SUMMARY:

• Over 6 years of experience in the field of performance testing, engineering, automation.
• Proficient in developing and executing high quality Test Strategy/Test Plans, Test suites, Test Scenarios, Test cases, test data, test scripts and test metrics/dashboards.
• Experienced with extensive manual testing webbased applications.
• Co - ordinate with developers, business analysts, and user representatives in application design and document reviews.
• Proficient at performing Database/Back-end Testing and data manipulation using SQL.
• Experience in Performance testing tools like HP Load Runner.
• Strong knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies such as Agile, SCRUM and waterfall models.
• Wide exposure in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Functional, Regression, Integration, Re- testing, End-to-End Testing .
• Experienced in working with stakeholders at all levels of an enterprise from executive management to development and operational support teams.
• Experience in writing System test plans, defining test cases, developing and maintaining test scripts and Documenting all phases of QA process.
• Extensive hands-on in LoadRunner protocols such as web(http/html), Citrix,web services, web (click and script), Oracle (NCA), and Oracle Web Application 11i protocols.
• Performed Load Testing by generating Vusers using LoadRunner.
• Created automated test scripts using LoadRunner.
• Parameterized the data values using the .dat files in VUGen Scripts.
• Developed the Load Test scripts using the LoadRunner Virtual User Generator (VUGen) and enhanced the scripts by including transactions, parameterize the constant values and correlating the dynamic values.
• Enhanced the script to remove the wasted time in on-line graphs in the LoadRunner controller and in transaction response time graphs in LoadRunner analysis.
• Conducted testing on the servers using LoadRunner to establish the load capacity of the server.
• End to End Performance Analyst specializing in monitoring, configuring and tuning applications for optimal performance, additionally competent in front end client, backend database and network performance tuning.
• Experience in coordination with clients and different vendors independently and efficiently throughout the project.
• Involved in documentation of the performance test/Recommendations at various level of testing and report the impact of performance issues within the system to the clients.
• Experienced in using Visual Studio, SQL Server Queries, MySQL, NoSQL, Word, Excel.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating system: Windows2000, 2007, 2008, 2010 Windows NT, AIX, UNIX

Databases: MS SQL Server, Oracle.

Languages: Visual Basic, C, C++, Java Script.

Testing tool: LoadRunner (12, 11.5, 11), WinRunner, Dynatrace, HP ALM, HP Performance Center.

Methodologies: Agile-Scrum, Waterfall.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Performance Tester

Confidential, Alameda, CA

• Test Oversight-Performed Test Oversight and Test Planning on all phases of Testing in an Agile Scrum environment.
• Determine performance requirements and goals based on change of application and architecture.
• Provide guidelines to Test engineers to Configure Performance Center test scenarios and Vuser according to the load model so as to take into effect the load distributed across various geographies.
• Generated Vuser scripts and Executed Performance Tests using LoadRunner.
• Responsible for performance testing using Load runner and Performance Center with different protocol.
• Performed LoadRunner Script design including all stages of script development with emphasis on correlation, parameterization, and significant error handling C-coding providing exhaustive error coverage in VuGen.
• Develop a very flexible LR Vugen script that allows fast configuration changes during testing
• Extensive usage of complex SQL queries for validating the database
• Identified dynamic values for correlation, implemented error handling code.
• Involved in implementing HP Load Runner's script for required scenarios.
• Involved in preparing test plans, Test data, test scripts for performance testing of enterprise applications using HP LoadRunner, configure them in performance center and monitoring servers.
• Responsible for recording scripts for different business scenario and involved in script enhancement with correlations and parameterization in LR Vugen.
• Created LR Scenarios Web Protocol in LR Controller including modeling VUsers, LR Scripts, pacing, and think-time Run-Time settings per Volume Metrics.
• Involved in test data preparation for the Parameterized values in the scripts for multiple scenarios.
• Executed all Tests from the LR Controller including monitoring of app and database servers and reported results and provided recommendations to client.
• Used LR Controller for load on a server, group of servers, network or object to test its strength or to analyze overall performance under different load types.
• Established Load Testing Standards including platform requirements of CPU, Memory, and Disk Space on LoadRunner Controller, LoadRunner Generators, LoadRunner File Storage.
• Designed the performance test scenarios for stress test, smoke test, baseline test and scalability test.
• Involved in test data preparation for the Parameterized values in the scripts for multiple scenarios.
• Experienced in using LoadRunner to check the source of performance bottlenecks, network or client delays, input and output delays .
• Involved on Performance Monitoring and analyzed the Response time, Memory leaks, Hits/sec and Throughput graphs.
• Worked with developers, Business Analysts and Release managers to discussed ways to fix the defects.
• Mentored Team members on Correlation and other LoadRunner features.

