SUMMARY

• HP Certified IT Professional with over 7+ years of experience in Information Technology with emphasis on Performance Engineering.
• Extensive onsite experience of successfully leading Performance Engineering projects for major US banks.
• Experience in analyzing business requirements and developing performance scripts.
• Expertise in scripting with Web HTTP/HTML, SOAP, Web Services, COM/DCOM protocols using HP LoadRunner. Among other protocols, worked on SAPGUI and Ajax TruClient.
• Experience in managing offshore/onshore delivery model.
• TEMPEffective Time Management skills and consistent ability to meet deadlines.
• Excellent management & team skills and possess ability to lead projects.
• Proven experience of managing teams of performance engineers and set test strategies.
• Presided over walkthroughs and other key meetings with various stakeholders.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Performance & Monitoring Tools: HP LoadRunner, HP Performance Center, Dynatrace, CA Wily Introscope, OpTier, HP Quick Test Pro, IBM WAS Console, Jarvis Server Monitoring butler, Tectia SSH

Bug Tracking Tools: Test Director, HP Quality Center

Languages: C, VB Script, Unix, C#, SQL, HTML, XML

Database: MS - SQL Server 2005/2008/2012, MYSQL

Operating Systems/Platform: Windows Server 2012 R2, 2008 R2, 2003; IBM WebSphere; Windows 10/7/XP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Minneapolis

Sr. Performance Engineer/Lead

Responsibilities:

• Involved in identifying teh key applications to be part of teh DCC project.
• Get teh User load and Response Time SLA(s) from business.
• Prepare teh Project Test plan and Performance Test strategy document.
• Develop scripts based on Web-http/html, Ajax True Client, and Com DCom protocol.
• Installed VSTS and integrated it with teh test scripts.
• Work with teh infrastructure team to install teh stage servers in teh Monitoring tools.
• Create Customized Dashlet reports for each project in Dynatrace.
• Design teh work load in Performance center and monitor teh tests.
• Diagnose issues in teh reports after each execution and share with teh Stakeholders.
• Has weekly status meetings showing progress and future testing efforts to teh client manager.

Environment: HP LoadRunner, HP Performance Center, Dynatrace, SCOM

Confidential, Minneapolis

Sr. Performance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in gathering business requirements and identified Performance Test Scenarios.
• Develop scripts based on Web-http/html, Web services and SOAP protocol.
• Integrated test scripts with VSTS data sheet to pull data during run time.
• Created custom codes to modify data format in VSTS.
• Monitor teh execution in teh Performance Center. Triage with development and environment team for any roadblocks during teh test.
• Involved in testing with Credit Bureaus like Equifax, Trans Union and Experian.
• Prepare teh Test logs and Test Summary Reports for every execution.
• Diagnose issues in teh reports after each execution and share with teh Stakeholders.
• Has weekly status meetings showing progress and future testing efforts to teh client manager.

Environment: HP LoadRunner, HP Performance Center, Introscope, Optier.

Confidential, Jersey City

Sr. Performance Engineer/Lead

Responsibilities:

• Review Business Requirements Documents and teh Technical Specifications Documents and develop Test plan.
• Determine teh User volume for each scenario in Normal and Peak Load and work with teh Business to get teh KPI(s)/SLA(s).
• Carry out triage with teh development team for teh different issues faced during script execution.
• Capture teh key performance metrics like CPU utilization, Thread Count, and Session Count in teh Test result.
• Tail logs from servers using Tectia Tool with Unix command.
• Prepare LRA report and GC analysis report.
• Update teh environment properties using Environment Controller using SQL command
• Hold regular status meeting with teh QA and teh application team to review teh Test results and take their approvals on teh same.
• Perform teh Failover/Production Readiness Test (It’s done to access teh production readiness of teh system under test prior to Go-Live/Release).

