SUMMARY

• 6 years of professional experience in Software testing and quality assurance. Exposed to all phases of Software development life cycle and Software testing Lifecycle. Possess strong analytical, verbal and interpersonal skills with capability to work independently.
• Experience in testing of Web based, Client/Server and SOA applications
• Diverse experience in information technology with emphasis in Performance Testing and Performance Engineering using various performance testing tools and monitoring tools.
• Experience Performance testing on Multi - tier Environments for different Software platforms
• Expertise in developing Test Plans, Test Functional /Non-Functional automation scripts, creating test scenarios, analyzing test results, reporting Bugs/Defects, and documenting test results.
• Expertise in different testing methodologies like Agile, Scrum, Waterfall and Mobile etc.
• Experience in Collaborating with Key Stakeholders-Business Representatives, Product/Project Managers, Developers, DBA’s, Infrastructure leads, Architects, Middleware etc.,
• Strong experience in designing, documenting, and executing test cases using Mercury Quality Center.
• Created Performance scenarios and scripts for various types of tests (load, stress, baseline/ benchmark/ Capacity).
• Good experience in Unit, Smoke, Sanity, Functional, Regression, Integration, System, Load, Performance, Stress and UAT testing methodologies.
• Sound knowledge of Load, Stress and performance test using various performance testing tools such as Load Runner, Performance center, ALM Performance Center, QA Load, J Meter.
• Expertise in recording/Coding Vugen scripts using different protocols in all types of environments.
• Expertise in parameterization, manual correlation, run time settings and C.
• Excellent knowledge and skills in test monitoring for transaction response times, web server metrics, Windows / Linux / AIX system resource, Web App, Server metrics, Database metrics, and J2EE Performance.
• Experience in analyzing Performance bottlenecks, Root cause Analysis and server configuration problems using Load Runner Monitors, Analysis, Site Scope and J2EE Diagnostics.
• Knowledge of Java Virtual Machine internals including class loading, threads, synchronization, and garbage collection.
• Monitored and analyzed the performance of web applications and database servers.
• Excellent Knowledge of programming languages like C, C++, Java, .Net, SQL, Java to debug and execute Load runner scripts.
• Worked on various Load Runner Protocols like Web (HTTP/HTML), Web Services, Siebel Web, FLEX, Citrix, SAP-GUI/Web, .NET, JAVA Vuser, Java Over HTTP, Sybase CTlib/DBlib, Oracle 2-Tier, Ajax and Multi Protocols.
• Sound Knowledge in WAN Emulation testing using Shunra and Wire shark.
• Proficient in Monitoring all Tiers (Web, App, Network, DB, Mainframes) in QA, Pre Prod (Performance) and Prod Environments using various monitoring tools such as Site Scope, HP Diagnostics, Wily Interoscope, Dynatrace, App Dynamics, Team Quest, Perfmon. NMon etc.,
• Good knowledge of SOA, DB, TIBCO, Siebel, PeopleSoft, SAP, Java, J2EE and Dot Net based applications.
• Well experienced in Installing, Configuring and Maintaining the performance test tool environment (Hands on experience on all Versions of Load runner and J Meter)
• Prioritizes tasks, accomplishing deliverables on time while working independently with minimum supervision toward realizing targets.
• Well Versed with different defect tracking tools (Test Director, Quality Center, ALM, JIRA, Clear quest, Rational Clear Quest etc.) for managing defects.
• Using Toad to run SQL quires using Joins and Sub-Queries for data creation, validation, Used SQL Server Profiler, database connectivity, Oracle10g, configuring TNS file and AWR Reports for optimal performance and scalability.
• Experience in Tuning and resolving performance bottlenecks
• Extensive work experience in ETL processes consisting of data sourcing, data transformation, mapping and loading of data from multiple source systems into Data Warehouse
• Strong in Analyzing Functional and Business requirement and Developed Test Plans, Test Scripts and Test Cases and execute them for Manual and Automated Testing.
• Did JVM Tuning on the Garbage collection, which is a key aspect of Java server performance and also Revised JVM Heap Sizes analyzing the Performance of the Application.
• Took Thread Dumps and Heap dumps for finding and analyzing the Bottleneck areas.
• Expert in deliverables like Test Report and Test Analysis (Weekly Status Report, Work Break down structure, Defect Trend etc.
• Good experience in engaging with business contacts and stakeholders for requirements gathering, architecture review and results analysis.
• Good analytical, interpersonal and communication skills. Driven, committed and hard working with a quest to learn new technologies and undertake challenging assignments.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: HP Load Runner 8.1/9.5/11.0/11.50/12.02/12.50, HP Performance Center 9.5/ 11.0/11.5/12, ALM 12.50, HP Quality Center, J Meter 2.5/2.7/2.8/2.9/2.10, SOAP UI and QTP

