OBJECTIVE

• Around 7 years’ experience of Performance Testing utilizing HP Load Runner and Performance Center. I am very detail orientated and have strong problem solving abilities.
• I have great communication and presentation skills, self - starter, quick learner, and a team player.
• Proven ability to work efficiently in both independent and team work environments.
• Flexible and versatile to adapt to new environments and work on new projects/tools.

SUMMARY

• Experience in Web (HTTP/HTML), Web Services and Ajax True Client protocols in Load Runner
• Experience working and developing code using C language for customizing scripts in order to meet the business requirements.
• Extensive experience in analyzing business requirements and specifications, development and execution of test plans, test scripts, test cases, design the scenario and analyze the results.
• Experience in designing performance testing strategy, workload modeling, running various types of performance tests.
• Coordinate web application performance testing pre-tasks: Ensure performance test requirements are received. Develop product specific performance test plans.
• Experience in monitoring servers using tools like Site Scope, and DynaTrace.
• Analyzed the CPU Utilization, Memory usage, garbage collection and DB connections to verify the performance of the applications.
• Worked with other technical team members (Architects, DBA) to support the test execution to ensure correct environment configuration just prior to execution.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) as well as Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) and the different testing methodologies like Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall.
• Tested performance of Web Services using web custom request, SOAP UI, providing required input data to request XML and get the required data from response XML and use the response data from other request XMLs.
• Experience using different defect management tools like QC ALM and JIRA.
• Strong analytical, trouble shooting and problem solving skill.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: HP Load Runner, Controller, Analysis, PC and SOAP UI

Defect Tracking Tools: HP Quality Center, Bugzilla, Jira

Quality Std/Methods: ISO, CMM/I, Agile, SCRUM, Waterfall

Scripting Languages: VB Script, JavaScript, UNIX Shell Script, Perl, Bash

Operating System: Windows, UNIX/LINUX, Mac

Languages: C, C++, C#, Java, .Net, XML, SQL/PLSQL

Web Technologies: HTML, ASP, CSS, JSP, Servlets, DHTML, and XML/FIXML

Database: Oracle PL/SQL Developer, IBM DB2, MS SQL/Plus, Toad 11.5, SQL server 2008, Mongo

Browsers: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome

Monitoring Tools: HP SiteScope, Wily, DynaTrace, AppDynamics and Gomez

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Phoenix - AZ

Sr. Performance Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Participated in all phases of Performance Life cycle, NFR’s gathering, Test strategy and approach defining, Scenario and scripts development and Final test reports publishing.
• Worked closely with Development, Middleware, DB, Architects’ and with business teams.
• Developed Virtual user scripts using VuGen for the various scenarios under test.
• Debug scripts, Scan for correlation and correlate the dynamic values.
• Designed Performance test scenarios and VuGen Scripts using necessary protocol
• Running all necessary tests and analyzing the results as well as providing result Analysis.
• Performed different types of Performance tests (Load/Stress and Endurance).
• Designed the E2E UI and service flows of the application architect under test.
• Experience using Dynatrace APM monitoring tool to analyze E2E hop level response time using pure paths and drill down to the error and exception level.
• Analyzed the application logs closely with development team for the errors and exceptions
• Experience using HP ALM for the defect management system to log any bottlenecks identified.
• Adopted the Agile methodology and performed component level performance testing.

Confidential - Jersey City - NJ

Performance Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Performed Load, Stress, Volume and Endurance tests
• Developed test plans, test cases, test scripts, test scenarios.
• Coordinated with internal teams to ensure that test environment, test data, back end systems are available to support during the testing
• Parameterized the fixed values in checkpoint statements, created data tables for the parameters and set the parameters to choose new data from the table upon each iteration - Performed Data-driven testing.
• Used correlation for dynamic values using web reg save param.
• Performance web service testing on the webservices being exposed to the external vendors
• Responsible to provide the clients with the accurate reports tha contain Transaction Response times, Server Utilizations, Throughput, etc. in order to identify potential bottlenecks and other performance issues and help prevent issues from happening in production.
• Creation of Final Test Results which is presented to the client.

Confidential

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for entire performance test lifecycle for various Applications including requirement gathering, test plan development, script development, test executions and test results report.
• Involved in Performance Testing - Load testing, stress testing and soak testing of the application using Load Runner.
• Set up Site Scope counters for server monitoring.
• Involved in preparing status reports and performance testing milestones in project plan.
• Used Performance Center to execute Load and Stress Tests.

Confidential, Columbus GA

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Developed Performance Test Plan and test scripts for web-based applications.
• Extensively used the web HTTP Load Runner protocol
• Creating Performance scenarios and scripts for multiple iterations.
• Responsible for editing, updating, and maintaining load testing of existing scripts.
• Analyzed Load Runner Metrics and other performance monitoring tools results during and after performance testing
• Responsible for analyzing results, reports and charts to see response times of individual transactions with respect to whole applications.
• Monitored diagnostics on multi-tiered architecture using Foglight.
• Identified gaps in the performance testing capability, capacity planning, and production monitoring and developed a plan to fill gaps.

Confidential - Jersey City - NJ

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Undergone intensive training in QA and Software Testing methodologies
• Responsible for GUI and Functional and Regression Testing, using Black Box Testing Techniques.
• Developing Requirement Intake Form for detailing business transaction, developing test cases and script workflows, number of scripts, success criteria.
• Test scripts development in HP Load Runner VuGen. Modifying scripts with required Correlations, Parameterization, logic, think times, iterations, pacing, logging options and preferences.
• Designing scenarios in HP Load Runner Controller. Scheduling tests by scenario/group, setting virtual user initiation period, ramp up, test duration and ramp down times.
• Using HP Load Runner Analyzer tool for documenting results and summary report.
• Generating detailed reports and presenting to project team and management after every test.