Senior Consultant | Performance Testing | Chennai | Engineering | Quality Engineering

Job requisition ID :: 108488

Date: Jul 9, 2026

Location: Chennai

Designation: Senior Consultant

Entity: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP

Senior Consultant | Performance Testing | Chennai | Engineering | Quality Engineering

Job requisition ID : 108488

Location: Chennai

Entity: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP

The Team

Deloitte’s Technology & Transformation practice can help you uncover and unlock the value buried deep inside vast amounts of data. Our global network provides strategic guidance and implementation services to help companies manage data from disparate sources and convert it into accurate, actionable information that can support fact-driven decision-making and generate an insight-driven advantage. Our practice addresses the continuum of opportunities in business intelligence & visualization, data management, performance management and next-generation analytics and technologies, including big data, cloud, cognitive and machine learning.

Your work profile

As a Senior Consultant in our Consulting team, you’ll build and nurture positive working relationships with teams and clients with the intention to exceed client expectations.

7 -10 years of experience

Key skills required

Must Have Skills

Locust (Mandatory)

Python (Mandatory)

Apache JMeter

Performance Engineering

API & Microservices Performance Testing

Performance Test Strategy & Planning

NFR Definition & Workload Modelling

Performance Analysis & Capacity Planning

Dynatrace / Splunk / AppDynamics

SQL

Git

Good to Have

Kubernetes

Docker

AWS / Azure

Jenkins / Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions

LoadRunner

Performance Tuning Exposure

Roles & Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end Performance Engineering activities across enterprise applications.

Define Performance Test Strategy, Test Plans and execution approach.

Design and review Locust and JMeter frameworks.

Conduct NFR workshops and workload modelling sessions with business and architecture teams.

Lead execution of Load, Stress, Spike, Soak and Endurance testing.

Perform deep-dive root cause analysis across application, middleware, database and infrastructure layers.

Mentor performance engineers and perform technical reviews.

Collaborate with Architects, Development, DevOps and SRE teams to improve application scalability and reliability.

Present performance findings, recommendations and risk assessments to stakeholders.

Drive Performance Engineering best practices and CI/CD adoption.

Preferred Profile

Experience leading small to medium-sized Performance Engineering teams.

Strong client-facing communication and stakeholder management skills.

Experience with cloud-native applications, container platforms and distributed systems.

Ability to drive technical discussions independently.

3-6 years’ experience as a QA Automation Engineer

Strong proficiency in Selenium, Cucumber BDD, Serenity, and Java

Hands-on experience in API automation using Rest Assured

Proficient in SQL queries and data validation across relational databases

Experience working with Oracle and/or Teradata

Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automation integration

Working knowledge of Linux, scripting, SQL Server, and data warehouse environments

Exposure to AI-assisted testing tools such as Copilot, Claude is a plus

Experience working in agile delivery teams

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain automation test frameworks using Selenium, Java, Cucumber BDD, and Serenity

Build and execute API automation tests using Rest Assured

Perform database validation, SQL query testing, and data consistency checks

Integrate automation suites into CI/CD pipelines via Jenkins or similar tools

Test data platform, ETL processes, file transfers, and Data APIs

Conduct various test types such as UI/UX validation, API, database, system, and performance testing

Analyze results, root cause defects, and ensure resolution across complex data and telecom environments

Work with Oracle, Teradata, SQL Server, and ETL tools

Leverage AI-assisted testing tools such as Copilot to improve automation efficiency

Collaborate with developers, data engineers, and product owners to ensure high-quality builds

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.