Senior Lead Performance Engineering Manager Resume
Mclean, VA
OBJECTIVE:
To obtain the position of a Performance Test Engineer that utilizes my experiences and .
SUMMARY:
- Over 9 years of experience in a Performance Engineering role, presenting analysis driven result reports.
- More than 10 years of overall experience in working in the IT field, Computer Systems, and .
- Fluent in creating jMeter work environment and remote testing platform.
- Skilled in Load testing as well as in Volume, Stress, and Scalability testing.
- Performance Engineer that worked on Continuous Integration using tools such as Jenkins, Eggplant.
- Well - versed in working with NFR to create performance test plans and test cases.
- Experienced in creating Performance Test Plan of the system.
- Skilled in numerous jMeter protocols including Web/HTTP, Java, TruClient etc.
- Experienced in the installation, operation, and troubleshooting of the LoadRunner servers and agents.
- Proven skills on leading-edge monitoring technologies reducing downtime and ensuring optimum application performance such as AppDynamics, Splunk, and Sitescope etc.
- Proficient in collecting and compiling various usage reports from multiple sources and preparing the final performance analysis report.
- Experienced as an active admin for Microsoft SharePoint throughout several projects.
- Knowledge in Virtualization Technology like Microsoft Hyper V, Oracle VMware, and VMware Workstation.
- Experienced in identifying Memory Leak, Java Heap, Garbage Collection, and Database bottleneck issues.
- Skilled in using LoadRunner to create Load test scenario and Virtual users to perform Load and Stress test.
- Experienced in debugging applications, processing, and validating backend logs.
- Ability to interact with developers and product analysts regarding testing status and defect tracking.
- Skilled in industry standard collaboration tools; e.g. HP Service Manager, Confluence, GIT, Service Now, JIRA etc.
- Passionate in emerging technologies and able to quickly master new concepts.
- Well-versed and experienced in mainstream SDLC methodologies such as Waterfall and Agile.
- Comfortable and experienced with time-management skills, handling multiple projects at a given time.
- Team player with excellent communication, strong analytical, and creative problem solving skills - along with proven presentation and reporting skills.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Testing Tools: jMeter, LoadRunner, AppDynamics, Sitescope, ALM/Quality Center, Performance Center
Language Familiarity: Java, JavaScript, AJAX, HTML, SQL, CSS, XML
Web Technologies: Java Servlets, JSP, JDBC, ASP.NET, XML, XHTML, DHTML
RDBMS: Oracle, SQL Server, M.S Access
Operating Systems: Windows, MS-DOS, UNIX, Linux, OSX
RELEVENT EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, McLean, VA
Senior Lead Performance Engineering Manager
Responsibilities:
- Create Performance Testing scripts using HP Performance Center.
- Provide expert support for application monitoring using Riverbed monitoring tool.
- Complete management and planning of multiple projects simultaneously.
- Active involvement in planning and creating Performance Testing environments.
- Investigate root cause analysis and provide insights on potential resolutions.
- Communicate test reports and application defects to stakeholders.
- Conduct End-to-End user Load Test with maximum 1000 users under different scenarios.
- Extensively use Virtualization Technology like Microsoft Hyper V, Oracle VMware, and VMware Workstation.
- Analyze the results to find the bottlenecks by using the Analysis component in LoadRunner.
Environment: HP Performance Center, Windows, Jenkins, ALM, HP LoadRunner, Riverbed, Putty, MS SharePoint.
Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA
Senior Lead Performance Testing Architect
Responsibilities:
- Lead role in Performance Testing on an enterprise-wide migration effort.
- Support multiple “Line of Businesses” and their applications for Performance metrics determination.
- Acquire, maintain, and actively collect testing requirements by collaborating with Application teams.
- Create and implement performance scripts using jMeter to establish baseline metrics.
- Proactively monitor and detect performance issues using analysis tools.
- Engaged in multiple projects and testing efforts for various types of applications at any given time.
- Consult and collaborate with offshore and onsite teams dispersed throughout multiple states on a daily basis.
- Work with application teams closely to acquire necessary and systemic deliverables.
- Serve as a point-of-contact between the business, application, and Performance Testing team.
- Provide support and an expert voice in breaching the gaps between teams to expedite the overall Performance Testing process by communicating in a detailed, timely, and a professional manner.
- Perform (UAT) User Acceptance testing exclusively in an Agile environment.
- Manage inventory of jMeter scripts used for productivity and efficiency.
Environment: Windows, HP LoadRunner, JIRA, jMeter, AppDynamics, Selenium, Git, Citrix, Confluence, Jenkins, MS SharePoint.
Confidential, Moline, IL
Performance/Availability Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Work with Application and Infrastructure teams to collaborate application and solutions support.
- Review application and system performance data from several sources to provide trending and forecasting.
- Proactively monitor and detect performance issues using analysis tools.
- Design and execute performance scripts using jMeter to establish baseline metrics.
- Research and investigate Root Cause Analysis for performance and availability incidents.
- Consulting with application teams to establish response time targets through performance tuning.
- Determine and administer monitoring mechanisms for Channel applications.
- Provide detailed analysis and root cause for issues with possible ideas for improvement.
- On-call 24/7 on rotating shifts - providing active monitoring and performance support on real-time issues.
- Manage non-functional requirements and review infrastructure requirements for applications.
- Serve as the application availability and monitoring tools subject matter expert for Channel IT.
- Provide ideas, assistance, and support towards ongoing performance improvement effort to satisfy the needs of an ever-growing market.
