SUMMARY

• Around 7+ years of Quality Assurance experience with strong expertise in Performance/Load Testing using HP Performance Center/Load Runner and JMeter.
• Extensive experience in automated testing of Web based and Client/Server applications with proficiency in Load and Performance Testing.
• Proficient in writing test plans, test cases, test scripts and test report preparation.
• Performed Performance Testing, Functional Testing and Regression Testing using automated testing tools including HP Load Runner, HP Performance Center, Quick Test Pro, HP Quality Center, JMeter.
• Actively participated with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), IA walk through, CR meeting and QA life cycle.
• Worked directly with ITPM, Business owners, development team, performance test engineers and management for every minor/major release.
• Coordinated and supported testing team and development with test execution, application troubleshooting with proper engagement.
• Developed documentation, Analysis of the business requirements, software requirements specifications, test plans and test strategy documents.
• HP Performance Center: Extensive experience with Performance testing process, creating Loadrunner test scripts, Capacity planning, Performance testing load model and Test execution
• Experienced in Design and Execution of Test criteria, Scenarios, and Scripts from requirements.
• Well versed with all functionality of Virtual User Generator and Correlating Statements, configuring Run time settings for HTTP, iterations, Simulated Modem speeds to match the testing scenario to real world scenario.
• Experienced in monitoring CPU, Memory, Network, Concurrent Web connections, Threads and through put while running Baseline, Performance, Load, Stress and Soak testing.
• Experience in Analyzing Backend response times in CA Introscope.
• Experienced in Planning and Translation of Software Business Requirements into test conditions; execution of all types of tests; and identification as well as logging of Software bugs for business process improvement.
• Experience in monitoring Web Servers and Application Servers such as Microsoft IIS, web logic, web sphere and Database Servers such as SQL Server and Oracle during the Performance Test with window.
• Extensive experience in Quality Assurance methodologies and strategies with better understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Worked on Agile Methodology closely with developers to track and fix defects. Also worked in tracking everyday tasks in JIRA board.
• Excellent ability to understand complex scenarios and business problems, and transfer the knowledge to other users/developers in the most comprehensible manner.
• Able to work under pressure to meet deadlines and the ability to work in a cross - functional environment. Effectively able to work as a team member as well as independently on multiple applications.
• Experienced in supporting the team of on-site and off-shore which provides performance testing services for 24/7 for internal client applications.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating system: Windows2000, Windows NT, AIX, UNIX, Solaris

Environment: Web and App Servers(Web Logic 10g, 11g, 12C, Web Sphere 7.1, 8.0 and 8.5, MQ Series), MTX, IIS, LDAP, SNA server, SQL Servers, AS 400, IBM 6000, MQ Series (IBM and MS)

Databases: MS SQL Server, Oracle, LDAP, Access, Sybase, DB2

Languages: Java, JSP, Html, DHTML, Visual Basic, Oracle, C, C++, SQL, XML, .Net, Com, DCOM, C #, ASP

Testing tool: LoadRunner, Test Director, Quality Center, HP Diagnostics, HP Performance Center, Jmeter, QTP

Methodologies: Performance Engineering, CMM, TQM, Quality Assurance

ERP: Oracle Apps (HR, FI), People Soft HRMS, People Soft Finance Modules Siebel (sales)

Other: ETL, Shell Programming, Wintel, Optimal Application Expert, ClearCase, ClearQuest, Web Methods, TIBCO, Oracle

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Wooster, Ohio

Senior Performance Test Engineer/ JMeter Expert

Responsibilities:

• Experience in Test plan, Traceability matrix mapping with Requirements and Test Cases.
• Provided support in the performance testing using JMeter task includes developing test plan, test script and reports.
• Presently working in an Agile development environment. Participate in weekly Scrum meetings for the applications development.
• Good experience in using APM tool Dynatrace in monitoring business transaction across all tiers (web/app/DB) of the applications.
• Develop scenario based testing for the JMeter scripts.
• Create, schedule and run the scenarios using JMeter and generate necessary graphs
• Extensively worked on JMeter to create Thread Groups and test Web Application for various loads on key business scenarios
• Created and executed JMeter scripts for performance testing of portal
• Verifying the Requirements via the Automated Scripts, Installing Rational Robot Tool on different environment).
• Executing automated scripts for different release Automated Movement and Identification Solutions (PD AMIS) project and verifying the automated scripts identifies issues within the product.
• Involved modifying the automated scripts based Problem Report return against the application by the end users.
• Provide support testing of application has been developed using PowerBuilder 11.5 and Java. The Microsoft SQL Server 2008 database is used as the backend.
• Provided support in testing Web Application Performance Testing using Silkperformer Tool.
• Provided support functional testing of the Web Application using Silk Test
• Provide support and responsible for managing and tracking infrastructure requirements and software upgrade.
• Support in developing status briefings for executive-level clients.
• Accurately produce regular project status reports to senior management and release management team to ensure on-time project go live date.
• Experience in maintaining timelines for Scripts, scenario creation and test execution window.
• Tested web, Client server & web services based applications, using various workloads as demanded by the application.
• Identified Memory Leaks, Protocol to Protocol Response times analyzed, Web Page break downs, Web logic and web sphere log files. Issues relating to Indexes, Connection Pools, Thread size and Garbage collections, Memory heap size.
• Developed various reports and metrics to measure and track testing effort. Created Load model, Traceability Matrix and Tested cloud environments like Gaia.
• Participate in Weekly Meetings with the management team and Walkthroughs.

