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# Performance Tester

- **Company:** Cognizant
- **Location:** UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £37,970.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Human-Computer Interaction, Apache JMeter, Knowledge Management, Requirements Traceability, Test Data, Test Execution Engine, Strategies of Testing, Integration Tests, Data Analytics, Splunk
- **Published:** October 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5295887766

## About the Role

Bachelors in science , engineering or equivalent

## Description

* Understand functional specifications document as received from client / onsite.
 * Participate in KT calls to understand the requirements.
 * Conduct reverse KT with the client / onsite and/or share the document detailing out the business flows to ensure understanding on the same.
 * Review the testable requirements, requirements traceability Matrix ,screen flow documents for user interface and functional understanding / use case documents, screen flows to ensure consistency with requirements, test data requirements based on application and process flow as prepared by the Product Analyst.
 * Review the test strategy to identify and evaluate tools to be used for this particular assignment.
 * Prepare the draft test plan for own module.

Test Strategy And Solution, Test Planning, Design & Development

 * Support senior product specialist in detailing the test strategy.
 * (For Mid /Small size project) Prepare Test Strategy document according to the test requirement scope , if required.
 * Review the (positive and negative) test scenarios as prepared by the Product Analyst on the basis of Business Test Matrix (BTM) which is in alignment with the requirements.
 * Identify and define missing test scenarios during the internal team meeting.
 * Seek signoff from client team.
 * Review test cases to identify missing test cases as prepared by the Product Analyst.
 * Review the test data.
 * Post review and signoff from customer, update the requirements traceability.
 * Review the critical sections of the test management tools to ensure upload of the test cases.

Test Execution & Closure

 * Perform manual integration testing for critical and high priority test cases as per the application flow on the basis of test cases and data.
 * Review the test case execution as done by the Product Analyst to check for the approach, logical flow etc.
 * Review defects as raised by Product Analyst to check for validity.
 * Identify and raise defects which emerge due to environmental issues.
 * Track defects as emerging from critical test case execution (defect log as generated from the QC tool) to closure.
 * Participate in the defect triages to gather evidence for valid defect identification on periodic basis for defect prioritisation and fix.
 * Allocate defects to Product Analyst.
 * Retest the defect and update the status.
 * Consolidate defects on a daily basis and share the same with comments to onsite team.
 * Share the execution metrics with onsite team which includes state of test cases and # of defects logged and defect status.
 * Prepare test summary reports which covers the test execution status and defect status with supporting reasons for missing any goals.

Project Closure

 * Review/Create lessons learnt document capturing lessons and challenges faced during execution, if required.

Metrics Analysis & Reporting

 * Create the QA Confidence Factor (covering confidence for each functionality / Business Category, Age of open defects etc) and share the same with onsite team on a daily basis.
 * Collate productivity metrics to be shared with Test Lead.

Training & Knowledge Management

 * Identify technical training needs for team.
 * Provide product training in specific areas.

Must Have Skills

 * Jmeter
 * NFT Process
 * Splunk