Nisum is a leading global digital commerce firm headquartered in California, with services spanning digital strategy and transformation, insights and analytics, blockchain, business agility, and custom software development. Founded in 2000 with the customer-centric motto “Building Success Together®,” Nisum has grown to over 1,800 professionals across the United States, Chile,Colombia, India, Pakistan and Canada. A preferred advisor to leading Fortune 500 brands, Nisum enables clients to achieve direct business growth by building the advanced technology they need to reach end customers in today’s world, with immersive and seamless experiences across digital and physical channels.
We are seeking a skilled QA Engineer Team Lead with expertise in Performance Testing to lead our QA team in ensuring the speed, scalability, and reliability of our applications. As a Team Lead, you will manage a group of quality engineers, develop performance testing strategies, and collaborate closely with development, DevOps, and product teams to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks.
This role combines hands-on testing with team leadership, focusing on driving quality initiatives and optimizing system performance. Must have good communication skills.
As a QA Engineer Team Lead you will be in charge of:
Leadership & Team Management:
- Lead, mentor, and guide a team of quality engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Assign tasks, manage team priorities, and ensure timely delivery of performance testing objectives.
- Conduct regular performance reviews and provide coaching to support the growth and development of team members.
Performance Testing & Analysis:
- Design, develop, and execute performance test plans and strategies to assess application capacity, reliability, and scalability.
- Analyze performance test results, identify bottlenecks, and work with engineering teams to implement improvements.
- Define and track performance metrics, benchmarks, and acceptance criteria for system performance.
Automation & CI/CD Integration:
-Build and maintain automated performance test scripts using tools like JMeter, LoadRunner, or Gatling.
- Integrate performance testing into CI/CD pipelines to enable continuous monitoring and early detection of performance issues.
- Collaborate with DevOps to optimize testing workflows and ensure seamless integration of performance tests within the development lifecycle.
Collaboration & Reporting:
- Partner with product, development, and DevOps teams to ensure alignment on quality and performance goals.
- Present test results, performance metrics, and improvement recommendations to stakeholders, providing clear insights and data-driven solutions.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies, ensuring performance testing objectives are incorporated into sprint planning and project timelines.
To be successful at this role, we expect you to have the following experience and skills:
- You must reside in Chile or Colombia
- Advanced English skills
- 8+ years of experience in quality assurance, with a focus on performance testing and team leadership.
- Proficiency in performance testing tools like JMeter, LoadRunner, or Gatling.
- Strong knowledge of scripting languages (e.g., JavaScript, Python) for automation.
- Familiarity with CI/CD tools like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or Azure DevOps.
\n¿What can we offer you?
- Belong to an international and multicultural company that supports diversity.
- Be part of international projects with a presence in North America, Pakistan, India and Latam.
- Work environment with extensive experience in remote and distributed work, using agile methodologies.
- Culture of constant learning and development in current technologies.
- Pleasant and collaborative environment, with a focus on teamwork.
- Access to learning platforms, Google Cloud certifications, Databricks, Tech Talks, etc.
- Being part of various initiatives and continuous participation in internal and external activities of innovation, hackathon, technology, agility, talks, webinars, well-being and culture with the possibility not only to participate but also to be an exhibitor.
- If you reside in Chile or Colombia you will also have access to several benefits related to our centers :)!
Nisum is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
