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Performance Test Lead

23/04/2026
29/05/2026
Contract
Sydney
Information Technology

About us:

At GBST, we’re inspiring wealth innovation for wealth management and advice organisations globally. Our commitment to excellence, our track record of continued and successful delivery, and our hard work and product excellence has earned us the trust and partnership of hundreds of the world’s leading financial services organisations.

We’ve invested heavily in transforming our technology stack to bring a truly immersive and digital experience to the front and back-office.

Job Description

What U will do:

  • Engage business and product stakeholders to elicit, define and gain sign off for NFR's
  • Design and execute performance, load, soak and stress tests using JMeter, integrated with Selenium where applicable
  • Analyse throughput, response times and resource utilisation
  • Collaborate with development, infrastructure and business teams to define NFR's and performance benchmarks
  • Provide detailed performance test reports and recommendations for optimisation and scalability improvements
  • Drive continuous improvement of performance tooling, frameworks, CI/CD integration, standards/templates, and governance 

U will be someone with:

  • 7 + experience in performance and non-functional testing, including leading strategy, planning and execution
  • Proven ability to engage business, product and technology stakeholders
  • A strong understanding of application, database and infrastructure performance concepts and how to validate them in test
  • Proven ability to communicate technical outcomes, risks and remediation options to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including clients when required
  • Working knowledge of observability and diagnostics using APM/monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Grafana, Elastic, Dynatrace or AppDynamics) to support root-cause analysis
  • Experience with financial services and/or tax platforms, including high-volume processing and batch window performance, with a strong focus on reliability and scalability

Desired Skills and Experience

GBST & U benefits (AU): 

  • 2 days flexible/hybrid working arrangement 

  • Instant savings and discounts on major retailers across the country 

  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 

  • Study Assistance Program 

  • Additional GBST & U day off every year 

  • Paid parental leave 

  • Swapping public holidays with a day of significance for you 

  • Annual Flu Vaccination 

  • Novated car leasing 

  • Discounted private health insurance 

  • LinkedIn Learning 

If you’re looking for a role where you can be a part of exciting innovation, we want to hear from you! Apply now or reach out to Careers@gbst.com if you have any questions. 

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