SUMMARY

• Over 8+ years of IT experience in Software testing environment with Manual, Automation and Performance testing.
• Having 5 years of experience in Performance Testing and Performance Engineering in web and product based enterprise applications includes onsite and offshore (US & India)
• Having good experience in SDLC Agile methodology.
• Extensive experience in implementing QA methodologies and strategies of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and STLC (Software Testing Life Cycle).
• Good experience in implementing PTLC (Performance Testing Life Cycle).
• Proficient in using LoadRunner 12.5, VuGen, Controller, Load Generators, Performance Center, Agents and Analysis reports.
• Involving Script Enhancement like Correlation, Parameterization and Transaction points.
• Having knowledge on HP ALM Performance Center Installation, configuration & Administration.
• Expertise in creating Load Test Scenarios, Test Execution, Analyzing the test results.
• Expertise in Web(HTTP/HTML), WebServices, Citrix ICA and Ajax TrueClient protocols in Load Runner.
• Good Exposure in Performance Monitoring tools - HP-SiteScope, PerfMon, Nmon, App Dynamics, Dynatrace, Wily Introscope.
• Performance and Load testing expertise in web services like SOAP / REST API using SOAPUI.
• Having knowledge on performing Web and Load testing using Microsoft Visual Studio.
• Extensive knowledge on performance tuning of JVM and Garbage Collection.
• Experienced in monitoring CPU utilization, Memory leaks and utilization, Network connections, Database, Web & App server connections and Throughput while performing Performance, Load, Stress, Spike and Soak testing.
• Strong experience writing SQL queries for back-end testing, database refresh for QA environments.
• Extensively used Quality Center and JIRA for test managing and execution.
• Familiarity with FDA regulations such as 21 CFR Part 11 and GxP.
• Developing and Executing automation test scripts using QTP 11.0 or UFT.
• Knowledge of using Selenium RC/WebDriver/IDE/Grid (Functional & Regression Testing), TestNG, Junit for testing of Client Server and Web based Applications.
• Involved in different types of testing such as Functional, Positive, Negative, Regression, Integration, Volume, Load, Performance, System, Compatibility, User Acceptance and End-to-End Testing.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Languages: C, Java, C#, .NET.

Test Automation Tools: QTP/UFT, Selenium

Performance Tools: Load Runner, Performance Center, Jmeter, Neoload, VSTS

Performance Monitoring tools: Perf Mon, Sitescope, App Dynamics, Dynatrace, Wily Introscope, CA UIM

Test Management and Bug Tracking: Quality Center/ALM, JIRA, TFS, BugZero, Mantis, Resolve, Zendesk.

DATABASES: SQL Server2008, Oracle, My SQL

Operating Systems: Windows, UNIX, Linux.

Software Packages: MS Office 2003/2007/2011.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Fortmill, SC

Performance Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Gathering the requirements of client side and compiled them into Test Plan.
• Involved in creating and maintaining of the projects using HP Performance Center 12.50
• Implementing Agile Methodologies (scrum) process and actively participated in daily and weekly status meetings of capacity testing.
• Lead the teams to support testing strategies and activities and to ensure overall integrity of the performance testing strategy.
• Created Business flows, Test Strategy, Test Plan and Workload model based on the business requirements to meet SLA.
• Involved in end-to-end testing of delivery support for testing engagements.
• Mentored and coached team members on application.
• Prepared Vugen scripts, Load Test, Test Data, Execute test, validate results, Manage defects and report results in TFS.
• Created and executed vugen scripts using Citrix ICA and Truclient protocols.
• Run the different SQL queries to retrieve the data that we generated through scripts and for test data we need to use.
• Extensively used ALM, Performance center to run and execute the performance Tests.
• Involved in testing UI of web application using QTP/UFT.
• Architecting the load testing infrastructure, hardware & software integration of application.
• Performs impact analysis on the change to existing architecture, work processes and systems
• Analyzed results of Transactions Response times, Transactions under load, Transactions Summary by Vusers, Hits per Second and Throughput.
• Architecting and setting up enterprise applications of work load modeling and performance monitoring mechanism using UIM.
• Monitoring system resources such as CPU Usage, Disk, % of Memory, Database for all the servers configured for the system.
• Interacting with developers, project managers, and management in the development, execution and reporting of test automation results.
• Involved in web services testing using SoapUi.
• Identifying performance bottlenecks and finding out Root cause analysis about the issues.
• Coordinating with Off Shore team on project issues and executions.
• Accurately produce regular project status reports to senior management to ensure on-time release of project.
• Identified and monitored servers by creating dashboards in UIM monitoring tool.
• Verified and validated the new & upgraded application to meet the specified performance requirements.
• Prepared performance test reports based on the SLAs.

Environment: ALM Performance Center 12.50, Web HTML /HTTP,Citrix, Load Runner, .Net, VSTS, TFS (Team Foundation Server), SQL Server, Unified Infrastructure Management(UIM).

