API Lead JD

• Hands on experience in creating and configuring mock APIs using SoapUI.
• Design and implement end to end performance testing solutions, including capacity planning, workload modeling, and observability dashboard setup.
• Develop and maintain custom JMeter scripts for API performance testing with reusable and scalable framework design.
• Perform advanced performance diagnostics including memory analysis, heap dump analysis, thread dump analysis, memory profiling, and CPU profiling.
• Conduct root cause analysis of performance bottlenecks using Kibana, Kubernetes, and application monitoring tools.
• Lead API automation testing initiatives using parameterization, dynamic assertions, correlation, and reporting mechanisms.
• Integrate performance and automation scripts into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins / Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions).
• Analyze system performance metrics including response time, throughput, latency, and resource utilization.
• Define performance SLAs, benchmarking standards, and non functional requirements (NFRs).
• Collaborate with Development, DevOps, and Architecture teams to identify and mitigate scalability risks.
• Provide performance tuning recommendations at application, JVM, database, and infrastructure levels.
• Review and validate API contracts (Swagger/OpenAPI) and ensure test coverage alignment.
• Mentor QA engineers and lead technical reviews for API and performance testing practices.

Compensation, Benefits and Duration

Minimum Compensation: USD 52,000
Maximum Compensation: USD 182,000
Compensation is based on actual experience and qualifications of the candidate. The above is a reasonable and a good faith estimate for the role.
Medical, vision, and dental benefits, 401k retirement plan, variable pay/incentives, paid time off, and paid holidays are available for full time employees.
This position is available for independent contractors
No applications will be considered if received more than 120 days after the date of this post