SUMMARY

• 6+ years of experience in Information Technology with focus on Performance Engineering.
• Hands on experience with Performance Testing of Web Services, Web Application, and ERP Applications using Load Runner.
• Developed and deployed test scripts to do end to end performance testing using Load Runner.
• Knowledge on Software Development Cycle (SDLC), methodologies and test processes and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Configured and used Site Scope and Intro Scope to monitor and analyze the performance of the server by generating various reports for CPU utilization, Memory Usage, load average etc.
• Created different monitors to check and verify the availability of various applications and features of the web site, web server, Database services and MQ Series by using SiteScope tool.
• Expert in server side monitoring, and test result analysis using DynaTrace, AppDynamics, SiteScope and CA IntroScope to identify performance bottlenecks.
• Involved in developing load and performance test scripts using Web (HTTP/HTML), Oracle NCA, Winsock, Web Services, Java, Citrix & Click and Script protocols.
• Created scenarios and executed tests with IP Spoofing with both process and multithreaded environments.
• Experience in executing SQL queries to validate the data in the back end.
• Collecting the frequency of JVM Heap and Garbage Collection in Web Sphere and Web logic during test.
• Handled other testing support activities as required under the instructions of senior performance testers.
• Expertise in Problem solving and Bug Tracking Reports using Bug tracking Tools.
• Excellent analytical and problem - solving skills with understanding of project management.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: LoadRunner, Performance Center, CA IntroScope, SiteScope, HP Diagnostic, DynaTrace.

Operating Systems: MS DOS, Windows NT/XP/Vista, UNIX, Linux, Sun - Solaris, HP-UX Ubuntu, RHEL, Windows Server 2008/2012

Programming Languages: C, C++, SQL, PL/SQL, HTML, XML, Java, JavaScript, VB Script, ASP, PERL, C #.Net, Shell Scripting.

Database: Oracle, MS SQL Server, IBM DB2, MS Access, My SQL

Web Servers: IBM Web Sphere, Web Logic, Apache Tomcat, IIS

Tools: & Utilities: Office, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, Outlook, Lotus Notes, TOAD, WIN SQL.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Virginia

Performance Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for create Vugen Script, Design Scenario and analyze the result.
• Conducted endurance test, Stress test, shakeout test and Baseline test
• Verify that upgraded applications meet specified performance requirements.
• Used Controller to Launch 100, 160, 200 concurrent users to generate load
• Work closely with software developers and take an active role in ensuring that the software components meet the highest quality standards.
• Independently developed LoadRunner test scripts according to test specifications (requirements) using LoadRunner 12.5x,
• Also created scripts using multi-Protocol like Web HTTP/HTML+ Flex, Web HTTP/HTML+ Web services and Ajax click and Script and Ajax TruClient.
• Familiar with unique data setup, Correlation and Parameterization.
• Using LoadRunner, execute multi-user performance tests, used online monitors, real-time output messages and other features of Performance center.
• Analyze, interpret, and summarize meaningful and relevant results in a complete Performance Test Report.
• Develop and implement load and stress tests with Performance Center 11 and present performance statistics to application teams, and provide recommendations of how and where performance can be improved
• Using multi-layer load generator to execute the baseline test for all country office worldwide to check the performance.
• Using Java Diagnostic tool on stage and Production environment for providing CPU threshold and VM Heap used.
• Monitor and administrate hardware capacity to ensure the necessary resources are available for all tests.
• Provide support to the development team in identifying real world use cases and appropriate workflows
• Worked closely with Production Managers, Technical Managers, Business Managers and offshore team in planning, scheduling, developing, and executing performance tests.
• Performs in-depth analysis to isolate points of failure in the application
• Identify and eliminate performance bottlenecks during the development lifecycle.
• Accurately produce regular project status reports to management to ensure on-time project launch.
• Used to identify the queries which taking too long and optimize those queries to improve performance.

Environment: Load runner 12.5x, Performance Center v11, Java, .Net, Jmeter, AppDynamics, Dynatrace, Splunk, ALM, Dynatrace, Jenkins, Unix, Windows, Java, Oracle, XML, SQL Server, J2EE, Soap UI, Postman.

Confidential, New York, NY

Sr. Performance Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Load Testing Co-ordination with various other projects involved in load testing activity.
• Analyzed all the various performance metrics involved in the test run like Web resources, Windows resources (Via Site scope).
• Involved in AWS testing and changing the auto scaling rules depending up on EC2 instances capacity and also changing the auto scaling rules through Elastic Beanstalk.
• Working in different type of Application like tax and fees, car value appraisal, Instant sale offer, Price a new car, inventory and many other complex and load critical application.
• Mainly focused on Monitoring using AppDynamics, Dynatrace and SPLUNK for monitoring production traffic and writing queries to find out the errors, exceptions and HTTP failures with wide variety of query combinations.
• Worked with the team on G1 Garbage collector and CMS Garbage Collector on the Consumer site or the AutoTrader.com Site application for larger heap memory areas.
• Performance Tested the RHEL 7 Migration from RHEL 5 for the Consumer Site and the Mobile Site applications and load tested using Load Runner.
• Designed scenarios for Performance Testing, Generating scripts and handling Correlation as well as parameterization.
• Using Load Runner Vugen executed scenarios using Controller and analyzed the results using Load Runner Analyzer.
• Using multiple Monitoring tools like AppDynamics, Dynatrace, and Kibana for RUM data and Grafana for CPU, Memory and GC Heap calls and server monitoring.
• Involved in Function Readiness testing and smoke testing on Scripts.
• Used Quality Center for writing test cases and notifying the defects to dev team.
• Responsible for Scheduling/Kicking off the Load tests through via HP Performance Center/Controller involving a variety of Load combination scenarios.
• Webpage Test is a Synthetic Monitoring where we can find the First Byte, Time to Interactive and Full Load time of the page and response times for the UI calls.
• Setup and maintained Site scope monitors and used Wily IntroScope for in depth Java JMX diagnostics and analysis.
• Worked on Agile Methodology closely with developers to track and fix defects.
• Performed Business Functionality, User Interface and Performance test.

