PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• 7 years of experience in Automation and Manual Testing of Web - based, Client Server, Windows applications.
• Experience in Software Quality Assurance and Software Testing with in-depth knowledge of Software Development Life Cycel (SDLC).
• Experience in Test Planning, Test Requirements/Scenario, Test Case design, Test Data Identification & Creation and Performance Test execution using Load Runner.
• Worked on various Load Runner Protocols like Web (HTTP/HTML), Web Services, Ajax true client, Citrix Protocol.
• Tested end to end application process including, signup, sign-in, amortization schedule, pre-approval letter, loan approval process, online payment and monthly statements.
• Briefs Project Manager, Application Manager and different Team Leads on the statuses of the applications and give recommendations to fix any deficiencies.
• Defects and Bugs tracking experience with the help of various Defect Tracking Tools such as Jira, Redmine.
• Experience in performance monitoring tools like, Wily Introscope, Dynatrace, SPLUNK, HP performance Manager and other tools.
• Strong understanding of QA processes and methodologies like Agile, Waterfall, RUP, Spiral and SCRUM.
• Experience with cross cultural teams, onsite and offshore coordination.
• Extensive knowledge of Test Matrix and Matrix and Traceability Matrix and performing Gap Analysis.
• Made extensive use of MS WORD and MS EXCEL to prepare documents, generate reports and document test procedure used in executing the test cases.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Performance testing tool: Load Runner, Performance Center, Quality Center.

Languages: C, Java and SQL

Monitoring tools: SiteScope, Wily Introscope, Google Analytics, AppDynamics, Dynatrace

Load Runner Protocols: Web (HTTP\HTML), AjaxTrueClient, Web Services, WSDL, SAP Web, ODBC.

Browsers: Mozilla Fire Fox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer

Tools: MS Project and MS Excel

Operating Systems: MS-DOS Window variants, UNIX, LINUX

Methodologies: Agile and Waterfall.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Performance Test Engineer

Confidential, Northfield Township, IL

Responsibilities:

• Work with developer, client and business Analyst to understand the application and their goals for the application
• Design test cases and test plan for the Application.
• Developed the Load Test scripts using the Load Runner Virtual User Generator (VUGen) and enhanced the scripts by including transactions, parameterize the constant values and correlating the dynamic values.
• Developed VUser scripts and enhanced the basic script by Parameterizing the constant values.
• Used various custom C functions to make the script dynamic.
• Performed testing for No load, Medium Load and Full Load and analyzed the system response.
• Introduced rendezvous points in the script for stressing the application for specific transactions.
• Baseline testing and Stress testing for the application to check the performance of the web logic server.
• Performance testing to see system behavior of the system on certain load.
• Using Load Runner analyzed the response times of various business transaction, modules login times under load, developed reports and graphs to present the test results.
• Used Ramp Up/Ramp Down, Rendezvous point. Start and End Transaction, Parameterization, Correlation features of Load Runner.
• Responsible for monitoring and analysis of performance monitoring tools results during and after performance testing.
• Monitored the metrics such as response times, throughput and server resources such as CPU utilized, Available Bytes and Process Bytes by using LoadRunner Monitors.
• Used Dynatrace to monitor app server, middleware, Database and other components to find bottleneck in both Application and Infrastructure level.

Environment: LoadRunner Controller, Wily Introscope, MS Excel (VLOOKUP, PIVOT TABLES), Oracle, Agile/Scrum

Performance Engineer

Confidential, Methuen, MA

Responsibilities:

• Involved in creating Performance Test Plans including test objectives, environment requirement, test data, types of testing, and real time production like scenario.
• Developed scripts and scenarios for testing new and enhanced web-based products using LoadRunner.
• Created Correlation as well as Parameterization using LoadRunner VuGen.
• Designed the LoadRunner scenarios to meet the User load requirements close to production environment.
• Performed the monitoring performance of the application and database servers during the test run using tools like AppDynamics and SiteScope.
• Analysis of Server logs and in-depth analysis using Dynatrace.
• Extensively used Wily Introscope to analyses the system resources bottlenecks like Memory Leaks, CPU utilization, Response time, TPS as well as problematic application and DB components.
• Executed Load Test, Stress Test, Endurance Test, Spike Test.
• Worked to create Thread Groups and test Web Application using SOAP/REST protocols for various loads on key business scenarios.
• Worked closely with business team, application team and identified their requirements and objective for performance testing.
• Added various monitoring parameters (CPU, Memory) to the LoadRunner controller for monitoring, also using SiteScope for monitoring database and application servers.
• Analyzed the Application and Database server resource utilization for any bottlenecks.
• Prepared and reviewed final Performance test reports.
• Used performance Center to enhance the VuGen, Analysis and Help Center.

