PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• More than 8 years of experience as a performance test engineer on web services and web - based applications with exposure to diverse business domains.
• Expert in using HP LoadRunner, JMeter, Soap-UI, Postman and Performance Center for performance testing.
• Experience in writing test plans, test cases, planning, scripting, executing, analyzing and reporting based upon system requirement specifications.
• Specific performance testing expertise includes load, baseline, component, regression, functionality and stress test using SOATSA.
• Strong knowledge of all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) with concentration on implementation of various applications and performance testing.
• Experience in testing of Web (HTTP/HTML), Web Services, SOAP, Truclient.
• Knowledge of performance bottlenecks, end-to-end performance, and web performance measures like server response time, throughput and network latency.
• Expertise in developing and maintaining test scripts, analyzing bugs and interacting with development team in fixing the defects.
• Experience in analyzing test results, merging graphs and preparing test reports.
• Experience and knowledge in monitoring technologies and best practices, including creating, configuring and maintaining Wily Introscope, SiteScope, Splunk, INSTANA, New Relic, AWS CloudWatch to monitor, alert and report.
• Experienced in defining testing methodologies, designing test plans and test cases, verifying and validating web-based applications and documentation based on standards for software development.
• Experienced working with test cases and test scripts under Windows, Mainframe and LINUX environments.
• Exceptional ability to interact with system users, developers and required parties.
• Ability to manage multiple project tasks with changing priorities and tight deadlines and worked in multiple management levels.
• Very good presentation and communication skills.
• An excellent team player, a self-motivated, a quick learner and determination to learn new technologies.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Protocols: Web (HTTP/HTML), Web service. Soap, Truclient

Operating system: Windows, Linux, Unix

Test Strategies: Defect Management, Web Testing, Functional testing, Regression Testing, Compatibility Testing Product Assurance Testing

Testing Tools: Load Runner, performance center, JMeter, Soap-UI, Postman, Jenkins, SOASTA

Monitoring Tools: Dynatrace, HP SiteScope, Wily Introscope, HP diagnostic, INSTANA, Splunk, New Relic, Jira, Fiddler, AWS CloudWatch

Languages: C, C++, HTML, XML, VBScript, SQL, Java

Databases: Oracle, SQL

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Merrimack, NH

Performance Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Perf-smoke, dev-smoke, Capacity and longevity test.
• Used the descriptive programming approach for developing test scripts using Load Runner, Soap-UI, JMeter.
• Executed performance testing using SOASTA cloud Test.
• Verified Headers, Text verification and Extract rules in each transaction as well as Login to validate the script.
• Parameterized the scripts and enhanced them according to the test case according to the flow and volume of transactions.
• Regular Meetings with onshore and offshore team members.
• Created test scenario according to the percentage of transactions which the project demanded.
• Used fiddler to observe the network traffic session to check the test status.
• Tuned the TPS, using TPS calculator and increasing the delay between the transaction services.
• Checked the deployed Docker environment container CPU health, Memory, GC as well as heap memories using INSTANA, Splunk, AWS CloudWatch.
• Provide testing and analysis of complex systems to ensure systems are compliant with requirements and can perform well in production.
• Utilized Jenkins to create a job for creating SOASTA composition.
• Identified the performance bottlenecks of the application under heavy load.
• Provided testing and analysis of complex systems to ensure systems are compliant with requirements and can perform well in production.
• Monitored data base integration from one database to another for webservices.

Environment: Load Runner, JMeter, Soap-UI, Postman, Performance Center, ORACLE, HTTP/HTML, SOAP, Webservice, New Relic, Splunk, INSTANA, AWS CloudWatch, Fiddler.

Confidential, Mclean, VA

Performance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Load, Stress and Performance testing.
• Used the descriptive programming approach for developing test scripts using Load Runner.
• Executed performance testing using Load runner Controller.
• Used Auto and Manual Correlation, Parameterization and Content Check features.
• Parameterized the scripts and enhanced them according to the test case.
• Meetings with onshore and offshore team members.
• Meetings with the client SMEs to learn about the mainframe application to prepare Test Plan and Test Strategy documents.
• Prepared Test Plan document exhibiting the requirements and approach to execute the tests.
• Executed regression cycles of the test cases to ensure the product quality and performance after each stage of the code changes.
• Performed Stress, Load and Regression tests.
• Prepared report for the stakeholders after analyzing the results.
• Provide testing and analysis of complex systems to ensure systems are compliant with requirements and can perform well in production.
• Identified the performance bottlenecks of the application under heavy load using LoadRunner and checked its compatibility on Internet Explorer browser.
• Developed various reports to analyze the response time and hits per season the application.
• Used Performance monitor and Load Runner graphs to analyze the results.
• Analyzed the Test Results and created Bug Report.
• Analyzed the Load Runner reports to calculate Response time and Transactions per minute, Hits per sec, Throughput.

