Test Architect
Job Overview
About Us
ClearRoute is an is an engineering consultancy bridging Quality Engineering, Cloud Platforms and Developer Experience. We work with technology leaders facing complex business challenges.
We take as much pride in our people, culture and work-life balance as we do in making better software.
We’re not just making better software. We’re making the making of software better.
Collaborative, entrepreneurial and dedicated to problem-Solving, we bring the step change our customer need to sustain innovation. Our values challenge us to do the best we can for ClearRoute, our customers and most importantly our team. We want to create a collaborative team to help build ClearRoute. This is an opportunity for you to build the organization from the ground up, use your voice to drive change and help transform organisations and problem domains.
Role
We are seeking an experienced Test Architect to lead the performance testing strategy for a large-scale SaaS platform migration from on-premise infrastructure to AWS. This is a critical role focused on validating system performance, scalability, resilience, and reliability throughout the migration journey.
You will be responsible for defining and delivering the performance testing approach, architecting and implementing K6-based testing frameworks, and providing technical leadership across a complex, distributed, multi-database environment. This role requires deep technical expertise combined with strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.
Key Responsibilities
Define and own the end-to-end performance testing strategy for the migration of a SaaS platform from on-premise to AWS.
Architect, implement, and maintain performance testing frameworks using K6, aligned to cloud-native best practices.
Lead performance validation activities to ensure low latency, high throughput, scalability, and system resilience in AWS.
Design and execute load, stress, endurance, and spike testing across large, complex, multi-database systems.
Work closely with architecture, engineering, DevOps, and cloud teams to ensure performance is built into system design.
Analyse performance test results, identify bottlenecks, and provide actionable recommendations for optimisation.
Provide technical leadership and mentoring to performance testing engineers.
Own performance governance, standards, and best practices.
Support stakeholder engagement, clearly communicating performance risks, outcomes, and improvements.
Essential Skills & Experience
Strong hands-on experience with AWS, including performance testing in cloud-native environments.
Proven background in performance and non-functional testing for large-scale, distributed systems.
Expert level experience architecting and implementing K6 performance testing frameworks.
Extensive experience in load, stress, endurance, and scalability testing.
Experience testing large, complex SaaS platforms with multiple databases and high transactional volumes.
Strong understanding of low-latency, high-bandwidth system design and validation.
Experience working on on-prem to AWS migrations or similar cloud transformation initiatives.
Strong technical leadership and ability to lead teams and manage testing engagements.
Strategic thinking and technical problem-solving
Strong stakeholder communication
Leadership and mentoring capability
Ability to operate in complex, fast-paced environments
Results-driven, delivery-focused mindset
Desirable Experience
CI/CD integration of performance testing pipelines.
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
Observability tooling such as CloudWatch, Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog, or New Relic.
Containerised and microservices-based architectures.
Security and resilience testing in cloud environments.
Salary
$120K - $170K
Location
We are open to applicants being based in Austin, TX.
Benefits
Flexible Work Arrangements: We understand the importance of work-life balance. We offer flexible working arrangements to help you achieve your personal and professional goals.
Profit Sharing: As a valued member of our team, you'll be eligible for our profit-sharing program, which rewards your contributions to the company's success.
Comprehensive Benefits Package: We're currently finalizing our comprehensive benefits package, which will include a range of standard US employment benefits.
At ClearRoute, we believe diverse perspectives lead to better outcomes, and inclusion creates the conditions for everyone to thrive. We are proud to have built a family friendly working environment and have many employees who have caring responsibilities alongside work. We welcome applications from people who require flexibility and will be happy to discuss needs on an individual basis.
We are committed to fostering a culture where all team members feel respected, supported, and empowered to do their best work. We celebrate individuality and our differences and understand that some differences may mean that you require changes made to the interview process. We are happy to cater to your needs to make the interview accessible, if this is something you require please let us know by emailing us at [email protected]