SUMMARY

• Over 10 years of experience in IT industry with 7+ years of experience as in software testing which includes functional and Performance testing against web - based applications, web service interfaces, and back-end server components.
• Working experience of various phases of SDLC such as Requirement Analysis, Design, Code Construction and Test.
• Experience in End-to-End performance testing life cycle
• Experience working on multiple load testing tools like JMeter, Load Runner/Performance Center and Neo Load
• Experience working on multiple Functional testing tools like QTP/UFT, Selenium and SoapUI.
• Skillful in Identifying production metrics& historical data critical to performance/load testing efforts
• Expertise in HP Performance Center/ Load Runner (Web/HTTP, Web Services, JAVA, citrix protocols)
• Interface with developers, project managers, and management in the development, execution, and reporting of performance test results
• Expert in the different types of testing that include Shakeout and Smoke testing, Endurance testing, Load testing, benchmark testing and Stress testing.
• Performing load and performance tests against web-based applications, (SOA) Web Service interfaces UNIX/LINUX, Database
• Building a common dashboard, which acts as a single point of viewing all the analysis data about each and every activity.
• Building and presenting a performance trend graph for the application by determining its behavior at various user loads.
• Analyzing the application behavior for performance constraints by conducting different types of load test
• Monitoring Database and Application server, generating reports for their performance during load tests.
• Good experience working in agile development environment. Experience in developing Performance Test Plan, Test cases.
• Possesses detailed working knowledge of Load Runner components, including VuGen, Controller,LoadGenerators, Agents, and Analysis and Monitoring tools.
• Has detailed experience analyzing Load Runner test results and articulating these into an accurate report for business, development, and management teams as well as operations stakeholders.
• Proficient in articulating modern web application architectural components, including application server containers, session management, authentication and authorization techniques,loadbalancing devices, and proxies.
• Team player, result-oriented, fast learner, excellent communication skills with strong research capability.
• Strong collaborator, ability to work independently and in a team as well, ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment, commitment towards learning, Possess excellent communication, project management, documentation, people skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Solaris, Red Hat Linux, Windows.

Languages: C, C++, JAVA/J2EE

Databases: Oracle 9i/10g/11g, DB2, SQL Server, MySQL

GUI: JSP, Java Applets, ASP, HTML

Scripting Libraries: Shell scripting, Java scripting.

Web Related: HTML,XML, VBScript, JavaScript, Applets, JAVA, JDBC, Servlets and JSP

Testing Related Tools: Load Runner, HP ALM/Performance Center, JMeter, Neoload,Quality CenterMethodologies Performance Testing, Agile

Web / Application Servers: Apache HTTP Server, IBM HTTP Server, IIS, WebSphere, WebLogic

Monitoring Tools: Dynatrace, Wily Introscope, HP Site Scope

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Performance Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in End-to-End performance testing life cycle
• Involved in gathering business requirement and identify performance test cases.
• Involved in developing test plan which include scope, test strategies, test scenarios, types of tests, test summary reports and test execution metrics.
• Involved in developing and enhancing the Web (HTTP-HTML), Web services scripts using HP Load Runner.
• Conducted load/Stress tests using HP Performance Center/Load runner and communicate with the Developers, Architects, and Managers in the project team.
• Responsible for developing and executing baseline, stress, soak and volume tests.
• Analyze the results using Performance center and based on Analysis pinpointed the bottlenecks of the application.
• Monitoring the application resource usage using monitoring tool like AppDynamics and shell scripts.
• 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.
• Submitted High level test results summary report to the team.
• Coordinate with off shore team members and communicate status updates on testing activities to the Project Management Team

Environment: Java, Web Logic, Oracle, Linux, HP Load Runner/ALM Performance Center, Jmeter, F5 Load Balancer, AppDynamics, MQ series, Soap UI

Confidential, Jacksonville FL

Performance Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked with business and development teams in identifying real world use cases and appropriate workflows.
• Test plan design which includes scope, test strategies, test scenarios and types of tests to be executed.
• Extensively worked in developing Vuser scripts for application using web (HTTP/HTML) and web service protocol.
• Validated the scripts to make sure they have been executed correctly and meets the scenario description.
• Parameterized large and complex test data to accurate depict production trends.
• Designed tests for Benchmark, Stress and Endurance Testing.
• Setup and monitored Web, Application and DB server counters in ALM Performance Center during the load test.
• Perform Analysis in Performance Center to evaluate the performance of the application.
• Analyze the results using Performance center and based on Analysis pinpointed the bottlenecks, memory leaks ahead of time to help increase application performance.
• Responsible for analyzing application and components behavior with heavier loads and optimizing server configurations
• Analyzed Application CPU Usage, Heap Memory, GC activity, loaded classes and threads using Visual VM Java profiling tool.
• Worked on Application Resiliency and High Availability testing
• Conducted result analysis and communicated technical issues with developers and architects.
• Worked on the Jmeter as well along with load runner to baseline the load tests with open source tools.
• Involved in defect tracking, reporting and coordination with various groups from initial finding of defects to final resolution.
• Created comprehensive test results report for the management.

Environment: Java, Web Logic, Oracle, SQL, Linux, HP Load Runner/ALM Performance Center, Windows, Jconsole, Site scope.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Performance Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in gathering business requirement and identify performance test cases.
• Involved in developing test plan which include scope, test strategies, test scenarios, types of tests, test summary reports and test execution metrics.
• Involved in developing and enhancing the Web (HTTP-HTML), Web services scripts using HP Load Runner.
• Conducted load/Stress tests using HP Performance Center/Load runner and communicate with the Developers, Architects, and Managers in the project team.
• Responsible for developing and executing baseline, stress, soak and volume tests.
• Analyze the performance test results and pinpointed the bottlenecks of the application.
• Monitoring the application resource usage using monitoring tool like AppDynamics.
• 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.
• Submitted High level test results summary report to the team.
• Coordinate with off shore team members and communicate status updates on testing activities to the Project Management Team

Environment: Java, WebLogic, Oracle, SQL, Solaris, HP Load Runner, Introscope

Confidential, Frisco TX

QA/Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Gathered requirements documents such as business requirements and design document and other related documents.
• Prepared Test Plan, Test Cases, Test scripts and Test data for the application as well as for the database verification based on the functional requirements and test specs.
• Test plan, Test scenarios and test case authoring and execution.
• Defect logging and tracking in QC.
• Prepared the Understanding document, Bug status reports and Requirement traceability matrix for each project
• Participated in Regression testing after each build.
• Interacted with developers to resolve technical issues.
• Responsible in providing regular test reports to Release Manager.
• Participated in daily Walk Through and Defect report meetings.
• Performed system testing to ensure the validity of the requirements and mitigation of risks prior to formal acceptance.
• Identified defects in system testing, end to end testing regression testing, UAT testing, logged these defects using rational clear quest with proper severity and priority and performed defect life cycle.
• Performed functional testing of REST Web Services using SOAP UI Tool.
• Actively participated in daily team meetings.
• Interacted with other external teams for environment availability and work towards resolution.

Environment: Java, Web Logic, Oracle, SQL, Solaris, HTML, SQL developer, Remedy.