SUMMARY

• 8+ years of experience in Performance Testing which includes Strong working background across Health Care, Finance, Banking, Telecom, Airlines, Securities, Retail, Energy & Utilities verticals.
• Thorough understanding of the Software Testing Life Cycle, Testing Processes, Methodologies (Agile SDLC and SCRUM methodologies).
• Excellent experience in tools like HP - Load Runner, HP- Performance Center, Quality Center/Test Director, Test link, HP quick test professional,Jmeter.
• Excellent experience in handling multiple QA teams and working on various applications simultaneously.
• Proficient in developing Performance Test Plans and Performance Test Scenarios using nonfunctional requirements and design documents while specifying Test Approach, Strategy, Scope, Architecture, Environment, Estimations, Traceability matrix, Test Execution, Metrics Collection.
• Designed end to end process solution for Testing . Create LLD from the HLD. Participate in the system testing.
• Proficient in all LR Components (VuGen, Controller and Analysis) and the web based HP ALM Performance Center.
• Excellent working experience in preparation of Scripts in VuGen on various protocols like Web HTTP/HTML, Web Services, Ajax Click & Script, AjaxTru client, Web Click & Script, Citrix Protocols.
• Very good experience in solving the correlation issues through manual and defining the rules.
• Good experience in writing custom functions and Correlations to handle dynamic content for scripting in VuGen component of Load Runner.
• Experienced in developing Performance test scenarios using Load Runner to load the servers with virtual user requests and tests the performance under load/stress conditions.
• Excellent experience in executing different types of Performance tests like Smoke Testing, Baseline, Soak Testing, Stress Testing, Volume testing, Scalability testing and other support tests.
• Experienced in using Open Source tool Windows Perfmon Utility and Open source tool UNIX Nmon utility and also other Commercial Monitoring tools like Dynatrace, HP Diagnostics, Site Scope, Wily Introscope, Splunk to monitor the whole infrastructure.
• Expertise in installing and fine tunning of Dynatrace server in production, test and development environment.
• Experienced in using Memory Leaks, Java Heap usage, Thread Usage, GC, CPU Usage etc, and Solid experience in analyzing peak and trend analysis.
• Monitored Hardware, Memory, JVM, Web Servers, App Servers, DB Servers and Network etc., using monitoring tools.
• Proficient in Test Automation using UFT and selenium Tools.
• Experience in collecting the Windows and Linux counters of Webservers and Application Servers like Memory, CPU, Network and Heap Usage.
• Experienced in Monitoring databases like RDBMS databases/SQL Server and Oracle using SQL Server Profiler, Jprofiler,AWR Reports or other DB Monitoring tools.
• Experienced in Analyzing test results and providing necessary recommendations to the application team.
• Experience using an HTTP debugging proxy server application with Fiddler .
• Well versed in managing projects using the onsite-offshore Global Delivery Model (GDM).
• Experience in People Management, resolving team conflicts and team motivation.
• Motivated, well-organized, energetic, detail oriented, proactive, team focused and fast learning.
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows XP, 2003, 2000, Vista, Windows NT and Linux.

Programming Languages: C, C++, Java/ J2EE HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Dot Net, XML.

Testing Tools: HPLoadRunner 9.5/11.0/11.5/12.02 , HP Performance center 9.5/11.0/11.5/12/ ALM, HP Quality Center 9.0/9.2, QTP, JMeter 2.7, SOAP UI,JMeter.

Monitoring Tools: HP Sitescope,Dynatrace,Splunk,Wily Introscope, HP Diagnostics, PerfMon, Nmon etc.

Web/Application: IBM Web Sphere, Web Logic 7.x/8.x/10.x, Tomcat 5.0/5.5, Apache.

Database: Oracle 9i/10G, SQL Server, MS-ACCESS, MySQL.