Environment: LoadRunner, MS Office, MS-Visio, Load Balancer, HP Performance Center, Quality Center.

QA Performance Tester

Confidential, Dallas, TX

• Prepared test plan based on business requirement document and prepared test cases and test procedures.
• Involved in generating Vusers in LoadRunner for load and performance testing using LoadRunner.
• Record and execute Vugen scripts and troubleshoot issues, suggested best practices and recommendations.
• Assisted in troubleshooting application performance problems using a variety of monitoring and/or APM solutions such as Dynatrace.
• Directed the design and Global implementation of a complex Dynatrace deep diagnostics solutions across multiple platforms and environments while meeting global SLA.
• Worked with Dynatrace to obtain, debug and update custom monitors and plug-ins.
• Used Dynatrace to perform root cause analysis and quickly drill down to correct error fault path and hot spots .
• Automated the install of Dynatrace agents using configuration management and deployment tool.
• Created Performance Test Plans, Performance Scripts, Scenarios, Analyze Performance Results, Defect Tracking and Performance Report to Project Teams in SDLC Agile and Waterfall Projects.
• Created Test Plan, Test Scripts (using VuGen), LR Test Scenarios using Performance Center and LoadRunner Controller.
• Developed LoadRunner Scripts in VuGen including correlation, parameterization, C Coding.
• Experience in developing Performance Test plans, defining Test Scripts (HTTP-HTML/ Web Services, tru client Protocol), designing Test Strategies, developing and maintaining automated performance test scripts, analyzing errors and applications.
• Developed Tru client script interactively with the application, view added steps while recording and ability to check and improve identification.
• Developed Manual Scripts in Tru Client Protocol in Load Runner.
• Involved in testing application using HP Load runner developing the scripts using VuGen and fiddler and running the scenarios in Controller.
• Creating Vuser Scripts in LoadRunner by recording, incorporating Rendezvous Points.
• Created Scripts for the running of various Metrics using LoadRunner for performance testing.
• Installed the Citrix client to talk with the Citrix server and record the traffic going back and forth.
• Used Citrix Client to connect the remote servers.
• Performed LoadRunner Scripts in VuGen and LoadRunner Test Execution in the LoadRunner Controller.
• Analyzed the system resource graphs, network monitor graphs and error graphs to identify transaction performance, network problems and scenario results respectively.
• Worked closely with team to use LoadRunner script variations for the purpose of assisting in application tuning, including Log File analysis and LoadRunner Server Monitoring Results.
• Performed LR Controller Scenario Test Execution including VUser Configuration, Run-Time Settings, VUser Log and Response-Time Monitoring.
• Observed the entire load test run for any failures/errors and monitored metrics such as Transaction Response Times, Running Virtual Users, Hits per Second and Windows Resources graph.
• Tracked defect in Quality Center with necessary information and assigned it to development team.
• Extensive usage of complex SQL queries for validating the database.
• Executed SQL queries to compare the data in database with GUI and web services.
• Data Driven Testing with valid and invalid inputs and Database Testing.
• As a Performance Engineer, was responsible for setting up the access privileges and creating user profiles.
• Identified bottlenecks using online monitors and analyzing graphs using LoadRunner.
• Writing Test cases to test the performance of the application using LoadRunner.
• Conducting different tests like Baseline test, Regression, Endurance test, Stress test by using Performance Center.
• Created standards and guidelines for automated QA policies.
• Reported performance test results, communicate technical issues with performance recommendations.

Environment: LoadRunner, MS Office, C++, MS-Visio, Load Balancer, HP Performance Center, Quality Center.