Environment: Load Runner, Quality Center, C Script, Oracle, HP ALM, HTTP/HTML, SOAP and Performance Center, Fiddler, Dynatrace.

Confidential, Cherry Hill, NJ

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Participated in all phases of planning, such as defining requirements, defining the types of tests to be performed, and scenario creation.
• Document test results and develop custom made summary reports to satisfy both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Performed load testing against internal applications and services using HP Load Runner scripts to emulate users and monitor systems performance.
• Tested performance of Web Portal using HP Load Runner.
• Generated scripts in Virtual User Generator, which included Parameterization of various user interface variables.
• Executed scenarios via the HP Performance Center to perform stress, volume, and component testing.
• Ability to manage multiple project tasks with changing priorities and tight deadlines and worked in multiple management levels.
• Analyzed the results to measure the performance of the application. Worked with various analysis graphs and generated reports for the same purpose.
• Carried out stress testing by introducing rendezvous points in the script.
• Coordinated with Development, QA and support teams as needed for Performance Test preparation and execution.
• Enhanced script by inserting Check points to check if Virtual users are accessing the correct page which they are supposed to be accessing.
• Enhanced the scripts by adding checkpoints, functions in C Language, transactions, rendezvous points, created parameters, and performed manual correlation to enhance recorded scripts.
• Highly involved in verifying test results with various manual unit, smoke, and sanity testing documents.
• Performed Bug Tracking and figured out defects.
• Managed the runtime settings for the overall performance test.
• Worked closely with developers and updated them with the load tests results.
• Participated in weekly status meetings, and conducted walkthroughs for team members, and documented the proceedings.
• Performed analysis and reported required data to my managers.
• Responsible for keeping up with the test schedule and interacting with software engineers to ensure clear communications on requirements and defect reports.
• Done the Performance bottlenecks at different levels of Application and helped the engineering teams.

Environment: HP LoadRunner, performance center, HP diagnostic, SQL, JIRA, SQL, C/C++, PHP

Confidential, Atlanta, Georgia

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Design test cases using the test design specifications and use cases described in test plan.
• Developed and executed Scripts for Performance Testing using HP Load runner.
• Worked on Run Time Settings and checkpoints.
• Created Manual and Goal oriented scenarios with certain amount of Vusers giving Ramp up and Ramp Down.
• Conducted baseline, load, stress and endurance testing on website’s workflows to identify and report performance bottlenecks.
• Analyzed the Load Runner reports to calculate Response time and Transactions per minute, Hits per sec, throughput.
• Developed various reports and metrics to measure and track testing effort.
• Used Quality Center for bug tracking and reporting, also followed up with the development team to verify bug fixes and update bug status.
• Responsible for helping us select and integrate with appropriate performance and monitoring tools, mainly HP and Dynatrace tools.
• Attended change requests meetings and made subsequent changes in the test.
• Worked closely with developers and updated them with the load tests results.
• Participated in weekly status meetings, and conducted walkthroughs for team members, and documented the proceedings.

Environment: Load Runner, Quality Center, C Script, Oracle, HP ALM, HTTP/HTML, SOAP and Performance Center.

Confidential, Houston, TX

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the Functional specification document to identify the functions to be added in performance test scope.
• Created Performance test plan with scope, assumptions, risks, scenario outline, test execution, monitoring and environment details.
• Created scripts in C language using Web (Http/Html) protocol in LoadRunner Virtual User Generator.
• Parameterized and Correlated unique and dynamic content in the VuGen scripts for real time emulation.
• Carried out stress testing by introducing rendezvous points in the script.
• Extensively used C language to customize the VuGen scripts to emulate the run time scenario.
• Created Scenarios using LoadRunner Controller by using different techniques such as Schedule by the Scenario, Schedule by Group, Ramp Up, and Ramp Down.
• Provided knowledge transfer to the team and effort estimation for new functionality testing.
• Used Performance Center for scheduling and running load test.
• Monitored the CPU utilization, memory of the Application servers, Database servers, Webservers using HP SiteScope.
• Analyzed the vuser logs for transaction failures and analyzed various graphs in LoadRunner Analysis for bottlenecks and instability of the application under test.
• Logged defects for the performance issues detected during the test and created defect reports using Analysis.
• Generated Test Results Report from Analysis and reviewed them with Business and IT teams.
• Responsible for keeping up with the test schedule and interacting with software engineers to ensure clear communications on requirements and defect reports.

Environment: HP LoadRunner, Performance Center, SiteScope, C Scripting, Quality Center, WebSphere, Web logic, SQL Server, Oracle, Windows, Microsoft Visio, MSOffice.