SUMMARY

• 7+ years of experience in the field of IT with focus on QA and Performance testing of web - based applications.
• Knowledge in all phases of SDLC and working knowledge of Software testing (Functional, Performance).
• Experienced to write Strategy documents, Performance Test Plans.
• Proficient in LoadRunner Vegan Scripting using multiple protocols like Web HTTP/HTML, True client protocols.
• Worked with LoadRunner Scripts, enhanced scripts with C functions, Parameterized and correlation, text checks to validate expected page
• Having experience to creating Test scenarios, analysing Test Results, reporting Bugs/Defects, and documenting Test results.
• Self-motivated, Quick learner and determination to learn new technologies.
• Also involved in Web services functional testing using SOAP UI tool.
• Knowledge in understanding of Agile/Scrum’s methodologies.
• Extensive knowledge in the Performance Test Life Cycle.
• Experience in the Entire SDLC life cycle, from requirements gathering to releasing into production.
• Hands on experience with Performance Testing of Web Services, Web Application, using Load Runner.
• Defining performance metrics, analysing the usage of the application, conducting tests by both Manual Scenario in Percentage mode and Through Goal Oriented Scenario.
• Expertise in using performance testing tools such as HP LoadRunner, Performance Centre.
• Involved in developing load and performance test scripts using Web HTTP/HTML, Web Services, Click and script protocols.
• Extensive experience with baseline, benchmark, load, stress, and endurance testing for performance.
• Experience in using SoapUI in inspecting, invoking, monitoring, simulating/mocking as well as functional testing
• Analysed the business requirements and wrote Test Cases. Analysed the business requirements and wrote Test Strategy.
• Excellent Knowledge of programming languages like C to debug and execute LoadRunner scripts.
• Excellent with parameterization and correlation. Excellent in communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Contributed to the completion of all projects on time.
• Ability to work in tight schedules and on different applications concurrently.
• Proficient with using, installing, configuring VUGEN, Controller, Analysis and Load Generators.
• Good with Debugging, Identifying, Adjusting, and fixing script errors by running it within Vugen.
• Expertise in Problem solving and Bug Tracking Reports using Bug tracking Tools.
• Executed the test Performance scripts using LoadRunner and analysed the results.
• Involved in writing various functions to create realistic load tests on the applications.
• Performed IP Spoofing using LoadRunner.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Performance Testing Tool: HP LoadRunner 12.xx and SOASTA Cloud Test, SOAP UI New Relic APM tool, Quality Centre, Performance Centre, JMeter

Functional Testing Tool: Quick Test Pro 9.5/11.0, Quality Centre 9.5/11.0

RDBMS/ Database: MS SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, MS Access, DB2

Languages: C, Visual Basic, Java, .Net, HTML and SQL

Operating Systems: MS-DOS, Unix, Windows 2000/NT, Windows XP, Vista, 2000, 2003,2007,2008,2010

Workflow Tools: MS Office

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in gathering business requirements, studying the application architecture, and collecting the information from developers and business.
• Created User scripts that contain tasks performed by each User, tasks performed by Users as a whole and tasks measured as transactions.
• Extensively worked in Web, Web Services, Click and Script in LoadRunner.
• Tested security module which was implemented using web services.
• Executed test and monitor system performance SiteScope, LoadRunner Controller.
• Performed Data Driven and Security Testing.
• Enhanced User scripts by introducing the timer blocks, by Parameterizing user ids to run the script for multiple users.
• Created different monitors to check for performance bottlenecks in the web server, database services and application server using Wily.
• Web Interface Protocols are initially determined before generating the test scripts and later the scripts are generated.
• Used Load Runner, to minimize testing cycles, optimize performance, and accelerate deployment. Responsible for setting runtime settings in LoadRunner.
• Analysed the results of the Load test by using the LoadRunner Analysis tool to identify bottlenecks.
• Participated in the Go/No-go meetings.

Environment: HP LoadRunner11.5,12.1, Performance Centre, HP SiteScope, Wily Introscope, HP Diagnostic, WebLogic, WebSphere, IIS, Java/J2EE, HTML/HTTP, XML, SoapUI, JUnit, Java Scripts, MYSQL, Windows XP, UNIX, and Linux.

Confidential, CA

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in gathering business requirement, studying the application, and collecting the information from developers, and business.
• Created User scripts that contain tasks performed by each User, tasks performed by User as a whole, and tasks measured as transactions.
• Developed User Scripts in web.
• Designed tests for Benchmark and Stress testing.
• Parameterized large and complex test data to accurately depict production trends.
• Validated the scripts to make sure they have been executed correctly and meet the scenario description.
• Created Single User, Baseline and Soak test scenarios. Random pacing between iterations was introduced to get the desired transactions per hour.
• Responsible for analysing application and components behaviour with heavier loads and optimizing server configurations.
• Used LoadRunner tool for testing and monitoring actively participated in enhancement meetings focused on making the website more intuitive and interesting.

Environment: Load Runner, Performance Centre, Win Runner, DAP, Oracle, MS SQL Server, WebLogic, WebSphere, Java, Windows 07/08/10, Solaris, AIX.

Confidential, CA

QA tester/Performance tester

Responsibilities:

• First Need to verify most critical business flows for performance scripts.
• Prepared high level strategy document for covered use cases, pre-production environment detail, load volume, required valid test data.
• Used LoadRunner to generate Virtual user script to simulate the behaviour of hundreds of real users.
• Customize Parameterization in a DATA file using LoadRunner to test the application with different sets of data.
• Designed performance test scenarios using LoadRunner, ran stress tests and analysed the results.
• Interface with development team and project managers to report performance test results.
• Frequent status checks with the Development team to ensure timely delivery.

Confidential

QA Manual tester

Responsibilities:

• Experience in all stages of the Software Development Life Cycle and QA Life Cycle and in all dimensions of Functionality, Usability, Reliability.
• Good experience in Web Services testing using SOAP UI, XML and WSDL; and in providing required input data to request XML, get the required data from response
• XML uses the response data from other request XML using SOAP UI.
• Strong in writing SQL queries to perform backend data validations.