๐ŸŸข Available for Ireland Opportunities

QA Lead &
Performance
Engineer

10+ years delivering enterprise-grade quality across Irish, UK and global markets. Specialising in Performance Engineering, AI-driven Test Analytics, and QA leadership.

Key Impact Metrics
28%Perf degradation reduced โ€” AMCS Ireland
33%Response time improved โ€” Starbucks
36%Team productivity up โ€” BoardEx UK
40%Scripting effort cut via AI tooling
JMeter Datadog Azure DevOps Postman Jenkins Python
28%
Reduction in performance degradation across every major release
AMCS Group ยท Ireland
33%
Improvement in end-to-end response performance
Starbucks ยท via Infosys
36%
Increase in team productivity through cross-team strategy
BoardEx ยท Altrata ยท UK
40%
Reduction in JMeter scripting effort via AI-assisted automation
Starbucks ยท via Infosys
Key Project ยท Jan 2026 โ€” Present

GRAI โ€” AI Performance
Trend Analyser

๐Ÿค– AI-Powered QA Tooling
GRAI
Bridging the Manual Synthesis Gap in Performance Engineering

Built an AI-powered tool that reads JMeter CSV results, compares runs via rolling average and baseline comparison, and generates a colour-coded HTML dashboard with AI-driven insights โ€” eliminating the manual synthesis gap that every performance team struggles with. Integrated with Jenkins CI/CD for automated post-test reporting.

2 min
Report generation (was 2โ€“3 hours)
99%
Reduction in manual overhead
Auto
Jenkins CI/CD integrated
AI
Groq LLaMA powered insights
Tech Stack
PythonGroq LLaMA AIApache JMeterJenkinsSQLiteHTML/CSSCI/CD Pipeline
Career History

Professional Experience

MAR 2025 โ€” DEC 2025 ยท 10 Months
QA Lead โ€” Performance & Functional Testing
Infosys ยท Client: Starbucks ยท Remote โ€” Canada & India
  • Led global QA and performance testing team across Ireland, Canada and India
  • Defined and executed full STLC and PTLC โ€” load, stress, endurance, regression and API testing
  • Introduced AI-assisted tooling reducing JMeter scripting effort by 40%
  • Drove 33% improvement in end-to-end response time through cross-functional collaboration
  • Delivered stakeholder quality reports โ€” throughput, latency, error rates, SLA compliance
JAN 2022 โ€” MAR 2025 ยท 3 Years 3 Months
QA Lead โ€” Performance & Functional Testing
AMCS Group Ireland (via DSRC) ยท Remote โ€” Ireland, Philippines & India
  • Owned end-to-end QA strategy for enterprise Irish SaaS products โ€” 5,000+ customers globally
  • Reduced performance degradation by 28% across every major release
  • Led distributed QA teams across Ireland, Philippines and India
  • Validated Irish payment integrations โ€” Realex, Google Pay, Apple Pay, Heartland, ACI Payments
  • Managed test plans, defect triage and release sign-off via Azure DevOps
JAN 2018 โ€” JAN 2022 ยท 4 Years
Senior QA Engineer โ€” Team Lead
BoardEx / Altrata ยท Remote โ€” UK & India
  • Led 5-member QA team through full STLC for e-commerce and fintech platforms
  • Standardised QA processes increasing team productivity by 36%
  • Managed RESTful API test suites with Jenkins CI automation
  • Detected critical thread pool issues under endurance testing before production deployment
2013 โ€” 2018 ยท Earlier Career
Software Test Engineer
ISH Info Systems ยท OptiSol Business Solutions
  • Built foundational QA expertise across functional and regression testing
  • Progressed from junior tester to independent test engineer
Expertise

Core Skills

โšก Performance Testing
Apache JMeterBlazeMeterLoad TestingStress TestingEndurance TestingNFTPTLCWLM
๐Ÿ‘ฅ QA Leadership
Test StrategySTLC ManagementTeam LeadershipRelease Sign-offDefect ManagementStakeholder Reporting
๐Ÿ“Š Monitoring
DatadogAzure App InsightsBottleneck AnalysisSLA Reporting
๐Ÿ”Œ API & Functional
PostmanSwaggerREST APIMicroservicesRegression TestingUAT
โš™๏ธ CI/CD & DevOps
JenkinsAzure DevOpsJiraConfluenceMicrosoft AzureRancher
๐Ÿ’ณ Payments & Fintech
Realex (Irish)Google PayApple PayHeartlandACI Payments

What Colleagues Say

ES
Edward Shinkins
Head of QA | People Management | Performance Testing | AMCS Group
๐Ÿ”— Managed Gokul directly

"I worked with Gokul within the AMCS Group. During our time working together I found him to be a dedicated and focussed member of the team. He is thorough in all his work and has a high attention to detail. Highly collaborative, he works well with developers, managers and other team members. Eager to learn new things โ€” he took on learning JMeter and performance testing for both our portal and core platforms. He got up to speed very quickly and became our go-to person for performance testing. I would have no hesitation in recommending him for any opportunity he may take on in the future."

VF
Veronica Fernandez
Strategy Assistant ยท AMCS Group Ireland
๐Ÿ”— Worked with Gokul at AMCS Group

"Gokul consistently demonstrates deep knowledge of both manual and automated testing and has helped our team making him a go-to expert. His ability to quickly identify and resolve complex issues has been invaluable in ensuring our projects meet the highest standards of quality. Gokul worked seamlessly with developers and other team members, always ensuring that testing efforts align with project objectives. I have no doubt that Gokul will continue to thrive in his career and bring great value to any organization he joins."

RS
Rajesh Srinivasagopalan
Senior Manager ยท Managed Gokul directly
๐Ÿ”— Direct Manager

"Gokul was an excellent testing resource whom we can rely on to achieve part of team's goal. Highly committed โ€” a friend who always does logical attempt towards goal within time permit. You can give any high priority task and he will always be there to help. I always want guys like Gokul who is sincere, committed and strive for knowledge."

EA
Ed Allonby
Software Engineer ยท BoardEx / Altrata UK
๐Ÿ”— Worked with Gokul at BoardEx

"Gokul not only provided clear and concise feedback in his QA duties but was also instrumental in developing our test automation strategies. Great to work with on the same team."

Recognition

Awards & Achievements

๐Ÿ†
Global Leadership Award
2024
Led testing teams across UK, Ireland & India. Delivered all projects on time with 36% productivity improvement.
๐Ÿ’Ž
TCS Gem Award
2014
Recognised for QA workflow improvements and 100% production quality across high-stakes releases.
โญ
Dell Star Performer
2012
Awarded for surpassing data quality targets with strict SLA adherence.

Let's Connect

Based in Chennai, India โ€” actively seeking QA Lead and Performance Test Lead opportunities in Ireland. Available immediately. Open to full-time and contract roles.