Role description
We are still looking for the very Top Talent…and we would be delighted if you were to join our team!
More in details, UST is a multinational company based in North America, certified as a Top Employer and Great Place to Work company with over 35.000 employees all over the world and presence in more than 35 countries. We are leaders on digital technology services, and we provide large-scale technologic solutions to big companies.
What we look for?
We are looking for a Senior Performance Test Engineer to join our Performance Test Services team. In this role, you will act as a technical expert and trusted advisor, helping internal teams ensure that applications and services meet the highest standards of performance, scalability, stability, and availability.
Working closely with developers, architects, product owners, and operations teams, you will design, implement, execute, and analyze performance tests and synthetic monitoring solutions that contribute to software quality and system resilience across critical business platforms.
Hybrid position in Madrid (3 days at client´s office, Sol area, next to the underground).
Key Responsibilities:
Design, develop, and execute performance and load testing strategies for business-critical applications.
Build and maintain synthetic monitoring solutions to proactively measure application availability and user experience.
Analyze test results and produce clear, actionable reports, including optimization recommendations.
Review and assess performance testing and monitoring code written in Java, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
Identify performance bottlenecks across applications, APIs, infrastructure, and integrations.
Act as a trusted advisor, supporting stakeholders in defining and implementing testing and monitoring strategies.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of testing frameworks, automation capabilities, methodologies, and best practices.
Ensure high-quality, scalable, and maintainable test solutions throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
Mandatory requirements:
5+ years of hands‑on experience in:
- Performance Testing
- Performance Engineering
- Test Automation
- Software Engineering
Proven experience designing and executing performance and load testing within complex enterprise environments.
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with a structured approach to root-cause analysis.
Experience developing performance and synthetic monitoring solutions using:
Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and automated test execution using:
- Jenkins
- GitLab
- Bitbucket
- Similar platforms
Strong understanding of:
- System architectures
- APIs
- Networking concepts
- Cloud-native applications
- Performance engineering principles
Experience communicating technical findings and translating them into business-relevant insights.
English C1
Playwright (Java, TypeScript)
Grafana k6 (JavaScript)
CI/CD Pipelines (Bitbucket, Jenkins, GitLab)
Grafana, Prometheus, Dynatrace
Performance Testing & Monitoring Methodologies
Observability Concepts:
- OpenTelemetry
- Distributed Tracing
- End-to-End Performance Analysis
Cloud & Container Platforms:
Experience with Exense Step
Experience within Banking or Financial Services environments
What can we offer?
- 23 days of Annual Leave plus the 24th and 31st of December as discretionary days!
- Numerous benefits (Heath Care Plan, teleworking compensation, Life and Accident Insurances).
- `Retribución Flexible´ Program: (Meals, Kinder Garden, Transport, online English lessons, Heath Care Plan…)
- Free access to several training platforms
- Professional stability and career plans
- UST also, compensates referrals from which you could benefit when you refer professionals.
- The option to pick between 12 or 14 payments along the year.
- Real Work Life Balance measures (flexibility, WFH or remote work policy, compacted hours during summertime…)
- UST Club Platform discounts and gym Access discounts
If you would like to know more, do not hesitate to apply and we’ll get in touch to fill you in details. UST is waiting for you!
In UST we are committed to equal opportunities in our selection processes and do not discriminate based on race, gender, disability, age, religion, sexual orientation or nationality. We have a special commitment to Disability & Inclusion, so we are interested in hiring people with disability certificate.
Skills
k6, Performance Testing, Playwright, Performance Engineering, Observability, TypeScript, Prometheus, Dynatrace, CI/CD, Grafana, GitLab
About UST
UST is a global digital transformation solutions provider. For more than 20 years, UST has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a real impact through transformation. Powered by technology, inspired by people and led by purpose, UST partners with their clients from design to operation. With deep domain expertise and a future-proof philosophy, UST embeds innovation and agility into their clients’ organizations. With over 30,000 employees in 30 countries, UST builds for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process.