Languages: Microsoft C#, C, C++, .Net, Java

Markup/Scripting Languages: DHTML, CSS, J Query, JavaScript, XML, HTML

RDBMS: MS SQL, Microsoft Access, SQL Server, Oracle Database

Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, UNIX, Windows XP,2003,2000,Vista, Windows NT and Linux

Monitoring Tools: Performance Center, Wily Intro scope, Site Scope, Dynatrace, App Dynamics, HP Diagnostics, Transaction Viewer, Splunk, Windows Performance monitor, Nmon

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, MA

Sr. Performance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in requirements gathering and developingperformancetest plans.
• Working on People Soft application HR/CMS v9.2.21.
• Migration of People Soft application into cloud into AWS.
• Created, executed and analyzedperformancetest scripts using Load Runner 12.53/12.55 collectedperformancemetrics for fine-tuning.
• Involved in the creation of PT calendar, which gives the details of the load test schedules.
• Developed and Executed the test scripts for Baseline, load, Stress and Endurance (Soak)Testing.
• Parameterized test data to accurately depict production trends.
• PerformedperformanceBaseline, load, Stress and Endurance (Soak)Testingby simulating multiple Vusers using Load Runner.
• Inserted Transaction Points to measure theperformanceof the application in Load Runner.
• Validated the scripts by running multiple iterations to make sure they have been executed correctly and meets the scenario description.
• Configured Sites scope to capture runtime Metrics from Web servers, Application Servers.
• Executed Test scenarios and monitored Web, App and DB server's usages of CPU, Heap, Throughput, Hit Ratio, and Transaction Response Time and Garbage collections.
• Prepared Test Analysis, Test Result Summary in html Reports and presented with exclusive graphs in excel sheet for the all runtime Metrics.

Environment: HP Load runner 12.0/12.55, Performance center 11.5/ALM, Dyna Trace, app Dynamics, Windows XP, VUgen, Integration Servers, Windows 2008, Windows Vista, Web applications, XML files, J console, J Visual VM, SOAP UI.

