SUMMARY

• 10+ Experience in the field of IT with focus on Software Quality Assurance. Testing of Client - Server and Web based applications using QA methodologies and practices. Hands on performance, automation and manual testing.
• Review and analysis of Business Requirements, Functional Specifications, and Detail Design of the Application.
• Formulating Test cases based on the Design Document, Use Case and User Requirement Document.
• Experience in Test Management tools such as HP Quality Center for organizing and managing all phases of application testing process, including specifying testing requirements, planning tests, executing tests.
• Created test cases/scripts in HP Quality Center, and worked on automated test cases in Quick Test Professional, viewing and analyzing the test results in the HP Quality Center.
• Expertise in review and documentation of system test plans and Creating test cases on the basis of product releases features, client's requirements and related technical document
• Experienced in GUI testing, validating different types of boxes (check, option, combo, drop down etc.), Usability conditions, navigation condition and appearance of GUI.
• Test the performance of the system for large number of concurrent user logins using Load Runner.
• Executed different performance tests (Load test, Stress Test, Capacity Test, Endurance Test and Tuning Tests).
• Proficient with Performance and Load testing with different host systems and also configured the test environment. Using VuGen and Controller components of the LoadRunner
• Experience in creating and executing various LoadRunner Scenario and Created virtual users in Load Runner and analyzed the reports based on the different scenarios.
• Generated graphs (Running VUser, Hits per second, throughput, transaction summery, average transaction response time and Network and System Resources) and reports by LoadRunner analyzer to monitor the software performance.
• Planning the load by analyzing Task Distribution Diagram, Transaction Profile and User Profile.
• Extensive Parameterization and correlation of the VuGen scripts to ensure the real time load conditions.
• Experience in defect logging, tracking and prioritizing defects and enhancement requests after base lining the requirements.
• Experience in writing complex SQL Queries using Joins (inner and outer) and sub-querie
• Meeting with developers, business analysts, Data admins, Network admins and user representatives in application design and document reviews.
• Ability to learn new technologies and challenging concepts quickly and implement them. Comprehensive knowledge of SDLC methodologies Agile and Waterfall Methods.
• Developed Test Plans, Test Cases and conducted User acceptance Testing.
• Excellent problem solving, analytical and documenting skills with a strong technical background, high performing and eager to take on challenges while working collaboratively to contribute to organizational vision.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming: C, C++

Scripting languages: XML

Testing tools: QTP, Quality Center, HP LoadRunner, WinRunner, HP Performance Center, Test Director.

Databases/RDBMS: SQL SERVER, Oracle, Ms - Access and TOAD

Microsoft Office suites: MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, MS Excel, MS Outlook, MS Project, MS Visio

Methodologies: Agile, Waterfall, RUP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

PERFORMANCE TESTER

Responsibilities:

• Experience in coordinating with onshore and offshore teams.
• Assisted in managing project schedules, documentation and test plans.
• Coordinated with the BA and gathered and analyzed the test requirements and participated in test plan creation.
• Created test plans and test cases based on FRD
• Designed and developed test specifications using for functional and Technical Requirements
• Analysis and Documented the requirements, test specifications and change management
• Worked on Quantity and Qualitative Analysis and prepare reports on it.
• Developed Test Case Documents.
• Estimate the testing to be done and negotiate with management to acquire the necessary resources.
• Creation and execution of Load Runner scripts for the tested scenarios.
• Enhanced the script by creating checkpoints and parameterization.
• Test Data preparation by querying the database using SQL scripting.
• Created functions in the function library and associate them with test.
• Generated Reports for the management team.
• Test monitoring and analysis of the test results.
• Monitor virtual memory of the system using VMStat utility.
• Troubleshoot and address the performance bottlenecks.
• Report Performance bottlenecks if any and conduct thorough analysis of the same.
• Lead, guide and monitor the analysis, design, implementation and execution of the test cases, test procedures and test suites.
• Ensure proper configuration management of the test ware produced and traceability of the tests to the test basis.
• Make sure the test environment is put into place before Test execution and managed during test execution.
• Schedule the tests for execution and then they monitor, measure, control and report on the test progress, the product quality status and the test results, adapting the test plan and compensating as needed to adjust to evolving conditions.
• During test execution and as the project winds down, manually testing all the test scenarios in scope.

ENVIRONMENT: Load Runner - Seibel web, Web, Citrix, Click and Script protocols, Quality Center, SQL, MS VISIO, MS Excel, HP Diagnostics, HP SiteScope

Confidential

SENIOR PERFORMANCE TESTER

Responsibilities:

• Conducted Walkthrough Meetings of the Test Artifacts with the SMEs for new functionality and changes\upgrade in the existing application.
• Used load Runner version 9.5 to perform load, stress and duration test.
• Created and executed scenarios in Performance Center and LR controller according to Test Plan.
• Responsible for creation of Test Strategy, Test Procedure documents and managed the Test scripts, analyzed requirements, created Test Scenarios and Test Conditions.
• Responsible for selecting Test scripts for load, stress and Performance Testing
• Working on Web (HTTP/HTML) protocol.
• Created, maintained and enhanced Vusers scripts in VuGen according to the Test Scenarios.
• Inserted the Transactions, Checkpoints like Image Checkpoint, Stress Points (Rendezvous points to load test specific transactions), and Parameterized the scripts.
• Used Automatic and Manual Correlation to Parameterize Dynamic values like response key and Session IDs.
• Managed Virtual Users across various servers (Web, App) to ensure Load balancing.
• Analyzed the Response Time (Avg, Min, Max & 90th percentile) for critical Transactions like login, lookups, submissions and Inquiries.
• Generated graphs (Running Vusers, Hits/sec, Throughput and Transaction summary) and analyzed the reports to monitor the application performance based on the different scenarios of performance testing.
• Used Hp Diagnostics & Wily Introscope to further monitor various graphs like VM Heap, GC, threads status, Java Process utilization, JVM exceptions, collection leaks and context switch\sec to pin-point issues.
• The Average CPU usages, memory, hits\sec, throughput, response time, transaction per second are analyzed for each scenario.
• Using Oracle SQL Developer to run SQL quires using Joins and Sub-Queries for data creation, validation, optimal performance and scalability under real-time workloads.
• Communicated with developers and management to ensure delivery of a Quality product on time.

ENVIRONMENT: Windows XP, HP LoadRunner, HP Performance Center & ALM, HP Diagnostics, HP OVPM, Oracle SQL Developer, Performance, Oracle 9i & 10g, WAS 6 & 7 etc.