Senior Performance Engineer Resume
Jacksonville, FL
SUMMARY:
- Over 8 years of diverse experience in Quality Assurance (performance) testing with expertise in requirements gathering, analysis, design, application testing & Quality Assurance of Web based and Client Server applications
- Comprehensive knowledge of performance test automation tools, testing methodologies, and software testing life cycle
- Extensively worked on performance testing tools like HP LoadRunner, Oracle ATS, IBM Rational Performance Tester and JMeter
- Hands - on experience in developing load and performance test scripts using Web (HTTP/HTML), Web Services, Ajax TruClient, Citrix, Oracle PeopleSoft, SMTP protocols using Vugen, RPT and OpenScript
- Experience with QA methodologies, requirement analysis, writing test plans and test cases based on system requirement specifications
- Familiar with various implementation of testing techniques like baseline, benchmark, load, stress and endurance testing for evaluating the application performance
- Well versed in examining the performance of web, application and database servers using Perfmon, SiteScope and ALM Performance center, AppDynamics, Dynatrace, Oracle Enterprise Manager, Wily Introscope and TeamQuest
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Programming Languages: C, Java, Java Script, MS SQL
Database: Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, MS Access, MySQL
Web Related: DHTML, XML, HTML
Testing Tools: HP LoadRunner, IBM Rational Performance center, Oracle ATS, Apache JMeter, HP ALM Performance center
Web / Application Servers: Apache Tomcat, WebLogic, WebSphere, IIS, Tuxedo
Methodologies: Agile, Waterfall, Performance Testing
Other Tools: AppDynamics, Dynatrace, Wily Introscope, HP SiteScope, TeamQuest, HP Diagnostics, OpenView, Perceiver, BMC Bestone, Quality Center
Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, UNIX, Windows XP, 2007, 2003, 2000, Windows NT and Linux
FUNCTIONAL SKILLS:
- Requirement Gathering & Analysis
- Performance Testing
- Software Testing Life Cycle
- Team Management
- Test Strategy / Approach
- Product Testing
- Defect Management
- Project Management
- Technical Documentation
- Test Cases Execution / Creation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, Jacksonville, FL
Senior Performance EngineerResponsibilities:
- Accountable for collecting performance test requirements from various business stakeholders and generating a workload model accordingly
- Developing a test plan through determining performance objectives, business scenarios, load rates, workload profile, deliverables and timelines
- Implementing end-to-end load testing activity on various healthcare applications through HP LoadRunner 12.53 across Agile environment
- Formulating a workflow for critical scenarios, identifying related test data, validating the provided test data and ensuring that the data is staged in test environment for load tests
- Testing the application in performance environment by building and executing scenarios as per the workload model with automated test scripts in controller
- Distinguishing performance issues in the application under test by analyzing the results and graphs in HP Analysis
Environment: HP LoadRunner 12.53, HP SiteScope, HP Controller, CA Introscope, SQL server, IIS, WebServices, WebSphere, MS Office
Confidential
Performance TesterResponsibilities:
- Implemented end-to-end performance testing on Oracle Financial Application using HP LoadRunner 12.53
- Identified the issues in script development and executed them on the application with LoadRunner through the implementation of Proof of concept
- Developed load test scripts for critical workflows in Oracle-Web protocol and Ajax TruClient protocol using Virtual User Generator, insert transactions and text checks
- Used custom code to implement loops, conditions, to write the data to external files and to refresh the pages until status changes to updated
- Interacted with various teams like UNIX, Database and HP monitoring during the test execution to monitor the application and collect statistics which help identify performance issues
- Stored test cases, scenarios, scripts, test data files, test results and reports on shared drive
Environment: HP LoadRunner 12.53, HP SiteScope, Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM), ServerStats, IBM AIX, Linux, Oracle R12, F5 Load Balancer, Oracle HTTP server, MS Office, Oracle E-Business suite
Confidential, MN
Performance EngineerResponsibilities:
- Tested PeopleSoft applications Enterprise Learning Management (ELM) and Financial Management Solutions (FMS) for performance analysis independently with minimal supervision
- Used Tester and Developer perspective views in OpenScript to record, edit and debug the load test scripts
- Handled scenarios, sessions, systems, OATS agents & graphs in Oracle load test
- Responsibly analyzed the test results and formulated various test reports by exporting the test results and graphs from OLT
- Determined the performance issues in online transaction, reports, queries and processes and resolved the bottlenecks
Environment: PeopleSoft, Oracle 11g R2, IIS 7.5, Oracle Application Test Suite 12.5, Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM), Oracle 12c, Exalogic/Exadata X2-2, ServerStats
Confidential, Newport, NJ
Lead Performance EngineerResponsibilities:
- Understood and implemented different standards followed by performance team while scripting using VuGen
- Developed scripts in Web(HTTP/HTML), Ajax Truclient, SMTP and Web Services protocol using VuG
- Evaluated the testing activity on SharePoint, .NET, Data loss prevention, Email applications and supported the project team to meet the planned timeline
- Incorporated scripts, created scenarios, executed tests and extracted results in ALM performance center
- Configured and used IP spoofing in LoadRunner to simulate a more realistic testing scenario in HP Controller
- Examined system performance and determined performance metrics through Dynatrace and HP Controller
- Participated in walkthroughs, daily status calls, internal and project review meetings, staff meetings, GO/NOGO meetings with performance and project team
Environment: HP LoadRunner, HP Controller, HP ALM, Performance center, Oracle, SQL Server, Web Sphere, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Perfmon
Confidential, NJ
Lead Performance EngineerResponsibilities:
- Defined the performance testing plan as per business and technical requirements
- Generated scripts for Web (HTTP/HTML), TruClient, SMTP protocols using Virtual User Generator
- Monitored the metrics such as response times, throughput in performance center and server resources like CPU %busy, Available MBytes using TeamQuest
- Updated the performance and project team about the project status and issues using status tracker, test tracking template and weekly deliverable documentation
- Created test data files through Powershell and VuGen
Environment: LoadRunner, HP ALM, Controller, Oracle, SQL Server, WebSphere, TeamQuest, Dynatrace, Tidal, BMC Bestone, SCOM, Perfmon
Confidential, Secaucus, NJ
Lead Performance EngineerResponsibilities:
- Executed large-scale load volume end-to-end testing using large user data files
- Incorporated and modified test scripts into ALM performance center from VuGen
- Administered server and client side metrics while running Baseline, Load, Stress and Endurance testing
- Accountable for configuring and using IP spoofing in LoadRunner to simulate a more realistic testing scenario
- Supervised system performance through BMC BestOne, HP Site scope, HP Performance center and Windows performance monitor
- Determined bottleneck causing performance issues on the servers and worked with development team to detect the root cause and troubleshooting
Environment: Load Runner, ALM Performance center, Rational Performance Tester, Oracle, SQL Server, WebSphere, WebLogic, IIS, Quality Center, HP Diagnostics, Perfmon, SiteScope, Wily, BestOne, Shunra, Candela
