PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Over 7 years of experience as a Performance Tester/Quality Analyst with emphasis on QA Methodologies and QA Validations to ensure the Quality.
• Good experience in Performance test tools like SOASTA , HP Load Runner, VUgen, Jmeter, Jenkins, CA Wily Introscope, Performance Center, in both Agile/SDLC implementations.
• Working knowledge of SDLC, Web technologies, client/server computing and databases.
• Testing of .NET, Oracle, Siebel and Java application both Automated and Manual - testing techniques for both Web and Client/Server based applications.
• Well versed in writing Non-Functional Test Cases according to the customer Specifications.
• Experience in Web (HTTP/HTML), Siebel, JAVA, Web Services, Oracle 2 Tier protocols.
• Good knowledge in Web logic console monitoring & familiarization in accessing and monitoring UNIX boxes.
• Enhancing the scripts by employing Manual/Automatic correlations, LR specific functions & synchronizations, Parameterization Techniques.
• Experience in using Automation Tools SOASTA, Load Runner, vugen, Quick Test Pro (QTP), Quality Center and Test Director, MTM.
• Good experience in monitoring tools like Splunk, Catch point, Dynatrace etc., to monitor the applications performance.
• Experience in conducting various Functional and performance tests including Regression, Load, Capacity, Stress, Soak, Step load testing on variety of applications.
• Worked with Agile project development lifecycle in different cross-functional teams.
• Good exposure to onsite - offshore model and working with remote teams.
• Performed different types of testing like GUI, Functional, Integration, System, Security and Performance Testing
• Excellent skills in overall Defect Management/Problem solving including tracking bugs and reporting using Quality Center.
• Setting up WilyIntroscope for monitoring the CPU and Memory Utilization during the Test Execution.
• Proficient in Backend testing using SQL queries on Oracle and SQL server database tables in order to view successful transactions of data and for validation of data.
• Strong in analyzing Business requirements and design specifications and experienced in using tools like Quality Center for writing Test Plans, Test Cases and used as Defect Tracker.
• Ability to interact with developers and product analysts regarding application analysis.
• Applied knowledge of HP Diagnostics.
• Performing JVM tunings and allocating the heap size.
• Ability to perform advanced trouble shooting and develop solutions to WebSphere and Middleware related problems.
• Excellent Communication and Interpersonal skills, ability to lead bridge calls during production issues.
• Excellent troubleshooting and issue resolution skills. Good analytical skills, easily adaptable to new environment.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Testing Tools: Load Runner 11.5, Quick Test Pro (QTP)

Defect Tracking Tools: Quality Center, Test Director, MTM

Scripting Languages: VBScript, C/C++, Unix

Operating Systems: MS-DOS, UNIX, Windows 2003/NT/XP

Database: MS SQL Server 2008/2005, Oracle 10g/11i

Languages: SQL, PL/SQL, XML, C

Packages: MS Office, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Project

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, IL

Performance Test Analyst

• Interact with management and end client to determine system requirement.
• Analyze software requirement to determine test design feasibility.
• Determine Load Test Data Requirements and Plan Load and Performance Test using tools like SOASTA, Load Runner, vugen and Jenkins.
• Experience with Agile software development\testing methodologies.
• Working closely on monitoring tools like Splunk, Catch point, Dynatrace etc., to monitor the applications performance.
• Recorded and enhanced SOASTA & Load Runner HTTP/HTML web and web services scripts to simulate the users executing business transactions on global preview.
• Involved in Holiday readiness and running tests using SOASTA on production sites in preparation for holiday peak load.
• Writing custom Load Runner functions and Java Scripting programs to support the load testing efforts, monitor resources to identify performance bottlenecks analyze test results and report the findings to the clients, and provide recommendation for performance improvements as needed.
• Conducting meetings with developers, application team, and business team to analyze the Defects and evaluate the test executions.
• Execute the Performance Test in collaboration with developers, DBA’s, Middleware Admins etc.
• Evaluate interface between hardware, software and performance requirement of overall system.
• Design software system using design tools to predict outcome.
• Experience using test case management and bug tracking tools like Jira, TFS.
• Develop software systems, including programming, documentation and testing procedures.
• Coordinate installation of software requirement.
• Experience with load/stress/capacity testing of high traffic and large-scale systems.
• Deep experience in automating web and back-end service tests using a variety of tool sets.
• Completed assigned load testing projects and tasks on time (e.g., analysis/design, development, testing, maintenance, documentation, etc.)
• Mentoring the team in Java, helping the team with standards giving technical direction and helping other Performance Leads on the team.
• Experience in defining new architectures and ability to drive an independent project from an architectural stand point for Performance tests.
• Working closely with production manager, Technical manager and Business manager in planning scheduling, developing and executing performance test.
• Prioritize, schedule and complete work on time for multiple capabilities with overlapping schedules.
• Evaluating current and future technologies and leading purchase planning to support both short and long-term, IT initiatives.

