SUMMARY:

• Having 10+ years of IT experience in performance testing and functional testing of software applications
• Excellent experience in conducting various performance tests including Load, Stress, Volume and Endurance/soak testing on variety of applications
• Having good experience in leading performance test team of 5 - 8 resources and driving towards successful targets
• Strong experience in using industry standard Load Runner, JMeter, NeoLoad performance testing tools with various protocols
• Good knowledge on IBM Rational Performance Tester, VSTS, Dynatrace, Selenium and some other similar tools
• Experienced in conducting performance tests for Web applications and Citrix deployable applications
• Extensively worked on various protocols like Web (HTTP/HTML), Web Services, AJAX TruClient, SAP-Web and Citrix ICA
• Expert experience in the usage of Load Runner, Performance Center, Perfmon, HP Site Scope, APPDynamics and Wily Introscope
• Good knowledge in Monitoring IIS and Web logic Servers
• Have knowledge in monitoring Windows & UNIX system resources as well as Web, Application and Database servers
• Having knowledge on profiling tools such as SQL Profiler and Jprofiler
• Good experience and working knowledge in CA wily Application Performance management (APM) for monitoring various types of load tests and collecting performance metrics
• Experienced in Analyzing performance bottlenecks- root cause analysis and preparing constructive Performance Reports which provide input into capacity planning efforts
• Well versed with performance testing engagement activities including requirements gathering, planning, designing scripts and creating test data, executing load tests, server monitoring, reporting observations, analysis and tuning
• Involved in activities of Proof of concepts and Effort Estimations
• Experienced in developing Performance Test Plans, Test strategies, reviewing requirements, defining performance Test scenarios, developing efficient and accurate automated test scripts
• Extensive experience in interacting with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and other stake holders to design system and to obtain information on performance requirements target users, project limitations, timelines, budget, capabilities, maintenance and other interfaces
• Good experience in end to end functional and performance testing projects
• Rich Telecom OSS\BSS experience which include Billing & Payments (Geneva IRB), Order Provisioning Portals and Product Database
• Thoroughly involved on Unit Testing, Smoke Testing, Sanity Testing, Functional Testing, System IntegrationTesting, GUI Testing, System Testing, Regression Testing, Database Testing, End to End Testing, ETL Workflows Testing and User acceptance testing (UAT)
• Expertise in writing & executing the functional test cases according to the business requirements
• Good experience in Product life cycle management (PLM)
• Strong knowledge in SDLC, STLC and Bug life cycle
• Worked in Agile, Scrum Methodologies and participated in daily stand-up meetings
• Experience in defect detection and reporting based on specifications through Clear Quest, Quality Center and HP ALM
• Experience in version control tool like MS VSS
• Need minimal supervision, self-motivated, self-starter able to work independently and collaboratively within a diverse technical team
• Ability of mentoring and providing knowledge transfer to team members, support teams and customers.
• Excellent analytical, communication, interpersonal and presentation skills. And strong ability to learn /adopt new skills
• Expertise in installation, configuration of the load runner software. Extensively worked on various protocols Web (http/html), Web Services, AJAX TruClient, SAP-Web and Citrix ICA
• Experience in performance test plan creation
• Expertise in debugging created load runner test scripts
• Designed scenarios and arranged them in logical way to run in load runner controller
• Proficient in load runner analysis and interpreting results
• Analyze scenario performance, graphs and reports
• Hands on experience on various load runner versions

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Performance Testing Tools: HP Load Runner, HP Performance Center, J Meter, NeoLoad and VSTS

Programming Languages: C, Java, .Net, SQL, Ruby, Python, JCL, Unix Shell Script

Monitoring Tools: Perfmon, HP SiteScope, AppDynamics, Wily Introscope, UNIX monitoring commands

Protocols: Web(HTTP/HTML), Web Services, Citrix ICA, AJAX TruClient and SAP-Web

Operating Systems: Windows XP/2000/2007,Unix, Linux and Mainframe

Web/APP/DB Servers: IIS, Apache, Weblogic, WebSphere, SQL Server and Oracle

Profiling/Diagnostic Tools: SQL Profiler, Jprofiler and HP Diagnostics

Databases: Oracle 11g/10g/9i, DB2, SQL Server, MY SQL

Defect Tracking Tools: Quality Center, HP ALM

CM Tools: Microsoft Visual Source Safe

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Seal beach, CA

Senior Performance Test Engineer/ Lead

Responsibilities:

• Lead the team effectively and driven the team towards successful deliveries
• Responsible for gathering the non functional requirements and preparing the performance test plan
• Working closely with Business and project teams to identify possible test requirements for the performance testing
• Worked with business and functional teams to identify performance test scenarios
• Coordinated with Application team to understand the business process & identified the test data for load testing process
• Performance evaluation of web applications using Web (http/html), Web Services, Citrix ICA, AJAX TruClient, SAP-Web protocols
• Developing the test scripts and reporting the bugs by executing the test cases
• Responsible for creating the test data for load tests
• Responsible for creating Load Runner Scenarios in controller and Analyzing Results through LR Analysis
• Executing the test scripts with various load patterns and monitoring during the test run
• Analyzed failed Test Results and submitted defects based on Test Results using ALM
• Identified key performance bottlenecks in the Web Servers, App Servers and Database Servers and also performed end-to-end root cause analysis on these bottlenecks to pin point the reasons
• Suggesting the areas needs to be performance fix
• Responsible for the creating final Reports and recommending the Application Team in Application Tuning
• Mentoring and providing knowledge transfer to team members, support teams and customers.