Environment: HP LoadRunner, Controller, Performance Center, AppDynamics, HP Diagnostics, Agile/Scrum, Ajax TruCient, WebServer, HP ALM(Quality Center)

QA Analyst/Performance Tester

Confidential, Norfolk, VA

Responsibilities:

• Experience on automation tools - Selenium Web Driver, SOAPUI.
• Possess good experience in Mobile Application Testing and Automation using Appium and Selenium in IOS and Android platforms.
• Requirements/Scenario, Test Case design, Test Data Identification & Creation and Test Execution.
• Proficient in Planning, Developing, Scripting, Executing, and Analyzing Performance Tests using tools like J-Meter.
• Significant experience in testing Web Services (includes API and REST API) using SOAPUI.
• Experience in Building and maintaining a scalable, portable, configurable Performance testing framework designed using RPT and also other Open Source tools like JMeter.
• Strong Proficiency in documentation of deliverables in testing process
• Expertise in end to end implementation, upgrade, and roll-out projects by performing, integration, functional regression, user acceptance testing, load, volume, scalability, reliability and endurance testing in terms of performance and tuning.
• Possess experience in writing SQL queries for various databases.
• Involved actively in creation of automation framework for Selenium from scratch.
• Introduced process improvements in test design, test execution, test reporting and deliver high quality applications.
• Proficient in using Appium to develop Automation testing scripts for Mobile and client-server applications.
• Experience in writing Automation scripts and frameworks using Java, python, C#, JavaScript, VBScript.
• Very well-versed and experience with various development / testing methodologies including Agile, Waterfall, Iterative, aimed at executing mission-critical tasks in a seamless manner.
• Experienced in Defect Management Tracking, Establishing Test Standards, Guidelines, Procedures, Test Execution, Documenting and Analyzing Test Results.
• Good Knowledge of Azure Microsoft to work on cloud environment.

Environment: Selenium Web Server, SOAPUI, J-Meter, Microsoft SQL Server, JavaScript, Python Agile/Waterfall, Client-Server Application

Performance Tester

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Responsibilities:

• Expertise in performing different kinds of testing like Smoke, Black Box, GUI, Functionality, Unit, Integration, Regression, Compatibility, System, Performance, Stress and User Acceptance (UAT) of web and client/server applications.
• Experience in Manual, Automated and Performance Testing using Load runner, Soap UI, Load UI, Quick Test pro, Test Director or Quality Center in real time and unattended testing environment across multiple operating systems and technologies.
• Experience in Testing Web based, Windows Mobile applications and ETL testing both in Windows and Unix Environments.
• Experience in Defect Management using Test Director/ Quality Center. Experience with Mercury Suite Tools.
• Experience with QA Methodology and QA Validations to ensure the Quality Assurance Control. Experience in different automation tools like win Runner, Load Runner.
• Experience in functional, Performance, scalability tests, Retry Logic and Retry logic with failover tests for ETL batch Jobs on SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2012.
• Experience in Analyzing the logs and compared the time duration of different critical SSIS ETL jobs, processes and action types in different environments.
• Comparing the SSIS ETL job duration from logs and job activity monitor with different builds and different environments.
• Experienced in DW projects ETL testing against DW testing with Informatica, Ab Initio and data stage tools
• Monitoring the tests and analyzing the servers for CPU, Memory, Processor and Disk I/O using Performance Monitor
• Identified tests to be included in the function libraries and created test harness by writing re-usable functions. Identified tests for regression testing.
• Expertise in using the Quality Center, Test Director for Defect Tracking, Organizing, Managing, Planning and Executing the Tests.

Environment: LoadRunner, SOAP UI, HP Quality Center, Windows, Unix, SQL Server, MS Office