Environment: Loadrunner 11.5, Performance Center v11, SiteScope, ALM, Unix, Windows, Java, Weblogic, Websphere, Oracle, XML, SQL Server, J2EE Diagnostics analysis

Confidential, Connecticut

Performance Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Load Testing Co-ordination with various other projects involved in load testing activity.
• Analyzed all the various performance metrics involved in the test run like Web resources, Windows resources (Via Site scope).
• Involved in AWS testing and changing the auto scaling rules depending up on EC2 instances capacity and also changing the auto scaling rules through Elastic Beanstalk.
• Mainly focused on Monitoring using AppDynamics, Dynatrace and SPLUNK for monitoring production traffic and writing queries to find out the errors, exceptions and HTTP failures with wide variety of query combinations.
• Worked with the team on G1 Garbage collector and CMS Garbage Collector on the Consumer site or the AutoTrader.com Site application for larger heap memory areas.
• Performance Tested the RHEL 7 Migration from RHEL 5 for the Consumer Site and the Mobile Site applications and load tested using Load Runner.
• Designed scenarios for Performance Testing, Generating scripts and handling Correlation as well as parameterization.
• Using Load Runner Vugen executed scenarios using Controller and analyzed the results using Load Runner Analyzer.
• Using multiple Monitoring tools like AppDynamics, Dynatrace, and Kibana for RUM data and Grafana for CPU, Memory and GC Heap calls and server monitoring.
• Involved in Function Readiness testing and smoke testing on Scripts.
• Used Quality Center for writing test cases and notifying the defects to dev team.
• Responsible for Scheduling/Kicking off the Load tests through via HP Performance Center/Controller involving a variety of Load combination scenarios.
• Webpage Test is a Synthetic Monitoring where we can find the First Byte, Time to Interactive and Full Load time of the page and response times for the UI calls.
• Setup and maintained Site scope monitors and used Wily IntroScope for in depth Java JMX diagnostics and analysis.
• Worked on Agile Methodology closely with developers to track and fix defects.
• Performed Business Functionality, User Interface and Performance test.

Environment: Load Runner, PL/SQL Developer, Jmeter, Vsphere, AppDynamics,Wily, Keynote, Gomez, Dynatrace, Splunk, JENKINS

Confidential

Performance Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Load, Stress, sizing, scalability and capacity planning of different Client products
• Evaluated Performance Testing Tools from IBM Rational and HP Mercury Suite
• Responsible for setting up testing environment of various Applications from various builds to do performance testing (includes installation of operating systems, raid architecture using hp tools, installing applications from the suite and installing multi databases like MS SQL and Oracle).
• Implemented LoadRunner and got the licenses from Mercury Interactive
• Developed test harness using Virtual User Generator in Single and Multi protocols (HTTP/HTML, RMI, Citrix, Web Services, Dual Web/Winsock and Windows Sockets) in Performance Center.
• Customized LoadRunner scripts in C language like String manipulation and using C libraries for the LoadRunner Scripts
• Checked Business objects reports for performance issue and suggested developer to remove extra joins from universe and Tested Business objects reports for data, format and export.
• Setup server metrics for SiteScope.
• Analyzed results for Bottlenecks and made recommendations for the bottlenecks.
• Responsible for configuring and executing a Database Test Plan using JMeter for testing data using the JDBC driver for Oracle.
• Performed testing of performance of apache web server using JMeter including the testing during upload and download requests, transaction types/numbers, ramp up/down capabilities for virtual users.
• Utilized LoadUI for testing REST WebServices.
• Responsible for carrying out integration and white box testing.
• Drafted Test Scripts for Data Driven and GUI Testing using QTP.
• Performed exception handling using recovery scenario manager and conditional statements in expert view of QTP tool.
• Enhanced test script using QTP features like checkpoints for verification, synchronization points, and parameterization (Data-Driven Testing).
• Verified the SOAP message delivery to the web services and verified the XML formatted response using the SOAP UI.
• Extensively used SQL queries for Data verification and Backend Testing.
• Performance Tested Middleware applications developed in SOAP environment.
• Correlated and parameterized scripts, configured the RunTime settings in Virtual User Generator.
• Developed Scenarios with different schedules like Ramp-up, Duration.
• Monitored performance using windows performance monitors and LoadRunner monitors.
• Analyzed Test using Summary Analysis, Average Transaction Response Time, Throughput, Windows Resource, Network delay and HTTP Codes
• Implemented Quick Test Professional, parameterized scripts for data driven testing.
• Extensively used J2EE Diagnostics/Deep Diagnostics to diagnose and troubleshoot Web/App server performance issues
• Used VMware to create virtual machines to run different consoles for screen capture
• Developed and Designed Automated Test Scripts in QTP for some of the functional test cases when as in needed basis.

Environment: Loadrunner, Performance Center 9.5, SiteScope, Quality Center, Unix, Windows, DB2, JMeter, JAVA, Jboss, Weblogic, Oracle, XML, SQL Server, Network analysis, MS Access, MS Vision, MS Project, AJAX VB, J2ee analysis, HTML.