Performance Test Engineer

At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

A Day in the LifeDiabetes Minimed India - The Sr. IT Technologist – Performance Test Engineer will be responsible for ensuring the performance, scalability, and reliability of our SAP and Non-SAP applications.  This position will work closely with the development team, business analysts, and other stakeholders to identify performance bottlenecks and ensure that all applications meet the highest standards of quality and efficiency.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:

• Maintain a productive relationship with Stakeholders, Process Owners, Technical and Functional Peers through effective communications and collaboration.
• Attend the daily stand-up meeting with the development and QA teams to discuss the day's priorities and any blockers.Review the performance testing plan for the day, ensuring that all necessary test environments and data are ready.
• Coordinate with the DevOps team to confirm that the testing infrastructure is correctly configured and has the latest builds deployed. Create or update performance test scripts.
• This might involve using tools like JMeter, LoadRunner, or Gatling to simulate user interactions with the application. Execute initial tests to verify that the scripts run as expected and the environment is stable.
• Run full-scale performance tests to simulate various load conditions (e.g., peak load, stress testing, endurance testing). Monitor system performance in real-time, focusing on metrics like response time, throughput, and system resource utilization.
• Analyze the data from the performance tests. Identify any performance bottlenecks or areas where the system fails to meet performance requirements. Collaborate with developers to diagnose the root causes of performance issues.
• Document the results of the performance tests, including key findings, performance metrics, and recommendations for improvement. Prepare a detailed

Required Knowledge and Experience:

• Minimum 4 to 7 years of experience required
• Proven experience in performance testing of Salesforce and SAP applications. Understanding of performance testing concepts, methodologies, and tools.
• Proficiency in performance testing tools such as JMeter, LoadRunner, or similar and experience with application performance monitoring tools like Dynatrace, AppDynamics, or New Relic.
• Solid understanding of Salesforce and SAP architecture, including customization and integration. Defining data load strategy and workload models to support baseline, scalability, and volume tests.
• Experience in end-to-end performance testing, including client-side, server-side, and database performance. Ability to write complex SQL queries for data validation and performance analysis.
• Experience with cloud environments (e.g. AWS, Azure) and their performance characteristics.
• Validates testing for SOX & GXP compliances and FDA regulatory to include Title 21 CFR Part 11, FDA CFR Part 820.

Physical Job Requirements
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. 

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create.  We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.
 

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people. 
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here