OBJECTIVE

• Seeking a Performance Test Engineer position in a dynamic environment where innovation, hard work, passion for quality and sense of ownership is valued and encouraged.

SUMMARY

• 7+ years of IT experience in Quality Assurance and Performance testing of Client/Server and Web applications.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), having thorough understanding of various phases like Requirements, Design, Development and Testing.
• Proficient in implementation Testing (functional, Load, stress, performance, volume) and development to high quality assurance standards.
• Worked for Non Functional testing (performance testing) to ensure the performance of applications, web servers, application servers and database.
• Knowledge in automation tools like CA DevTest, HP LoadRunner, QTP, WinRunner, TestDirector and Quality Center etc. Well versed with Manual/Automated, Regression testing, Black box testing, Test documentation.
• Have programming skills in Java, C, C++, VB, SOAP, XML, and experience in Database Testing using SQL queries on RDBMS databases like SQL Server and Oracle.
• Experience in developing Test Strategies, Test Plans, and Test Cases, Test Scripts & Test Design
• Strong Problem Analysis and Resolution skills and ability to work in Multi Platform Environments like Windows, Mac and UNIX.
• Worked extensively with LoadRunner. Created Scenarios, Ran tests with IP Spoofing with process and multithreaded environments, analyzed and generated performance reports (Protocols used: Web, SAP Web, SAP GUI, Web service and Oracle NCA).
• Ability to understand and translate Business Requirements and to operate independently or in a team environment.
• Worked on GIT for Project Repository.
• Used Rally and TFS for Project task burning.
• Used JIRA to rise and track tickets.
• Extensive knowledge of Waterfall and Agile (SCRUM) software development methodologies and techniques.
• Well versed in different management scenarios like Change Control, Quality Assurance and Defect Tracking.
• Worked very closely with Customers and End users collect requirements and training or resolve any business process related issues.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with an eye for detail.
• Highly conceptual and innovative problem solver with excellent organizational skills

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: CA DevTest, LoadRunner, Quick Test Professional (QTP), WinRunner, TestDirector, Performance center, QualityCenter, DB visualize, performance manager

Operating Systems: Windows 7, Windows NT/2000/2003/XP, UNIX, LINUX, IBM Mainframe

Programming Languages: C,C++, JAVA, VB 6, HTML, XML JAVA Script

Database: SQL server 2000/2005/2008 , MS Access, Oracle., MySQL

Monitoring Tools: Site Scope, Wily Introscope

GUI Tools: SoapUI, Visual Basic 6.0/5.0, Visual Studio .Net 2008 (Vb.Net, ASP.Net), Rally, TFS, JIRA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Madison, WI

Senior Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Understand the Application Architecture and Gather performance Testing requirements from Tech Leads, Architects, & Business teams
• Responsible for Preparing the Performance Test Plan and Review them with all the stake holders and get a sign off.
• Responsible for work load modeling and Design performance Tests using CA DevTest & Performance Center
• Execute Baseline, Scale & Endurance Tests, Monitoring the application, TA and DB servers and collect data using LoadRunner & Wily.
• Provide leadership and mentoring for other performance Test Engineers in onsite and offshore team.
• Tracks and communicates testing efforts - Defines and tracks quality assurance metrics such as performance degradation, defects, test results and test status.
• Responsible to Prepare a detailed test analysis reports with performance, Reliability and capacity metrics and report them to all stakeholder.
• Work closely with Project Teams, Capacity planning team & Testing Teams throughout the project.
• Used JIRA for defect rising and tracking.
• Experience in MySQL for verifying DB.

Environment: CA DevTest 8.0/8.5/9.0, Fiddler, BlueZone Session Manager, Chrome CA CAI, SOAPUI 4.5, XML, JAVA Script, GIT, Rally, TFS, JIRA, Wily Introscope, Policy center, HTML, Windows XP.