Environment: HP LoadRunner, Java Application, Quality Center, HP Performance Center, Introscope, Was Console, Jarvis, Tectia Tool

Confidential

Performance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyse teh Business requirements, areas for Performance testing and collecting teh SLA(s).
• Design scenario for execution in Controller and develop teh Execution strategy (Ramp-up, Pacing, Elapsed Time).
• Soak/Stress Testing (subcategory of performance testing operated with user volumes and data loads above expected production conditions).
• Record defects in Quality Center based on teh issues identified in teh review of teh Test results.
• Triage with teh SAP Basis team to resolve any Performance issue that arise.
• Baseline/Benchmarking Testing (Testing teh individual components of teh application under test with peak operating volumes).
• Analyse and Report test results to all Stakeholders on Daily Basis.
• Update regularly on status of project, identify risks and escalate unresolved issues.

Environment: HP LoadRunner, SAP, Java Application, Quality Center, HP Performance Center

Confidential

Performance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Identify teh scope for Performance Testing by understanding teh Business and Test environment requirements.
• Prepare testing standard documentation for teh application.
• Take Inputs from various functional teams on custom objects/testing Scope.
• Prepare test strategies including teh test environment and assumptions required for successful execution.
• Conduct status meetings to track teh tasks and monitoring teh progress of work.

Environment: HP LoadRunner, SAP, Quality Center, HP Performance Center

Confidential

Performance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with customer and vendor to solve and troubleshoot any conflicts that arise.
• Ensure Quality of delivery by ensuring compliance with Project process.
• Plan test lab resources for teh test executions.
• Develop teh scripts in HP LoadRunner and execute them in HP Performance Centre.
• Define Scenario Type and Number of Scenarios to be executed.
• Analysed LoadRunner results and graphs to identify bottlenecks in teh application
• Managing all phases of testing for assigned components ensuring test plans and test cases are completed and met Business requirements.

Environment: HP LoadRunner, Quality Center, HP Performance Center/Diagnostic Tool

Confidential

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with customer and vendor to solve and troubleshoot any conflicts that arise.
• Ensure Quality of delivery by ensuring compliance with Project process.
• Plan test lab resources for teh test executions.
• Develop teh scripts in HP LoadRunner and execute them in HP Performance Centre.
• Define Scenario Type and estimated teh user load to be executed.
• Gather user behaviour patterns and analyse teh data for teh test.
• Update Test Scripts/Scenarios details in HP Performance center with teh expected execution dates.
• Managing all phases of testing for assigned components ensuring test plans and test cases are completed and met Business requirements.

Environment: HP LoadRunner, HP Performance Center, Ms Excel

Confidential

Test Automation Lead

Responsibilities:

• Implement test processes and standards in teh project.
• Understand teh application specification and Business requirements.
• Create VB Scripts in QTP (Quick Test Pro) to test different business critical path and complete end-to-end data driven test scripts to do positive / negative login scenarios.
• Execute teh QTP scripts from HP Quality center and analyse teh failures found through teh execution of teh test scripts.
• Raise defect based on teh execution and result, assign defect type and severity level.
• Interact with teh Developers, Database designers and Business Team to resolve teh defects.
• Participate in daily Scrum meetings to update and evaluate teh progress.

Environment: Quality Center 9.0, QTP 10, SAP, Windows-XP, MS-Excel.

Confidential

Test Automation Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Successfully designing of Proof of Concept in QTP using VB scripts.
• Requirement gathering for successful creation of teh Proof of Concept.
• Design various configuration time activities for teh Proof of Concept.
• Resolving issues faced during teh POC execution.
• Convert manual test scripts to automated test scripts in QTP.
• Analyse teh client needs and assist in teh development of teh test cases for teh Proof of Concept.
• Prepare user manuals for teh application.
• Responsible for updating and maintaining Quality Center for all teh defects found during functional and regression testing and follow up teh bug life cycle.
• Divide tests into multiple actions to design more modular and efficient tests.

Environment: Mercury Quality Center 9.0, QTP 9.5 & 10, .Net, MS-SQL Server 2005, Windows-XP, MS-Excel.

Confidential

Systems Engineer Trainee

Responsibilities:

• Being part of all sessions conducted for technical, development & other skills.
• Prepare weekly status reports on teh progress of teh projects & white papers.
• Active participation in all seminars.
• Working on teh ILP assigned projects and delivering them successfully.
• Successfully completing all ILP sessions, labs, exams etc.