Environment: Windows, HP Service Manager, Quality Center, jMeter, AppDynamics, Sitescope, AWS, Citrix, Java.
Confidential, GA
Performance/ Automation Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Lead the development and establishment of Performance Automation QA standards.
- Provide procedures and measures for Performance related Information Technology services.
- Managing AppDynamics for application performance management and database.
- Apply analytical and problem-solving skills to help validate IT processes.
- Support UAT testing by validating system performance.
- Worked on ticketing system for testing integration.
- Collaborate with systems personnel in application testing and overall Performance Testing methodologies.
- Administer and oversee Livelink to SharePoint migration.
- Analyzes documentation and technical specifications of any new application under deployment or consideration to determine its intended functionality.
- Active involvement in Data Center Migration as a Lead Performance Tester.
- Installed and configured the monitoring tools such as AppDynamics 3.9.x/4.X and Splunk.
- Create performance related reports and charts using various tools such as MS Visio, MS Excel etc.
- Work on creating the new custom dashboards for different Applications in AppDynamics and Splunk.
- Responsible for analyzing results, reports and charts to see response times of individual transactions with respect to Web Applications (HTTP/HTML), Web Services, and Ajax TruClient Protocol etc.
Environment: Jira, Quality Center, jMeter, HP LoadRunner, AppDynamics, Windows, Unix.
Confidential, Scottsdale, AZ
Performance/Services Test Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Conduct system performance and stress testing, analyze test results and suggest action plans.
- Provide architecture and application design ensuring scalability and minimizing performance issues.
- Plan and manage deliverables for performance diagnostic, capacity planning, performance architecture design, performance tuning, and performance monitoring.
- Partake and contribute in a jMeter pilot program/.
- Install and integrate AppDynamics and its functionalities with LoadRunner.
- Develop and establish QA Performance Testing related procedures and standards.
- Create and configure the service endpoints in AppDynamics to monitor the specific methods of classes independent of the business transactions.
- Administer Jira and SharePoint for deliverables across all QA team communications.
- Perform in an Agile environment implementing CI practices in conjunction with Eggplant.
- Design and develop Performance Test Cases and Scenarios for ongoing projects.
Environment: ALM, HP LoadRunner, jMeter, JavaScript, SQL Server, Windows, AppDynamics, Oracle.
Confidential, Merrimack, NH
Performance Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Releasing weekly summary data of daily Performance tests and analysis.
- Create extensive Test Profiles using jMeter for prod and non-prod servers.
- Design and develop Test Scenarios on LoadRunner for ongoing projects.
- Plan, develop, and debug Load Testing Scripts.
- Generating Code Quality Report for data analysis upon delivery of routine Performance report.
- Enhancing productivity and project traceability using HP Quality Center.
- Manage, create, and update KB articles covering topics such as jMeter, LoadRunner, and various monitoring tools.
- Understand and track application defects, coordinating with developers to raise the unresolved issues.
- Configure AppDynamics custom health rules and policies.
- Maintain and collaborate to a unified GIT/stash library via Eclipse and Git Bash.
- Partake in an Agile environment implementing CI practices in conjunction with LoadRunner, jMeter.
- Perform all of the above operations in a strictly maintained Agile environment.
- Gather and collect the necessary data to prepare the Weekly Capacity Report. Deliverables are shared with VP, SVP along with the rest of the IT infrastructure team.
- Analyze and detect root causes of Performance Issues, collaborate with developers and architect to provide suggestions for corrective actions.
Environment: jMeter, ALM, HP LoadRunner, Jenkins, GIT, Eclipse, .NET, XML, Windows, Unix, Splunk.
Confidential, NY
Performance Analyst
Responsibilities:
- Involvement in analyzing requirements and developing Performance Test plans, Test strategy, and Test cases.
- Test the application for browser compatibility using Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Safari.
- Interact with developers to resolve application defects using ALM.
- Track defects, repairing open defects, testing new build(s) of the application, and analyze defect data using ALM.
- Specify testing requirements using ALM, the results of which helps build the entire testing process.
- Perform backend testing using PL/SQL statements for oracle server.
- Use LoadRunner Controller to perform Load Test, Longevity test, Scalability test, and Stress Test.
- Create VUser Scripts in Virtual User Generator (VuGen) as per the business requirement and create various scenarios using controller in Load Runner.
- Work with the DevOp and functional team utilizing AppDynamics and Eggplant deliverables.
- Partake and contribute in a jMeter pilot program/.
Environment: ALM, LoadRunner, jMeter, .NET, JavaScript, SQL Server, Windows, IIS, Oracle, UNIX.
Confidential, New York, NY
Performance Engineer
Responsibilities:
- Perform various User Acceptance Tests including but not limited to Functional, Load, and Stress Testing.
- Perform Manual testing using HP Quality Center; develop reports using Quality Center.
- Maintain test data and results into Quality Center.
- Evaluate system for Performance testing and analyze the non-functional requirements.
- Design and develop the performance test plan and estimation.
- Gather client side statistics and server side statistics to do analysis.
- Develop Test scripts for the Load Test using LoadRunner (VuGen).
- Present performance statistics to application teams and provide recommendations on performance improvement.
- Involve in using utilities several performance testing tools such as Putty, File Mon, Process Mon, PoolMon, etc.
- Identify Memory Leak issue, Java Heap, Garbage collection issues.
- Work on both UNIX and Windows operating systems, Shell scripts and used Putty and FTP for file transfer.
- Document Summary and Closure reports for each test execution.
Environment: Quality Center, Performance Center, HP LoadRunner, jMeter, UNIX, Windows, Java.