Performance Testing Lead - Assistant Vice President
$94.3k - $141.5k
Senior
Bachelor's
Mississauga, ON, Canada
Hybrid
QA & TestingPerformance Testing
About the job
Requirements
- Five or more years in a performance engineering role.
- Ability to work independently or within groups on assigned projects.
- In-depth knowledge, understanding, and analytical thought, with comprehensive knowledge of several areas within IT Quality and a good understanding of the industry.
- Strong understanding of testing and engineering processes, the Systems Development Lifecycle, and several phases of systems development, preferably in testing program management.
- Strong knowledge of non-functional testing, including performance testing and engineering, for applications with complex architectures.
- Exposure to monitoring, profiling, and analyzing applications with industry-standard tools.
- Experience with LoadRunner Enterprise, AppDynamics, and open-source performance and monitoring tools.
- Strong understanding of the Java Virtual Machine, operating systems, and relational database management systems.
- Experience with LoadRunner Enterprise, web services (REST and microservices), Java-based MQ, AWR analysis, Java Virtual Machine and application profiling, AppDynamics, Kibana and log analysis, Splunk, and CA Service Virtualization (LISA).
- Experience with service virtualization, data management, middleware applications, application servers, database servers, PEGA, message buses, and web servers.
- Experience working with Agile testing methodology.
- Bachelor's/university degree or equivalent experience.
Responsibilities
- Own performance testing solutions for multiple applications and serve as a subject-matter expert, engaging development, architecture, and business teams to gather requirements and design performance testing approaches for certifying application changes before production deployment.
- Lead and mentor the global non-functional testing team and deliver assigned lines of business or critical applications as needed.
- Drive non-functional testing solutions for applications with complex architectures, middleware applications, service virtualization, and data management.
- Own performance engineering and performance testing tasks for assigned projects, including strategy, estimation, planning, execution oversight, metrics reporting, and risk management.
- Provide expertise and thought leadership concerning non-functional testing for the team, its members, and deliverables.
- Manage, train, and mentor performance engineers and testers as needed.
- Implement and execute performance test frameworks for load, volume, stress, capacity, and scalability testing to validate business non-functional requirements.
- Produce and maintain key performance indicators for testing, manage service quality, and manage service-level agreements.
- Profile end-to-end application performance and identify application, hardware, and operating-system bottlenecks; recommend tuning for infrastructure components.
- Develop performance testing artifacts, including strategy, test plans, estimates, and KPI reports.
- Collaborate with development, architecture, business, and production support teams.
- Improve processes continuously and optimize test frameworks and scripts to achieve efficient testing solutions.
- Automate repetitive tasks.
Desired Qualifications
- Hands-on experience with one or more programming languages, such as Java, JavaScript, C#, Python, or Ruby.
- Business domain knowledge of corporate digital channels, payments, receivables, or treasury.
About the company
Citi runs banking, investment and payment services for companies, governments and individuals around the world. Its global network connects institutions with local banking systems, while its US consumer business sells credit cards and deposit accounts. Corporate clients use Citi to manage cash, finance trade and raise capital, and investors use its trading, custody and wealth services to hold and manage assets. The bank earns interest on loans and fees from payments, securities transactions, financial advice and account services. Citi traces its banking roots to 1812; the Citigroup holding company was formed in 1998, and its headquarters are in New York City.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
1812
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What believers are saying
- Revenue is expanding: Citi reported $24.8 billion in the June 2026 quarter, up 14% year over year.
- US parents get protected time: eligible Citi employees receive 16 weeks of bonding leave at full base pay.
- Institutional deposits are sticky: Citi says around 80% of Services deposits come from clients with relationships exceeding 15 years.
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- Lending losses remain substantial: Citi's net credit losses reached $2.4 billion in the June 2026 quarter.
- Australian hybrid roles require office time: Citi sets a minimum of three office days weekly for designated hybrid positions.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- 401(k) Company Match
- Wellness Program
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Sick Leave
- Paid Holidays