employees outside of the Talent Acquisition team. NCS exclusively accepts resumes from agencies on our preferred supplier panel through the NCS Agency Portal. Agencies that submit resumes must have a valid fee agreement and be assigned to the particular requisition by the Talent Acquisition team. Any resumes that are submitted outside of this process will become the sole property of NCS. If a candidate is hired outside of this process, no fee or payment will be given.

Work rights and background checks: 

To be eligible for a position with us, applicants will need to have valid work rights for Australia and be willing to undergo a comprehensive background checking process, including probity and police checks

Why join us: 

NCS Australia is where you can feel at home, nurturing your talents and skills as we make tomorrow together, one day at a time. Our benefits include paid parental leave, initiatives focused on your well-being and discounted health insurance. You will also enjoy discounts on various products and services and be regularly recognised and rewarded for high performance. We are committed to your career development through our Capability Fingerprint, industry and partner training programs, special interest groups, and an AI-driven learning platform. No matter where you are in your career, we offer meaningful work and opportunities for growth.

NCS Australia is an equal-opportunity employer, and we take pride in our commitment to valuing and supporting our people and the communities we serve.We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Veterans, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

At NCS Australia, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply. 

Agencies:

We’ve got this. We request that you do not contact NCS employees outside of the Talent Acquisition team. NCS exclusively accepts resumes from agencies on our preferred supplier panel through the NCS Agency Portal. Agencies that submit resumes must have a valid fee agreement and be assigned to the particular requisition by the Talent Acquisition team. Any resumes that are submitted outside of this process will become the sole property of NCS. If a candidate is hired outside of this process, no fee or payment will be given.

Work rights and background checks: 

To be eligible for a position with us, applicants will need to have valid work rights for Australia and be willing to undergo a comprehensive background checking process, including probity and police checks