Environment: SOASTA, Load Runner, HP Performance Test Center & ALM, HP Quality Center, Catchpoint, Jenins, Jira, Wily Intro scope,Fiddler, MS,Cognos,Components (Office, PowerPoint, Excel, Visio and Project)

Confidential, Bloomington, IL

Performance Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Worked closely with business and development teams to understand the user requirements.
• Involved in test planning and strategy and Developed test scenarios and test cases based on user requirements.
• Recorded and enhanced LoadRunner HTTP/HTML web and web services scripts in VUgen to simulate the users executing business transactions on global preview.
• Used Scheduler to schedule the scenarios for user’s Ramp up/Ramp down in LoadRunner.
• Monitored different graphs like Transaction Response Time and Analyzed Server Performance Status, Hits per Second, Throughput.
• Tracked and monitored defects using Quality Center, Microsoft Test Manager(MTM)
• Executed Load Test, Stress Test, and Endurance Test by uploading the Vugen Scripts in to Performance Center 9.52.
• Checked the data flow through the front end to backend and used SQL queries, to extract the data from the database.
• Extensively involved in Load and Integration testing of J2EE applications on WebSphere Application Server.
• Wrote custom LoadRunner functions and programs to support the load testing efforts, monitor resources to identify performance bottlenecks analyze test results and report the findings to the clients, and provide recommendation for performance improvements as needed.
• Executed Background Noise Tests during the Batch Processing Tests.
• Back end testing to check for data and application integrity by writing SQL queries.
• Parameterized large and complex test data to accurately depict production trends.
• Documented Summary Reports and Closure reports for each Test execution with Graphs.
• Coordinating with Off Shore on project issues and executions.
• Attended Defect Meetings and Status Meetings to resolve the bugs in co-ordination with Development team.

Environment: LoadRunner 11.5, Performance Center 11.5, VB Script, Windows 2003, Quality center 11, HP Diagnostics, HTML, XML, UNIX, J2EE, JavaScript.

Confidential, Plymouth, MN

Performance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Participated in the Project Planning sessions and went through the projects functional and design requirements.
• Used Wily Introscope for Performance data for problem solving, trend analysis, and capacity planning.
• Involvement in the development of detailed test cases and sending to the project team for review and authorization to make sure that they meet the business requirements.
• Participated in System Testing, Functional Testing, Security Testing, Performance Testing and User Acceptance Testing.
• Created scripts using loadrunner VUgen, VSTS.
• Profile slow performing areas of the application, system resources and identify bottlenecks and opportunities for performance improvements by using wily Introscope tool.
• Monitored different graphs like Transaction Response Time and Analyzed Server Performance Status, Hits per Second, Throughput.
• Developed high level test strategy and detailed test plan in coordination with the business analysts, development team and project manager
• Logged defects in Test Director and worked with development team on fixing the defects as per priority.
• Participated in the weekly project meetings and involved in the preparation of weekly status reports to track test execution and defect fixes.
• Back end testing to check for data and application integrity by writing SQL queries.
• Executed load tests using Load Runner and VSTS to check for system behavior, response times, and bottle necks and resolve the performance issues.
• Assisted in training the UAT users on implementation of the developed system to familiarize them of its functions and operations.
• Conducted meetings with developers, application team, and business team to analyze the defects evaluate the test executions.
• Involved in the decision making with the management for final applications releases.

Environment: Windows 2003/NT/XP, Java, Oracle 10g, HTML, QTP, Wily Introscope, Load Runner, VSTS, Test Director.

Confidential, Cleveland, OH

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in attending Scrum meetings and gather business requirements and coordinate with business analysts and developers to convert Sprints to testable requirements to Build Test automation Strategy and roadmap.
• Creation of templates for writing Test Plans, Test Scripts, Test Matrixes and Test Summary Reports
• Involved on testing the new functionalities based on test cases and coordinated with development team in fixing the issues.
• Performed Data-driven testing, Regression testing.
• Used descriptive programming to define the objects that appear in dynamic data frames.
• Performed Automation testing using cucumber on Web based (Browser) application.
• Developed the automation scripts in QTP and Load runner for functional and Performance Testing.
• Wrote SQL queries to set and validate the data.
• Planning on regression testing for needed modules based on the amount of defects.
• Involved in Performance Testing using Load runner.
• Performed Spike, Endurance and Stress Testing.
• Worked with development and business teams to define requirements and document decisions.
• Involved in Release support - Release to QA, involved in environment setup, testing the release process.

Environment: Quick Test Pro, Load runner, VB Script, cucmber, Windows 2003, Agile Methodology, MS Office tools, SQL Server, HTML, XML, VSS.