Confidential, Boston, MA

Sr. Performance Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in requirements gathering and developingperformancetest plans.
• Created, executed and analyzedperformancetest scripts using Load runner 12.53 and UFT 12.54 collectedperformancemetrics for fine-tuning.
• Involved in the creation of PT calendar, which gives the details of the load test schedules.
• Developed and Executed the test scripts for Baseline, load, Stress and Endurance (Soak)Testing.
• Performed performance load, stress and smoke test for the scripts created in the UFT by testing simulating multiple users in Load Runner.
• Validated scripts by running multiple iterations in the UFT by importing the data from the excel sheet to Global sheet.
• Parameterized test data to accurately depict production trends.
• PerformedperformanceBaseline, load, Stress and Endurance (Soak)Testingby simulating multiple Vusers using Load Runner.
• Inserted Transaction Points to measure theperformanceof the application in Load Runner and UFT.
• Validated the scripts by running multiple iterations to make sure they have been executed correctly and meets the scenario description.
• Configured Sites scope to capture runtime Metrics from Web servers, Application Servers.
• Executed Test scenarios and monitored Web, App and DB server's usages of CPU, Heap, Throughput, Hit Ratio, and Transaction Response Time and Garbage collections.
• Prepared Test Analysis, Test Result Summary in html Reports and presented with exclusive graphs in excel sheet for the all runtime Metrics.
• App behavior monitoring with App Dynamics/ Dynatrace by creating custom dashboards and reports.
• Wrote Load Runner 12.53 Scripts, enhanced scripts with C functions, parameterized cookies, and stored dynamic content in Load Runner functions.
• Text checks were written, Created scenarios for Concurrent users. Run time settings were configured for HTTP iterations. Used maximum bandwidth speed to bring thetestingscenario to real world.
• CPU, Memory, Transaction Response time, Dead locks, Thread Count, Hogging Thread Count, Queue Length and through put were mainly monitored while runningPerformanceBaseline,Load, Stress and Soaktesting.
• Wrote high-level Load Runner scripts for Single User by storing dynamically varying object IDs in variables and validating correct downloads of HTML pages by validating content in sources.
• Parameterized unique IDS and stored dynamic content in variables and pared the values to Web submit under Http protocols.
• Used ALM, DIMS as defect tracking tool to track the defect, to report and to coordinate with various groups from initial finding of defects to final resolution.

Environment: HP Load runner 12.0/12.55, HP Unified Functional Testing (UFT), Performance center 11.5/ALM, Dyna Trace, app Dynamics, Windows XP, VUgen, Integration Servers, Windows 2008, Windows Vista, Web applications, XML files, J console, J Visual VM, SOAP UI.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Sr. Performance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed Business requirements and use case documents and developed Performance test cases; test scenarios and test plan accordingly.
• Created Test Strategy, Test plan, Test closure reports, and metric reports for all Performance Testing efforts.
• Handled project independently and Lead projects with offshore team.
• Planned, designed, Implemented and Executed Stress/Load/Performance Testing.
• Coordinated, scheduled and implemented the testing phase for new applications as well as upgrades to existing applications.
• Responsible for scripting, Analyzing results using J Meter 2.8/2.10 &HP Load Runner 12.0/12.50 tool.
• Extensively used Load Runner Protocols Web HTTP/HTML, Siebel Web and Mobile Web Http/Html Protocols.
• Responsible for creating scripts and running performance test for Android Applications as part of Mobile performance testing.
• Performed Endurance tests by executing the test for longer hours in order to Record the memory Foot print and find out any Memory Leaks, slow resource consumption problems etc.,
• Analyzed the results of the tests that were used to assist in the identification of system defects, bottlenecks and breaking points.
• Involved in working with development teams and concerned teams to fix performance issues.
• Reported Defects in Defect Tracking Tool (JIRA).
• Simulated hundreds of concurrent users using Load Generator while monitoring both end-user response times and detailed infrastructure component performance (Servers, Databases, and Networks etc.)
• App behavior monitoring with App Dynamics/ Dynatrace by creating custom dashboards and reports
• Used Splunk to monitor the Logs in depth for all the Servers of the Application
• Used Dynatrace, J probe tools for profiling the application to find out where the performance issue
• Did deep diagnostics using DynaTrace Tool, Monitored DB and Application Servers to trouble shoot root cause of problem
• Carried out deep dialogists using DynaTrace to capture memory leaks in the application by carrying out Longevity tests.
• Used DynaTrace to measure web site performance in test environment to capture performance metrics of key product features
• Monitoring application health using Dynatrace and reviewing performance of different components of web pages, also comparing daily, weekly and monthly trends for deep down analysis.
• Setting up user profiles, configuring and adding application servers on Dynatrace tool.
• Reviewing web components using Dynatrace client, analyzing and giving feedback to improve performance.
• Analyze Heap behavior, throughputs and pauses in Garbage collections as well as tracking down memory leaks.
• Tuning support with metrics from AWR Reports and Explain Plans.
• Worked closely with Development and Business team to get an understanding of the system architecture, system component interactions, application load pattern and the Performance SLA.
• Developed and maintain performance library with focus on potential reuse.

