Opus Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Non-Functional Test Engineer (Performance)
Join a delivery team working on large-scale UK public sector programmes, ensuring critical systems are performant, scalable, and resilient.
What you’ll do
- Deliver Non-Functional Testing (performance, scalability, reliability)
- Design and run performance tests using tools like JMeter, NeoLoad or K6
- Analyse results and provide clear, actionable reports
- Identify risks, bottlenecks, and optimisation opportunities
- Collaborate across Agile teams (Dev, DevOps, Architecture)
What we’re looking for
- Experience in performance testing / NFT
- Hands-on with tools like JMeter, NeoLoad, K6
- Exposure to Splunk, Grafana, Kibana or similar
- Strong analysis, reporting, and stakeholder skills
Nice to have
- Cloud experience (AWS, Azure, GCP)
- Public sector or regulated environment experience
Details
- 6 month inital contract
- Inside IR35
- Ad hoc travel into Newcastle
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