SUMMARY

• 10+ Years of experience in Performance Testing of Client/Server & Web based applications.
• Hands on experience in implementing Load Runner, Jmeter, developing load test conditions and test scenarios.
• Experience in handling end to end Functional and Non - Functional testing activities like Requirements Gathering, Preparation of Test Plan, Scripts, Executions, Results Analysis and Reporting.
• Performance testing Experience using Web HTTP/HTML, Webservices, Truclient web, Citrix, and Siebel Web protocols in LoadRunner.
• Experience with creating Vuser scripts, Vuser groups, manual and goal oriented scenarios using LoadRunner and with the use of various performance monitors for load test analysis.
• Good experience with creating Vuser scripts using Jmeter tool.
• Hands on experience in using automation tools like Load Runner, Performance Center and Jmeter.
• Experience on various monitoring tools like Appdynamics, Zenoss, Axibase, splunk, JConsole, and VisualVM to keep track of the server performance and identify various bottlenecks.
• Experience in monitoring Azure cloud applications using App Insights.
• Knowledge on monitoring tools like New Relic, Wily Intra Scope, Datadog.
• Good knowledge on docker, kubernetes, micro services performance testing.
• Experience in using Wireshark network monitoring tool to analyze network traffic between servers.
• Experience in native mobile app performance testing at network level.
• Expertise in executing Load, Spike, Stress, Endurance, fail over and other non-functional tests.
• Worked extensively with LoadRunner. Created scenarios, ran tests with process and multithreaded environments, analyzed and generated performance reports.
• Experience in database performance testing at query level.
• Involved in performance tuning of application servers such as Web logic and Web sphere.
• Conducted RCA (Root cause Analysis) of various Performance issues identified during testing.
• Good understanding of Java applications, JVM Garbage collection process, Memory leak identification and various performance best practices.
• Ability to drill down on results, Server logs and observe potential Performance bottlenecks.
• Good understanding of Hadoop Distributed File System, experience in Hadoop, Hive, Hbase, cluster setup and conducting big data performance testing.
• Experience with Jenkins, git hub and source tree.
• Experience on Airlines, Finance, Health care and Retail domains.
• Experience on selenium test automation tool.
• Excellent communication, presentation, problem solving skills and good working experience with cross functional teams and in Onsite/Offshore work model.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating systems: Windows NT/2000/XP, Unix

Programming Languages: C++, C

RDBMS: Oracle, SQL

HP Test Suite: LoadRunner, Quality Center (Test Director), Performance Center,Site Scope, ALM, HP Diagnostics

LoadRunner Protocols: Web(http/html), Web services(SOAP, REST API), Citrix ICA, Siebel Web, TruClient Web, Mobile

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Performance Test Lead

Confidential, New York, NY

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Handling requirement gathering, test planning, scripting, execution and test results analysis efforts.
• Drive end to end performance testing and engineering efforts.
• Coordinate with offshore team on project status and work progress.
• Test scripts creation in VuGen and configure Scenarios in Performance Center to meet the load testing requirements.
• Used Web (Http/html), Webservices, Truclient and Citrix protocols to develop test scripts in Load runner.
• Database performance testing for data center migrations.
• Mobile performance testing.
• Responsible for developing and modifying automated test scripts using Jmeter.
• Performed the Endurance test by executing the test for longer hours in order to find out any Memory Leaks, slow resource consumption problem.
• Assisted application developers and technical support staff in identifying and resolving defects.
• Monitoring application server stats and server health using tools like AppDynamics, App Insights.
• Identify performance bottlenecks at various levels of application to report to application teams.
• Performance signoff for application go live.

Environment: LoadRunner, Jmeter, SoapUI, Postman, Performance Center, AppDynamics, Azure cloud, AppInsights, wire shark.