Confidential, Wilmington, DE

Senior Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in gathering Business specifications from Business Analyst and project team
• Worked with Stakeholders and Business Managers to define the Key Performance Indicator (KPI) and Service Level Agreements (SLA) for each Transaction of all the business processes to be tested and worked On average and peak loads.
• Experienced in using LoadRunner for the specific purpose of automating performance test cases, including Excellent scripting and analysis skills.
• Created and updated Test cases, Test script according to the application changes.
• Designed load tests (Stability, Stress and Isolation tests) in different ways to measure the application performance.
• Well versed in using VUGen, Controller and the reporting/analysis engine for Performance Center.
• Worked as lead for offshore team.
• Simulated the load test scenarios with different types of user behaviors, such as First time user and Revisiting user.
• Enhanced the LR script by parameterization, check points, correlation and output massages and managed Performance test lab.
• Generated Performance strategy, reports, Benchmarking, Analysis and Tuning of the System.
• Performed Parameterization, Correlation and check point in the scripts.
• Enhanced the scripts and developed various functions to enhance the scripts.
• Used most of the LoadRunner features, which include Recording, Reporting, Simulation and Monitoring.
• Extensively worked on Performance Monitoring and analyzed the Response time, Memory leaks, Hits/sec and Throughput graphs.
• Defect tracking, defect reporting, analyzing results and documentation.
• Involved in testing the application against different browsers Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer.
• Regularly followed up with the development team to discuss the defects identified during Testing.

Environment: HP LoadRunner 11/11.5, HP Performance Center 11/9.52, Quality Center 10.0, HP Sitescope, Wily Introscope, UNIX,JIRA, Rally,DB2, Windows XP.

Confidential, Chicago

Performance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Creating Test Plan and Test Strategy document and defined testing scenarios.
• Involved with representatives from various departments on Preparation, Reviewing and Execution of Use Cases and Test cases.
• Experienced in using LoadRunner for the specific purpose of automating performance test cases, including Excellent scripting and analysis skills.
• Worked on performance diagnostics, performance testing, capacity planning, performance architecture design And performance monitoring.
• Enhanced the LR script by parameterization, check points, correlation and output massages and managed Performance test lab.
• Strong understanding of client server architecture, web, multi-tier application configurations and tuning, Distributed systems, network systems, and relational DB systems (Oracle, SQL Server).
• Resource usage monitoring for physical servers, application servers and databases.
• Worked on Data integrity and data validation on PL/SQL stored procedures (Functions, procedures, packages And triggers) performing DML to compiled into Oracle database.
• Worked on Baseline/Stress/Volume/Endurance/Concurrent testing using LoadRunner, creating load scripts (VUGen) using different protocols with creating scenarios and executing to pinpoint potential network Problem areas and performance bottlenecks.
• Worked on Throughput, Hits per seconds, Network delays, latency, and capacity measurements and Reliability tests of on multi-layer architecture.
• Involved in Performance analysis and engineering using various methods like Code optimization, Load Balancing, Cache distribution, distributed computing, CPU and memory utilization.
• Prepared performance testing report and made recommendation for system/application performance Improvement.

Environment: LoadRunner 11.0, HP Site Scope 10.10, Quality Center, SQL server 2000/2005, Windows XP,JIRA, Rally, MySQL and Linux

Confidential, Charlotte

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Created Test Plan and Test Strategy document and defined testing scenarios.
• Involved with representatives from various departments on Preparation, Reviewing and Execution of Use Cases and Test cases.
• Followed the Agile Methodology for Software Development Life cycle.
• Experienced in using LoadRunner for the specific purpose of automating performance test cases, including excellent scripting and analysis skills.
• Worked on performance diagnostics, performance testing, capacity planning, performance architecture design and performance monitoring.
• Enhanced the LR script by parameterization, check points, correlation and output messages and managed Performance test lab.
• Strong understanding of client server architecture, web, multi-tier application configurations and tuning, distributed systems, network systems, and relational DB systems.
• Worked on Baseline/Stress/Volume/Endurance/Concurrent testing using LoadRunner, creating load scripts (VuGen) using different protocols with creating scenarios and executing to pinpoint potential network problem areas and performance bottlenecks.
• Worked on Throughput, Hits per seconds, Network delays, latency, and capacity measurements and reliability tests of on multi-layer architecture.
• Resource usage monitoring for physical servers, application servers and databases.
• Worked on performance testing report and made recommendation for system/application performance improvement.

