PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Performance Test Engineer with 5 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance with specialization in Software Performance Testing & Engineering.
• Experience in Performance testing of client/server and web based applications using agile methodologies.
• Worked in various phases of Performance life cycle that includes Requirements Gathering, Test Planning, Creating/Executing Test Scripts, Analysis and reporting
• In - depth knowledge of Industry Standard Load Testing Tools like HP / Micro focus LoadRunner, HP Performance Center.
• Good knowledge and experience on scripting which includes correlation, parameterization, think time, error handling, user data validation, checkpoints, debugging and analyzing results
• Expertise in LoadRunner Scripting (VuGen) using protocols Web (HTTP/HTML), Web Services (HTTP).
• Experience in Performance Center to setup scenarios and conducting various type of Performance tests (Load, Stress, Endurance etc.)
• Experience in documenting Test Plan, Test Strategy and Test Result Reports
• Rich experience in Analyzing Performance Test Result and Finding bottlenecks
• Experience in test management tools like Quality Centre.
• Experienced in utilizing tools like Fiddler for script debugging.
• Experience in using APM tools like CA APM, Splunk, Dynatrace for monitoring, troubleshooting application performance.
• Knowledge in JVM, Heap monitoring using VisualVM.
• Knowledge in Thread dump and heap dump analysis.
• Knowledge in JMeter scripting and execution.
• Experience in Jenkins for Continuous performance testing as part of company’s CI/CD initiatives
• Experience in CA Rally for executing projects in Agile methodologies
• Experience in leading onsite/offshore performance teams
• Good planning, organizing and monitoring skills with ability to work under pressure
• Strong team lead with excellent written and oral communications skills
• Ability to work in team as well as independently with minimal supervision. Successfully executed Performance Testing for projects in various domains.
• Good knowledge of Software testing life cycle on both testing methodologies - Waterfall as well as AGILE.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Defect Tracking Tools: HP QC

Testing Tools: Micro Focus LoadRunner, Performance Center, JMeter

Monitoring Tools: Dynatrace, Splunk, CA APM

Operating Systems: Windows, Unix, Red Hat Linux

Database: Oracle, MS SQL Server, DB2

Programming Languages: C, Java, VB Script, HTML, WSDL,XML, SQL

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Saint Louis, MO

Performance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Interact with business analysts to gather Nonfunctional requirements and prepare NFR and Use case documents for the identified performance test scenarios.
• Prepare WLM using web server logs and tools like Splunk and identify workload for each use case.
• Gather required inputs and prepare Test strategy and Test Plan documents.
• Understand the functionality for each use case and identify test data dependencies for each use case.
• Record identified flows using LR Vugen.
• Enhance the script for correlation, prepare the test data as per the parameterization and debug the script.
• Different types of performance testing will be conducted on Controller using Performance Center to understand the behavior of system.
• Set up triage meeting with various teams to resolve the performance issues.
• Report and track Defects through Quality Center ALM.
• Monitor and Analyze Performance Results.
• Conduct a report walk thru with stakeholders.

Confidential

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Gather NFR and prepare Test strategy and Test Plan documents.
• Generate load runner scripts for identified critical business scenarios.
• Enhance the script for parameterization,correlation and runtime settings.
• Design Load/Stress scenarios for performance testing using the LoadRunner Controller
• Execute load, stress and endurance tests and monitor the application and server statistics.
• Analyze performance test results to identify bottlenecks.
• Prepare performance test report and sign-off.

Confidential

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Nonfunctional requirements gathering.
• Prepared the draft Test Plan.
• Identified the Performance Test scenarios.
• Script the business flow and enhance the script for correlation, prepare the test data as per the parameterization and debug the script.
• Applying logics in the script wherever necessary.
• Perform the Load tests to check system performance parameters.
• Monitoring the hardware resource utilization during the performance tests.
• Identify the issues and prepare the high level report.

Confidential

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Nonfunctional requirements gathering.
• Prepared the draft Test Plan.
• Identified the Performance Test scenarios.
• Script the business flow and enhance the script for correlation, prepare the test data as per the parameterization and debug the script.
• Applying logics in the script wherever necessary.
• Perform the Load tests to check system performance parameters.
• Monitoring the hardware resource utilization during the performance tests.
• Identify the issues and prepare the high level report.