Performance Test Lead

Confidential, New York, NY

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• End-End performance testing activities.
• Coordinate with business team to identify business scenarios for performance testing.
• Build test scripts in VuGen and configure scenarios in Performance Center for test runs.
• Used Web (Http/html) and Webservices protocols in Loadrunner to develop test scripts.
• Used Jmeter tool to automate web services script creation and test executions.
• Developed test scripts to do end to end performance testing using LoadRunner.
• Performed load tests to ensure application performance and Endurance tests to identify any memory leaks.
• Work with developers to identify, troubleshoot and fix defects.
• Monitoring application servers using tools like AppDynamics, Hp diagnostics.
• Working with numerous online monitoring graphs/monitors in LoadRunner to see the performance issues and to identify bottleneck areas.
• Test result analysis and test report preparation for performance testing sign offs.

Environment: LoadRunner, Jmeter, SoapUI, Performance Center, HP Diagnostics, .Net, MS CRM

Performance Test Lead

Confidential, Sunnyvale, CA

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Planed, designed, Implemented and Executed Stress/Load/Performance Testing Efforts.
• Analyzed System Usage by reviewing the user profile, transaction profile, system resource usage diagrams and designed performance, stress, Endurance tests.
• Created scripts in VuGen and configure Scenarios to meet the load testing requirements in Performance Center.
• Extensively used Web (Http/html) andWebservices protocols in Loadrunner.
• Automated the major functionalities of the application and the bugs reported using JMeter.
• Developed and deployed test Load scripts to do end to end performance testing using LoadRunner.
• Worked closely with Software Developers to isolate, track, debugging and troubleshoot defects.
• Performed the Endurance test by executing the test for longer hours in order to find out any Memory Leaks, slow resource consumption problem.
• Designed the manual goal oriented tests as per load distribution diagram (Un-even distribution of load) for each of normal, heavy, average volume load tests.
• Monitoring servers using various tools like AppDynamics, splunk, Zenoss, and Axibase.
• Monitored executions of the test scripts using Performance center and monitored the online graphs results.
• Monitor objects and classes at JVM level and fine tune heap memory.
• Helping application team in identify right JVM garbage collector for applications.

Environment: LoadRunner, SoapUI, Performance Center, AppDynamics, Zenoss, Axibase, Splunk and Hadoop Eco system.

Senior Performance Tester

Confidential, Illinois

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Defining the performance goals and objectives based on the client requirements and inputs
• Extensively Worked in Web, Web services, Citrix, Protocol in LoadRunner
• Developed Performance test suites using LoadRunner
• Ensure the compatibility of all application platform components, configurations and their upgrade levels in production and make necessary changes to the lab environment to match production
• Responsible for developing and executing performance and volume tests
• Developed test scenarios to properly load / stress the system in a lab environment and monitor / debug performance & stability problems.
• Produced documentation for Performance team on setup of JMeter test environment, and assisted with research on distributed testing best practices
• Monitor application in production using AppDynamics to identify the performance issue
• Extensively used Appdynamics to diagnose and troubleshoot web/app server performance issues.
• Parameterized unique Id’s and stored dynamic content in variables and paired the values to maintain uniqueness
• Accurately produced regular project status reports to senior management to ensure on-time project launch.

Environment: Load Runner, Performance Center, Web Http/Html, Tivoli IT Cam and Quality Center.

Performance Tester

Confidential, Cleveland, OH

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Developed custom Vuser Scripts utilizing Virtual User Generator that emulates important application Load critical transactions.
• Verified the scalability, performance, and load balancing of the data streaming application.
• Tested performance of web application and generated automation test scripts for different scenarios.
• Extensively used correlation, parameterization techniques, goal oriented & manual scenarios and created multiple Vusers in the test scripts for testing the System.
• Included rendezvous points in Vuser scripts generated by Vuser Generator
• Parameterized actions and created files for different parameters using random, sequential, unique and correlated options in VuGen.
• Used Load Runner Correlation, Content Check, Parameterization features. Tested application for maximum load.
• Gathered and analyzed results and submitted the Performance test report and recommendation.

Environment: Loadrunner, Web Http/Html, Citrix ICA, Quality Center, Performance Center