Confidential, Jacksonville, FL

Senior Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Gathering the requirements of client side and compiled them into Test Plan
• Followed Agile Methodologies (scrum) and actively participated in the status meetings and walkthroughs.
• Lead the team from Off Shore and coordinating them on project issues and executions.
• Prepared Test Cases, Test Strategy, and Test Plan based on the non-functional business requirements to meet SLA
• Prepared Vugen scripts, Load Test, Test Data, execute test, validate results, Manage defects and report results.
• Responsible for implementingLoadRunner, Performance center.
• Architecting the load testing infrastructure, hardware & software integration withLoadRunner.
• Analyzed results of Transactions Response times, Transactions under load, Transactions Summary by Vusers, Hits per Second and Throughput.
• Architecting and setting up enterprise applications of work load modeling and performance monitoring mechanism using Dynatrace.
• Performed automation testing using Selenium Web Driver, authored test scripts using SeleniumWebDriver. TestNG and Junit.
• Interacting with developers, project managers, and management in the development, execution and reporting of test automation results.
• Identifying performance bottlenecks and finding out Root cause analysis about the issues.
• Accurately produce regular project status reports to senior management to ensure on-time release of project.
• PerformedBlack Box, Automation, Integration,System, Smoke, Regression, Performance testing and Validation testingduring the testing life cycle of the product release.
• Sitescope was extensively used to monitor server metrics and Performed in-depth analysis to isolate points of failure in the application.
• Identified and monitored queries to improve performance. Also, checking for degrading the performance by looking at the resources such as Available Bytes and Private Bytes.
• Preparing documentation for tracking, maintaining, creating and escalating daily issue logs.
• Verified and Validated the new or upgraded application to meet the specified performance requirements.
• Prepared performance test reports based on the SLA.

Environment: LoadRunner 12.0, Performance Center, Web HTML /HTTP,Ajax TrueClient, Load Runner, JUnit, Oracle10gand XML/ SOAP, Java, Java script, UNIX, IE, Dynatrace.

Confidential, Waltham, MA

Sr Performance Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Implemented Agile Methodology for developing the product.
• Worked closely with Development team to discuss the Design and Testing aspects of the application
• Reviewed BRD, SRS documents to prepare Performance Test Plan and Performance acceptance criteria.
• Developing, Enhancing and Executing automation scripts using QTP 11.0 or UFT.
• Performed Database testing to check the data using Synapse.
• Working on different protocols like HTTP/HTML, Web Click &Script, Web Services.
• Performed load testing on Citrix and VM ware environment.
• Designed performance test suites by creating VU test scripts, workload scenarios, setting transactions, rendezvous points and inserting them into suites using Load Runner.
• Responsible for testing the applications in different scenarios like Average load test, Spike test, Endurance test, Volume test and Peak Load test
• Configured Offline & Online Diagnostics like J2EE/.NET Diagnostics through performance center.
• Run the load tests with DB Servers, App servers which are configured into SiteScope for server level metrics.
• Monitoring system resources such as CPU Usage, % of Memory Occupied.
• Involved in defect tracking, reporting and coordination with various groups from initial finding of defects to final resolution
• Created comprehensive test results reports based on client metrics by using Analysis and Data generated from the monitoring.

Environment: Windows, JAVA, MS Office, Agile, Loadrunner, JIRA, Appdynamics, Citrix, Synapse, Flex, SQL Server.

Confidential, New York, NY

Performance Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Created and implemented testing process for Agile methodology.
• Conducted Functional, Integration, System, Regression, Performance, Load/Stress and Black Box Testing.
• Developed and maintained innovative, repeatableQA test plans as well as performance test plansbased on functional requirements, use cases, user interface designs, system design documents of application.
• Created automated and manual test script based on uses cases and test scenarios.
• UsedQTPfor creating automated tests, built test cycles, ran tests, and report and track defects.
• Developed and executed Automation scripts using QTP for Functional and Regression Testing.
• Identified the critical business scenarios to perform the load test.
• Created customized LoadRunner VuGen scripts at API level with manual correlation, user defined functions, development libraries (classes and methods).
• Enhancement of script - Correlation, Parameterization, Transaction points, Runtime settings, user defined functions
• Developed Vuser Scripts using LoadRunner web (http/html) protocol.
• Created Manual Oriented Scenarios in Controller.
• Used Site Scope Performance monitors andLoadRunnergraphs to analyze the results.
• Able to identify performance bottlenecks and finding out Root cause analysis about the issues.
• Generated reports in Analysis based on client metrics.

Environment: LoadRunner, Performance Center, Sitescope, C# .Net, Ruby, Visual Studio (VSTS), SQL, Saas, UNIX. WebLogic, DB Visualizer, Web Log Analyzer, Resolve, Zendesk.

Confidential, Sanjose, CA

Performance Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Designed and development of test cases based on functional requirements.
• Involved intest planand created requirement traceability matrix to keep check of the testing progress.
• Involved in Functional testing, Regression testing, Adhoc Testing
• Identification of Business critical scenarios and performance scenarios.
• Involved in Creating performance test strategy & Plan
• Involved in Creating scripts for performance scenarios
• Enhancement of script - Correlation, Parameterization, Transaction poins, Runtime settings.
• Performance scenario execution based on Work load distribution.
• Identification performance bottlenecks.
• Worked with QA team and helped to develop test scenarios for system testing, integration testing and performance testing.
• Used Quality Center/Test Director for requirement management, test planning, scheduling, executing test cases, managing and tracking defects.
• Involved in Regression testing of each build during the various phases of the application.

Environment: QA, Load Runner9.5, Functional testing, JAVA, PHP, Oracle, MS Office, HP Quality Center.

Confidential

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Understanding and analyzing the requirements based on FRS and BRS documents.
• Preparing test cases & executing test cases for manual testing and reported defects.
• Worked with QA team based on test scenarios for system testing, integration testing & regression testing.
• Involved in Regression testing of each release during the various phases of the application.
• Extensively involved in boundary value testing (positive and negative).
• Created Test Sets, mapped test cases to the test sets, logged and tracked defects through Mantis.
• Performed Smoke testing, Integration testing, GUI testing & Database testing in the newest releases for basic functionality testing.
• Designed and implemented SQL queries for QA testing.

Environment: QA, Manual Testing, MS Office, Mantis, My SQL.