Environment: Web based applications with Java and .NET, LoadRunner, JMETER, HP Performance Center, APP Dynamics, Wily Introscope, ALM, SharePoint, UNIX.

Confidential, Edina, MN

Senior Performance Test Engineer/ Lead

Responsibilities:

• Leading the team and drive the team towards successful deliveries
• Develop performance test strategies
• Responsible for gathering requirements, developing test plans, planning, conducting, and executing performance tests & assist technical leads in performance related issues
• Performance evaluation of web applications using Web (http/html), Citrix ICA, SAP-Web and Web services protocols
• Develop efficient and accurate automated test scripts
• Responsible for creating the Workload Profile for the Load Test
• Responsible for monitoring all servers while executing the performance tests
• Analyze performance bottlenecks- root cause analysis and create defects as needed
• Responsible for communicating issues to management, client and support groups as needed regarding finds from testing activities and support issues
• Working closely with the client and look for more business opportunities within the projects for the increased growth of business
• Responsible for the creating final Reports and recommending the Application Team in Application Tuning
• Motivate the team towards ideation, knowledge management and innovation activities

Environment: HP Load Runner, NeoLoad, HP Performance Center, Wily Introscope, Java, Oracle 11g, Windows 2007 and ALM.

Confidential, St. Paul, MN

Performance Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for gathering requirements, developing test plans, planning, conducting, and executing performance tests & assist technical leads in performance related issues
• Develop efficient and accurate performance test scripts
• Preparing the proof of concept on applications regarding performance testing
• Performance evaluation of web applications using web (http/html) and Web Services protocols
• Responsible for monitoring all servers while executing the performance tests
• Analyze performance bottlenecks- root cause analysis and create defects as needed
• Responsible for communicating issues to management, client and support groups as needed regarding finds from testing activities and support issues
• Working closely with the client and look for more business opportunities within the projects for the increased growth of business
• Preparing and analyzing the Reports
• Suggesting the areas needs to be performance fix
• Motivate the team towards ideation, knowledge management and innovation activities

Environment: Load runner, Jmeter, Perfmon, Windows XP, Oracle, Java, PHP, WinScp3, SSH secure file transfer and Quality Center.

Confidential, Portland, OR

Performance Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in gathering of performance test requirements, preparing test plans and involved in preparing test scripts and test scenarios
• Performance evaluation of web applications using Web (http/html) and Web Services protocols
• Conducted different performance testing's includes Load, Stress and Endurance testing
• Involved in designing the work load profiles
• Coordinated with Application team to understand the business process & identified the test data for load testing process
• Executed load tests using Controller and Performance Center
• Analyzed failed Test Results and submitted defects based on Test Results using Quality Center
• Preparing and analyzing the Reports
• Updating the daily status to onsite coordinator

Environment: HP Load runner, IBM Rational Performance Tester, Windows XP, Java, web, Oracle, HP Site scope, Quality Center.

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analysis of Business requirement documents
• Preparing the test cases according to the business requirements
• Preparing the Traceability Matrix as per functional specifications
• Review of test results performed by development team
• Involved in sanity, system, functional and regression testing
• Execution of the test cases using XMLs and storing the results
• Involved in creation of test scripts
• Involved in conducting various performance tests including Load, Stress and Endurance/soak testings
• Reporting and tracking the detected defects through Quality Center
• Maintaining MoMs at the end of the meetings
• Updating the daily status to team lead

Environment: Manual Testing, Load runner, Perfmon, Geneva Rating and Billing (Infinsys), Amdocs Billing, VSS, Oracle, Windows XP, FTP, Toad and Quality Center.

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Understanding the business requirements and verifying the functionalities to perform the regression testing
• Preparation and execution of regression test cases
• Bug tracking and reporting using Quality Center
• Involved in creation of test scripts
• Involved in conducting various performance tests including Load, Stress and Endurance testings
• Involved in peer review of test results
• Maintaining MoMs at the end of the meetings
• Review of test log and updating on daily basis
• Updating the daily status to team lead

Environment: Manual Testing, Load runner, Perfmon, Geneva Rating and Billing (Infinsys), Amdocs Billing, Oracle (9i & 10g) - Toad, VSS, Windows XP, FTP and Quality Center.

Confidential

QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Preparing test cases according to the business requirements
• Executing test scripts using WinRunner for various environments
• Execution of test cases and storing the results
• Involved in sanity, system, functional and regression testing
• Interacted with Developers, Team Lead and discussed technical problems and Reported bugs
• Updating Daily Status to team lead

Environment: Manual Testing, Geneva Rating and Billing, SQL Server, Java Applets, UNIX, VSS, Toad, Quality Center and WinRunner.