Environment: HP Load runner 12.0/12.5, Performance center 11.5/ALM, Dyna Trace, app Dynamics, Splunk Android/IOS, Mobile performance Testing, Windows XP, VUgen, Integration Servers, Windows 2008, Windows Vista, Web applications, XML files, J console, J Visual VM, SOAP UI.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Performance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the full life cycle of performance testing and Led a team of 6 Performance testers.
• Involving in business discussions with clients/business heads, technical discussions with designers and developers to gather the performance requirements, KPI and SLAs.
• Analyzed requirements and product specifications to determine the test objectives and the appropriate level and type of testing needed, Executed automatic test scripts for Performance and Load Testing using HP Load Runner 11.00/11.52, HP ALM-Performance Center 11.00, and J Meter
• Creating Workload model based on scaled down volumes of production in terms of transactions/page views and infrastructure.
• Ensuring the new business scenarios are mapped to test cases.
• Set standards and technique in scripting, data preparation and test reports and also preparing checklists.
• Creating complex Business process performance test scripts with Load runner tool using Web (HTTP/HTML), Web Services and Ajax true client (IE&FF) protocols.
• Enhancing the scripts by employing Manual/Automatic correlation, Parameterization Techniques, transactions and runtime settings for call flows and LR specific functions using Load Runner VuGen.
• Capturing the updated volume metric information from the business people for the performance business scenarios and mapping it to the scenarios in HP-Controller which induces the virtual users on application.
• Tested performance of J2EE, J2SE, SOA, Apache Tomcat, and Web sphere App Server, F5 and IBM Data Power Appliances.
• Responsible to monitor the web, application, data base server's performance during and after the performance test execution.
• Analyzing the app server performance through Dynatrace tool, Wily Intro scope and data base server performance through API analysis and Oracle-AWR reports.
• Involved in creating DynaTrace dashboard and reports using built-in and/or custom measures to present testing and analysis results effectively
• Analyzing performance critical transactions using tagged web requests and Pure paths to trace bottlenecks
• Analyze Heap behavior, throughputs and pauses in Garbage collections as well as tracking down memory eaks.
• Tuned abnormal long GC pauses by breaking it down into smaller incremental pauses
• Tuned number of full GC and its CPU spikes Confidential high memory conditions by increasing heap size and thereby eliminating JVM abnormalities
• Capacity planning / sizing recommendations i.e. increase JVM heap memory, JVM database connections, additional number of JVM’s, additional hosts etc. based on current production metrics/ capacity baselines
• DB Performance tuning support using DynaTrace Response time/ Execution hotspots and Pool Usage with leak snapshots, PA Fog light and Wily Intro scope reports.
• Worked with DBA's to help tune the queries.
• Preparation of Test Summary Reports and Final Test Completion Report
• Reporting the performance issues (if any) to the concerned stakeholders and tracking the defects through HP Quality Center& JIRA.
• Preparing the performance test reports and giving a Go/No Go for the performance of the application in stake holder meetings before go-live.
• Archived all the Documents every release for Every Project.

Environment: HP Load Runner 11.5, HP ALM 11.00, Java, JSP, Web Logic, Unix/Linux & Sun Solaris, Oracle, ATG Services, Akamai, CSI, Dynatrace, Wily Intro scope, JVM, Fog light, J Console, Web logic, J Boss, Mainframes