Jr Performance Tester

Confidential

• Studied the URS document and created the Functional Requirement Specification document.
• Worked according to the activities laid down in each phase of Software development life cycle and Coordinated the environment setup for Testing.
• Meet with client groups to determine performance requirements and goals and determine test strategies based on requirements and architecture.
• Responsible for providing Performance Requirements guidance, Performance Testing, Performance Monitoring, and Workload Modeling.
• Identified and classified Manual and Automated test cases by isolating the repetitive actions.
• Developed detailed Manual Test cases and Scenarios. Studied Requirements and designed manual test cases accordingly.
• Identifying the functional test cases for Regression Testing and automated these Test Scripts using QTP.
• Created performance testing environment and installed all the necessary components of LoadRunner on the remote machines and connected through Citrix
• Create scripts to enable the Controller to measure the performance of Web server under various load conditions.
• Monitored Daily and Scheduled reports generated by UAT analysts and System as a Vuser.
• Analyzed Load and Generation reports of the Scheduled against the online reports.
• Created Database Vuser scripts to simulate client activities and performed Load, Stress and Performance test using LoadRunner/Performance Center
• Generated and Created VuGen scripts using Vuser Generator and Created Scenarios in LoadRunner Controller.
• Analyzed LoadRunner/Performance Center test result Involved in Preparing Test Plan and Test Cases based on the analysis of the business requirements.
• Inserted rendezvous points in order to simulate heavy loads for conducting Load Testing.
• Used ramp-up and ramp-down to simulate real-time scenarios.
• Identified functionality and performance issues, including: deadlock conditions, database connectivity problems, and system crashes under load.
• Provided management and vendor with analysis reports and recommendations, which resulted tuning of the application. Vertical scaling and garbage collection were performed. Communicated with the vendor to resolve issues.
• Confirmed the scalability of the new servers and application under test after the architecture redesign.
• Conducted weekly meetings with Project Head, Business and development teams.
• Executing the scenarios, analyzing the Graphs and coordinating with the DBA’s and Network Admin to ensure optimum performance.

Environment: Windows NT, QA Load, LoadRunner, Quality Center, Performance Center, MS Office, MS Access, MS Vision, MS Project

QA Analyst (Manual Testing)

Confidential

• Understanding the Business requirements and Solution design thoroughly and mapping these requirements to the Test Cases.
• Monitoring of overall quality and timeliness of testing deliverables
• Provide communication to project management on the overall status of testing Test preparation and execution
• Review static testing of the business requirements and solution design
• Ensuring that the Overall process of testing is documented and observation/bugs are communicated to the team.
• Preparation of test plans and test scenarios Preparing, Reviewing and Execution of the Test Cases
• Defect Life cycle by using JIRA and HP ALM as the defect management tools and conducting Defect triage meetings with all stakeholders to prioritize defects.
• Creating Defects in JIRA and mapping them against failed Test cases.
• Used HP ALM to run Test case results and create/manage Defects.
• In the Agile methodology, analyzed Requirements from User stories in JIRA for Sprints that lasted 3 weeks each.
• Executed test cases and updated results in HP QC whereas the Defects were managed through JIRA.
• Attend daily Scrum Meetings and Participated in weekly project status meeting and updated the testing Progress.
• Create test metrics viz. Requirement Volatility, Test Coverage, Productivity metrics, Defect Metrics, Test Effectiveness.
• Perform necessary requirements inspection, design inspection, Test plan and case creation, Test environment / data setup, testing and reporting during various phases of the Testing life cycle.
• Ensure that the output of the team is properly recorded and track the team status continuously.
• Participate in the defect resolution calls participate in testing status meetings preparation of test report
• Develop business architecture using requirements such as scope, process, alternatives and risks.
• Analyze client's business requirements and give possible solutions and workflow analysis.
• Performed GUI, Functional, Performance Testing and also used QTP and LoadRunner to automate the testing process.
• Conduct different levels of testing including functional, regression, user acceptance, integration and performance to meet all the requirements.
• Worked vigorously with HP Quality Center from updating all the functional Test cases and then testing and updating the results for different projects.

Environment: Oracle Database 10g, Windows 7, UNIX, PLSQL, Win SCP, Putty, HP Quality Center, Load Runner, QTP/UFT.