Scripting Skills: PHP, Bash, WMI

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Denver CO

Sr Performace Tester

Responsibilities:

• Invovled writing and executed test cases and test scripts after reviewing required documents and technical specifications.
• Interacted with analysts, developers and performance testing team members in different defect raising situations.
• Responsible for developing and executing Performance and Capacity tests. Developed the Load Test scripts using the LoadRunner Virtual User Generator (VuGen) and enhanced the scripts by including transactions, parameterize the constant values and correlating the dynamic values.
• Developed scenarios for automated testing using LoadRunner Controller.Responsible for Performance Testing to simulate a process, which allows more than 3000 user login at the same time, and observe the behavior of the system by using Load Runner.
• Responsible for conducting Benchmark test, Stress tests and volume tests against the application using LoadRunner. Inserted Transaction Points and Rendezvous Points to measure the performance of the application.
• Created Scenario running on different Load Generators using LoadRunner Controller. Parameterization using VuGen Scripts to ensure real time load conditions in Load Runner.
• Conducted stress test, load test and endurance test and also used Scheduler to schedule the scenarios for user's Ramp up/Ramp down in LoadRunner Controller.
• Monitoring application and server utilization, response time, availability, performance and traffic flow by using Dynatrace/Splunk.
• Skilled at converting raw data into meaningful charts and graphs that show the pertinent results of the test in graphical context.
• Analyzed various graphs generated by LoadRunner Analyzer including Database Monitors, Network Monitor graphs, User Graphs, Error Graphs, Transaction graphs and Web Server Resource Graphs.
• Devise plan to stretch the data centers by running load tests in prod and UAT environments.
• Continuing the regressive testing in prod and UAT environment as well as developing/modifying any test scripts.
• Created a test standards document and provided weekly reports based upon performance tasks.

Environment: Load runner 12.02, performance center, Dynatrace/Splunk, Quality Center, C, C++, MS Excel, Linux,java

Confidential, Charlotte NC

Sr. Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Working as a Sr. performance tester handling multiple applications across LOB for a migration project.
• Gathering requirement from business/stakeholders,Analysed requirements and designed workload model and test plans accordingly.
• Worked on finalizing requirement gathering template, testplan template and scripting standards templates to followed up by team.
• Gathering requirements from application team and delivered it offshore as a part of on and off coordination.
• Created Effort estimation, scheduling, performance test planning and stakeholder management.
• Created test cases based on the requirement and identified test data in order to match with requirements.
• Developed Vuser scripts in web HTTP/HTML and Web service protocols in load runner using load runner VUGen.
• Inserted transactions, checkpoints into loadrunner Web VUGen Scripts and Parameterized, pacing and correlated the scripts.
• Validate tests for benchmark, peak and stress testing and Created single user, base line and soak test scenarios.
• Analyzed results using loadrunner Analysis tool. Responsible for analyzing application and components behavior with heavier loads and Optimizing server configurations.
• Interacted with developers during testing for identifying memory leaks, fixing bugs and for optimizing server settings at web and app levels.
• Independently executed the loadrunner test scenarios, analyzed the execution statistics by monitoring the online graphs .
• Executing the scenarios, analyzing the graphs and coordinating with the DBA’s and network admin to ensure optimum performance.
• Creating business transactions, dashboards and reports in Wily Introscope .Creating and maintaining profiles in Wily Introscope .
• Devise plan to stretch the data centers by running load tests in prod and UAT environments.
• Continuing the regressive testing in prod and UAT environment as well as developing/modifying any test scripts.
• Provided team with analysis reports and recommendations, which resulted tuning of the application.
• Work Closely with project stakeholders in product hierarchy to ensure deliverables are met as per the requirements .Involved in support activity and code fixes.

Environment: Load runner 12.02, performance center, Wily Introscope, Quality Center, C, C++, MS Excel, Linux,java.