Confidential

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Performed Load and Performance Testing of critical areas of various Oracle 11i modules like AR, AP, OM and GL
• Prepared, reviewed and executed the tests plan and test cases based on requirements.
• Reviewed requirements for project and designs for performance risks
• Responsible in giving feedback to the development team with possible improvements and discovered performance issues/benchmarks.
• Involved in identifying test scenarios and preparation of test plans and scripts using business knowledge in Oracle financials to test all the linked processes
• Load test monitors were used to monitor Oracle database, Oracle11i HTTP server and UNIX resources on the database and application server
• Responsible in creating, execute, enhancing and maintain performance testing scripts (HTML-based, URL-based scripts) and Mobile web Scripts using HP Load Runner
• Reviewed Load Runner coding standards and best practices process for performance testing projects
• Worked in designing test objectives, planning the test, creating Vusers, creating the scenarios, executing the Scenarios, monitoring the scenarios, and analyzing the test results for the Performance testing using Load Runner.
• Used Quality Center to check out the latest versions of the build for testing purposes, and check in the updated test cases, and test documentation periodically.
• Planned, designed, executed and evaluated performance tests of web application and services and ensured optimal application performance using Load Runner.
• Conducted extensive Security Testing including alternative user identification and authentication using manual testing.
• Performed back-end testing by extensively using SQL commands to verify the database integrity.
• Using Load Runner/Performance Center analyzed results and created reports in for the Load test performed.
• Monitored different graphs like transaction response time and analyzed server performance status, hits per second, throughput, windows resources and database server resources etc.
• Evaluated test results to identify performance issues, bottlenecks.
• Identified performance issues with the servers and made recommendations for their performance improvement.
• Maintained bug lists for critical issues using QC.
• Logged and tracked defects identified during testing cycle.

Environment: Load Runner 8.1/9.5, VTS (Virtual Table Server), Wily, HP Quality Center, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Apache, IIS, BEA Web logic, Servlets, EJB, Solaris, Oracle Database, JAVA.

Confidential

QA Test Engineer/ Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in the creation of detailed Test plan, Test Scenarios and Test cases according to the business requirements, and updated Requirement Traceability Matrix document to ensure complete coverage.
• Created performance testing environment and installed all the necessary components of Load Runner on all the remote machines.
• Performed Non-Functional, Functionality, Security, Cross Browser, Backend, Integration and End to End testing by executing the test cases
• Executed Smoke and Sanity testing on the initial received build to check the stability of the application build in Performance testing Environment.
• Performed Performance Regression testing on the received build after defect fixes.
• Performed load testing against internal applications and services using Load Runner scripts to emulate users and monitor systems performance.
• Designed the VU-Gen scripts using Load Runner VU-generator and Executed the VU-Scripts in Load Runner Controller in distributed load Generators.
• Designed scenarios for Performance Testing, Generating scripts and handling Correlation as well as parameterization using Load Runner Vugen, executed scenarios using Controller and analyzed the results using Load Runner Analyzer.
• Used Rendezvous point, Start and End Transaction, Parameterization, Correlation features in Virtual User Generator of Load Runner.
• Enhanced script by inserting Checkpoints to check if Virtual users are accessing the correct page which they are supposed to be accessing.
• Created a scenario with certain amount of Vusers giving Ramp up, Ramp Down and Run time in the Controller of Load Runner.
• Mapped the received test data to the specific test cases for test execution purpose
• Performed backend testing using SQL to check if the data mapping and data integrity of the application.
• Read and understand the Log files to verify the processes for debugging and/or test data verification purposes.
• Identified performance issues, including: deadlock conditions, database connectivity problems and system crashes under load.
• Generated the Application Performance reports and reported to the analysis group of Performance testing for fine tuning the application Performance.
• Shared design with Stake Holders and worked with Design Architects to ensure changes in design with respect to Performance Impacts.
• Identified and reported Performance test defects to the development team by applying Priority and Severity concepts using Quality Center.
• Attended the weekly Project Meetings and discussed the issues (Performance test defects) raised according to their priority level in Quality Center.
• Documented and communicated test results. Coordinate development, testing and documentation activities with the offshore team.

Environment: HP Business Availability Center (BAC), QC, Win Runner, Load runner, IBM Rational, Site Scope, HP J2EE Diagnostic, Windows, IIS, IBM AIX, SQL, DB2, SQL Server, Oracle, UNIX, Siebel, SOA, API, Web Sphere, J2EE.