Senior Quality Engineer 

The Big Picture 

Sysco LABS is the Global In-House Center of Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), the world’s largest foodservice company. Sysco ranks 56th in the Fortune 500 list and is the global leader in the trillion-dollar foodservice industry. 

Sysco employs over 75,000 associates, has 337 smart distribution facilities worldwide, and over 14,000 IoT-enabled trucks serving 730,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2025 that ended June 29, 2025, the company generated sales of more than $81.4 billion. 

Sysco LABS Sri Lanka delivers the technology that powers Sysco’s end-to-end operations. Everything we do at Sysco LABS supports Sysco’s Purpose of “Connecting the world to share food and care for one another”, and our work directly impacts millions of food consumers in a trillion-dollar, global industry. 

For more information visit: www.syscolabs.lk 

Responsibilities: 

• Design, develop, and optimize scalable performance test frameworks and automation solutions 

• Develop and maintain performance test scripts using k6 

• Perform frontend performance analysis using Sitespeed.io 

• Lead performance engineering initiatives across multiple applications and platforms 

• Analyze application, infrastructure, and frontend performance bottlenecks and provide optimization recommendations 

• Integrate automated performance validation into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins 

• Leverage observability platforms such as Datadog and Grafana to provide deep performance insights 

• Continuously improve frameworks, tooling, methodologies, dashboards, and reporting standards 

• Collaborate closely with engineering, DevOps, architecture, and product teams to drive performance best practices 

• Support and contribute to performance engineering initiatives across teams 

• Mentor and guide junior engineers within the team 

• Stay ahead of emerging trends in performance engineering, AI-driven observability, and modern testing practices 

• Drive stakeholder discussions and confidently communicate technical findings, risks, and strategic recommendations 

Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field 

• 3+ years of experience in Performance Testing or Quality Engineering 

• Strong hands-on experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter and k6 

• Experience with frontend performance testing tools such as Sitespeed.io is preferred 

• Solid understanding of observability platforms including Datadog and Grafana 

• Experience integrating testing solutions into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins 

• Strong technical understanding of web applications, APIs, distributed systems, and system architecture 

• Experience identifying performance bottlenecks across frontend, backend, database, and infrastructure layers 

• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills 

• Passion for learning and innovation, with interest in emerging technologies in performance engineering and observability. 

• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within cross-functional teams 

Benefits: 

• US dollar-linked compensation 

• Performance-based annual bonus 

• Recognition and rewards programs 

• Agile Benefits – special allowances for Health, Wellness & Academic purposes 

• Paid birthday leave 

• Team engagement allowance 

• Comprehensive health & life insurance cover (extendable to parents and in-laws) 

• Hybrid work arrangement