Confidential, Louisville, KY

Sr. Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in gathering business requirements, studying the application and collecting the information from developers, and business to proceed with Test strategy and Test plan creation.
• Deal with business team to get the Performance Testing requirements for the Load Testing, Stress Testing and Capacity Planning.
• Wrote Performance Test Plan and Test Case design document with the inputs from developers and functional testers.
• Develop and implement load and stress tests with Jmeter, and presented performance statistics to Application teams, and provided recommendations on where performance can be improved.
• Creating Business transactions,dashboardsand reports in Dynatrace, creating and maintaining profiles in Dynatrace. Collecting Dynatrace agents, collectors& Altering.
• Investigate and troubleshoot performance problems in a lab environment. This will also include analysis of performance problems in a production environment.
• Designed tests for Benchmark and Stress testing. Created Single User, Base Line and Soak test scenarios. Random pacing between iterations was introduced to get the desired transactions per hour.
• Added performance measurement in LoadRunner Performance Center to identify their heap JVM memory usage and their leakages.
• Found performance degradation issues like “Out of Memory” problems and improved Thread pool utilization, Memory Leaks.
• Analyzed results using LoadRunner Analysis tool. Responsible for analyzing application and components behavior with heavier loads and optimizing server configurations.
• Interacted with developers during testing for identifying memory leaks, fixing bugs and for optimizing server settings at web and App levels.
• Independently executed the LoadRunner test scenario, analyzed the execution statistics by monitoring the online graphs.
• Used Performance monitor to analyze the % CPU Usage, Memory and Requests per Second for each Scenario.
• Analyzed LoadRunner on-line graphs and reports to check where performance delays occurred, network or client delays, CPU performance, I/O delays, database locking, or other issues at the database server.
• Used Test Results to provide summary reports, response times and monitor averages.
• Developed weekly reports of Performance data and metrics.

Environment: Load runner Jmeter, Dynatrace, Site scope, Quality Center, C, C++, MS Excel, Linux,java.

Confidential, Aiken, SC

Sr. Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Gathered user requirements and designed TestPlans and Test Scenarios accordingly.
• Experience in writing Test Plans, defining Test Scenarios and Test cases, developing and maintaining Test Scripts based on business and functional requirements.
• Developed Vuser scripts using Load Runner Windows Sockets protocol based on the user workflows.
• Implemented Parameterization and Correlation in VUGen Scripts.Create Image and Text Verification checks in Vuser Scripts using LoadRunner Vuser generator.
• Configuring Run-time settings for VuGen, Controller and Performance center used for performing Load Test and Analysis Module for yielding results.
• Executed Load, Stress and Endurance testing to simulate a process, which allowed using more than 1000 virtual users.
• Defined transactions to measure server Performance under load by creating rendezvous points to simulate heavy load on the server and Communicated with development team to resolve defects.
• Monitored system resources such as CPU Usage, % of Memory Occupied VM Stat I/O Stat. Track defect and assign and resolve high priority issues without affecting project deadlines.
• Analyzed the test results TPS, Hits/second, Transaction response time, CPU utilization using LoadRunner Analysis, various monitoring tools and prepared Test Reports.
• Analyzed various graphs including Database Resource Graphs, Network Monitor Graphs, User Graphs, Error Graphs, Transaction Graphs and Web Server Resource Graphs.
• Extensively used Wily Introscope and HP Diagnostic to analyze the system resources bottlenecks like Memory Leaks, CPU and Network Bottlenecks as well as problematic application and DB components.
• Involved as a Performance Testing Analyst for establishing the Individual Benchmarks and Baselines for a number of Applications.

Environment: LoadRunner12.00, Performance center, WilyInterscope Quality Center, Linux, Win 2003 server, Java, Oracle.