Environment: LoadRunner 9.5, Quality Center, QTP, Sitescope 11.0, VB Script, HTML, SQL, UNIX, XML, HTTP, Agile Methodology, WebSphere and Windows 2007

Confidential, King of Purssia, PA

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Participated/Managed weekly Assessment Meetings with Business End Users, BAs, SMEs, and Developers and coordinated between Business Analysts, Development Team, and Testing Team.
• Worked with project team throughout the Lifecycle to assist and support the analysis, design, development, and implementation of developed systems/applications.
• Designed and mentored in creating best-in-class performance testing approaches and plans for enterprise-wide projects in performance test lab.
• Assisted project members with infrastructure and application performance monitoring and analysis.
• Evaluated system capacity during end-to-end load tests for system reliability test lab.
• Worked tightly with application development, architecture and infrastructure, engineering groups for performance testing and application analysis initiatives to define success criteria and evaluation methodologies.
• Worked closely with the test management team to establish performance testing criteria.
• Provided quality, process and technical leadership within the Performance Management team.
• Provided insight into performance bottlenecks leveraging a variety of skills and tool sets on multiple platforms.
• Worked on enterprise application architecture and technologies including web, web services, database, JAVA test tuning and messaging layers as well as the monitoring solutions used to determine availability and performance.
• Worked for system/application performance testing to ensure the performance of applications, web servers, application servers and database.
• Excellent knowledge of performance engineering, performance tuning using load balancing, cache distribution, distributed computing, bottleneck remedy and memory leak fix.
• Well versed in using VUGen, Controller and the reporting/analysis engine for Performance Center.
• Created load test scripts using VUGen in following protocols: HTTP, AJAX, SOAP, ODBC, Terminal Emulator, and Java (Web Services).
• Experienced using and implementing best practice programs with respect to load generation, bottleneck analysis, usage of modeling tools, and statistical analysis.

Environment: LoadRunner 9.1, Performance center, HP Quality Center, SMTP, Wily Introscope, Websphere, XML, VB Script, HTML, Toad, Crystal Report, Java,, HTTP, HTTPS, XML, SOAP, UNIX, Windows XP.

Confidential

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed and analyzed all the Functional Requirements Specifications, High Level Design, Detail Level design and Business Functional Specification document to develop test plans and test cases.
• Analyzed system requirements and developed detailed test cases for testing the functionality, GUI, security, and usability.
• Involved in discussion of reviewing project plans, creating test cases and test procedures that ensure the product adheres to the application requirements.
• Enhanced the scripts to perform data driven testing and validated the test results
• Enhanced the scripts by inserting checkpoints and solved the synchronization problems using the synchronization points.
• Conducted load and performance testing using LoadRunner 7.5 by creating rendezvous points to simulate heavy user load, and transaction points to test application response time.
• Used QTP as the automation test tool for Functionality and Regression testing of the application.
• Created various Test Scripts for the Application using LoadRunner.
• Used TestDirector to report defects and tracked them to completion, which involved coordination between development and support group.
• Extensively used Virtual User Generator to create Load test scripts.
• Performed Database testing.
• Performed data integrity testing by executing SQL statements and manually verifying the contents.
• Performed User Acceptance Testing in the final phase of software development.

Environment: TestDirector, Windows NT Server, LoadRunner 7.5, HTML, .NET, Linux, SQL, Oracle, TOAD, MS-Office, Internet Explorer.