Environment: Load Runner 12.01 and 12.53, JMeter, Dynatrace, Powershell, ALM, C#, Sharepoint, Java, Webserver, BEA WebLogic 8.1 App Server.

Confidential, Concord, NH

Senior Performance Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Designed performance test suites by creating Web (HTTP/HTML), Web services, Java over HTTP and Click & Script test scripts, workload model. Extensively used VuGen and Jmeter to create Test Scripts.
• Identify system/application bottlenecks and worked to facilitate the tuning of the application/environment in order to optimize capacity and improve performance of the application in order to handle peak workloads generated via LoadRunner tool to simulate activity.
• Created scenarios to emulate concurrent Vusers, tested using Rendezvous points in the Vuser scripts and executed the Vuser Scripts in various scenarios which were both goal oriented and manual using Load Runner.
• Correlated and Parameterized test scripts to capture Dynamic values and input various test data as per business requirements.
• Using PerformanceCenter, execute multi-user performance tests, used online monitors (perf Mon), real-time output messages and other features of the LoadRunner Controller/Performance center.
• Performance test development for 'Continuous Benchmarking' using JMeter and Jenkins
• Design, Develop and Execute load tests using JMeter and Jenkins
• Created JMeter Test Cases to measure performance and functionality of web services
• Has very strong exposure on Performance using Loadrunner and JMeter
• Execution of automated test scripts using JMeter based on business/functional specifications
• Used regular expression for dynamic values in Jmeter
• Provided support during the CRP2 and BTA pilot testing as required by the Test Manager.
• Analyze, interpret, and summarize meaningful and relevant results in a complete Performance Test Report.
• Develop and implement load and stress tests with HP PerformanceCenter and Controller present performance statistics to application teams, and provide recommendations of how and where performance can be improved.
• Monitoring the various machines during load tests and informing the corresponding teams in case of issues.
• Created detailed test status reports, performance capacity reports, web trend analysis reports, and graphical charts for upper management using Load Runner analysis component.
• Root Cause Analysis & Bottleneck Analysis/Problem Isolation after Performance Testing using Wily Introscope.
• Expertise in Capacity Planning, Data Modeling and Root Cause Analysis
• Expertise in statistical and mathematical analysis and interpretation of data.

Environment: Load Runner 12.01&12.5, Jmeter, VSphere, AppDynamics, Dynatrace, Grafana, Splunk 6.3, Kibana (Real User Monitoring Data), JENKINS Automation, WebPageTest (synthetic testing tool), Splunk.

Confidential

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the Detail Design, Business, and Technical and General Design requirement documents.
• Created Test Cases and Test plans for the applications.
• Extensively used Virtual User generator (Vu Gen) and Controller with in Load Runner.
• Created Scripts by HTTP/HTML protocols in Vu Gen using Load Runner.
• Configured record and run time settings, options and web event record configurations.
• Created Scenarios using Load Runner Controller by using different techniques such as Schedule by Scenario, Schedule by Group, Ramp Up, and Ramp Down.
• Used Load Runner Controller to Perform Load Test, Capacity test and Stress Test.
• Performed System testing, Load testing, and Regression testing.
• Monitoring application and server utilization, response time, availability, performance and traffic flow by using HP Site Scope.
• Monitored different graphs like transaction response time and analyzed server performance status, hits per second and throughput.
• Ability to work with a sense of urgency in a deadline-oriented environment.

Environment: Load Runner, Site scope, Windows Vista/XP, SQL Server

Confidential

Performance Tester(Intern)

Responsibilities:

• Involved in developing test cases and scripts for Load/Stress and Performance testing of the application.
• Created and executed Test cases based on business requirements and test plans using Quality Center.
• Used Quality Center for Test Execution, Defect Tracking and Reporting.
• Responsible for Performance Tuning for Load, Stress, Endurance Test executions using both Load Runner.
• Developed automated load test scripts using Virtual User Generator and created Virtual Users to replicate the real time users in Load Runner.
• Modified Scripts and passed dynamic values using Parameterization and Correlation using Load Runner.
• Monitored different graphs like Transaction Response Time and Analyzed Server Performance Status, Hits per Second, Throughput using Load Runner.
• Analyzed No. of Hits per second, Average Throughput and Response Time of Individual Transactions for specified duration using Load Runner.
• Created automated scripts for AUT using VuGen in Load Runner http/html, web services protocol for regression scenarios.
• Defined criteria for performing usability testing, analyzed results of testing sessions, and presented results to development team.
• Performed interactive walkthroughs of test scripts with Developers, Business users and Business Analysts.

Environment: HP Load Runner, Back-End Testing, Technical Design Document, Technical Specification Document, MS Excel, IE, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Windows XP.