Confidential, Denver, Colorado

Sr. Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed the Business Requirements document with the business and development team to understand the architecture and functionality of the application.
• Gathering the non-functional requirements by involving in meetings with Business teams, application teams and Preparation of Performance Test Plan.
• Estimation of efforts for each web service based on the number of operations, Conducting WSDL review meetings to understand the requirement of each Web Service.
• Execute each Web Service manually by testing each operation in the WSDL and Performance tested SOA based application using Web Services Protocol.
• Involved in generating scripts and handling Correlation, Parameterization, Transaction points, Pacing, Debugging and various other functions using LoadRunner Vugen.
• Created Load Runner scenarios and scheduled the Virtual Users to generate realistic load on the server. Preparation of sufficient test data for all the Performance tests.
• Executing the Performance tests and monitoring the results by involving Application team and DB teams for capturing the logs.
• Design scenarios for Smoke Test, Load Test, Stress Tests, and Endurance Tests in Controller.
• Analyzing the test results and circulating initial report to the Stake holders.
• Preparation of detailed Performance Analysis Report with all observations and recommendations to the Application and development teams.
• Used VisualVM to Monitor the JVM metrics like Heap Memory, non-heap memory and GC logs, Thread behavior and I/O Stat using UNIX commands like top, Vmstat, Nmon and Netstat while system under test.
• Creating Business transactions,dashboardsand reports in Dynatrace, creating and maintaining profiles in Dynatrace. Collecting Dynatrace agents, collectors& Altering.
• Setting up environment for new joiners for all the required tools used in the project.
• Logging defects for the failed web service in Quality Center.Performing Quality Center cleanup activities.
• Preparing the Analysis Reports and circulating them to the corresponding Service Managers and Development teams.
• Scheduled Test results review meetings with project teams to walk through Test reports and discuss about Performance Bottlenecks Identified.
• Preparing the Weekly Efforts sheet for the team and circulating them to the stake holders.

Environment: LoadRunner11.50, HP Performance Center, SOAP UI, Quality Center, Web Services, Dynatrace, JVM, UNIX, Web Sphere Application Servers, Web Servers, Oracle 11g, SQL Developer Message Queue Servers.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in various meetings with project teams to gather the non-functional requirements for Performance testing. Developed detailed business flows for each application.
• Preparation of test plan for each application and getting it signed off from all the stake holders. Estimation of efforts for each application.
• Designed and developed automated scripts using LoadRunner based on business use cases for the application.
• Developed test scripts in VuGen using WEB (HTML/HTTP) and SOA protocols. Used HTML and URL based recording to capture the communication between the client and the server using LoadRunner.
• Experience in handing the scripting using selenium tool.
• Created virtual users in Load Runner for Performance testing and analyzed the reports based on the different scenarios. Captured dynamically generated values using manual and automatic correlation,and Customize the scripts using parameterization, correlation, error handling.
• Modified existing LoadRunner scripts to replicate new builds of the application .Conducted code reviews & debugging the scripts developed by the team.
• Conducting Bottleneck testing, Load testing, stress testing & Endurance testing
• Used JVisualVM to Monitor the JVM for CPU, Heap, GC, Thread behavior while system under test.
• Found Memory issues in applications by analyzing GC logs and also analyzed application logs for evaluating application errors.
• Creating Business transactions,dashboardsand reports in Dynatrace, creating and maintaining profiles in Dynatrace. Collecting Dynatrace agents, collectors& Altering.
• Providing detailed reports on heap memory and non-heap memory usage and on GC counters.
• Analyzed the results of the Load test using the LoadRunner Analysis tool, looking at the online monitors and the graphs, and Analyzed the response times of various business transactions, throughput and login times under load, developed reports and graphs to present the test results.
• Monitoring the results by using tools likeSiteScope, Diagnostics and Preparing the Analysis Reports and circulating them to the corresponding Stake holders and Development teams.
• Scheduled Test results review meetings with project teams to walk through Test reports and discuss about Performance Bottlenecks Identified.
• Uploading all the artifacts in SVN for future reference for all the Stake holders.
• Preparing the Weekly Status Report for the team and circulating them to all the stake holders.

Environment: LoadRunner11.0, Performance center, Quality Center, Linux, Win 2003 server, Java, Dynatrace, Oracle.