SUMMARY

• experience in IT industry on Manual Testing and performance testing.
• Expert in Performance engineering, Performance tuning, Performance diagnose.
• Extensive experience in all the phases and Methodologies (Agile/Scrum and Waterfall) of Software Development Life Cycle and QA Life Cycle.
• Good Knowledge in STLC and Expertise in all the stages of the performance test engineering life cycle (Non - Functional Requirement Gathering, Test Strategy, Test Design/Development, Test Execution, Test Result Analysis, Reporting, Benchmarks, and Recommendations).
• Experienced with various performance testing tools such (HP LoadRunner, HP Performance Center, and J-Meter).
• Strong skills using, installing, and configuring all components of LoadRunner including VUGen, Controller, Analysis, and Load Generators.
• Experienced in requirement gathering and documentation process and overall Load testing.
• Hands on Monitoring the resource usage of Web Services, App Servers, Database server using different types of monitoring tools such as HP SiteScope, HP Diagnostics, Wily Introscope, Dynatrace and during Performance testing.
• Extensive experience in debugging and execution of LoadRunner scripts by using programming languages like C, C++, C#, Java, Python, SQL.
• Experienced in designing multiple LoadRunner scripts (VUGen) with different protocols like Web http/html, Ajax, Web services, Ajax Tru-Client, Citrix for load testing different applications.
• Having knowledge on XL release.
• Having good knowledge on Oracle SQL, SQL Developer and Toad which helps to automate Data base dependent activities.
• Expert in identifying Application Performance bottlenecks, root cause and server configuration through monitoring tools like HP SiteScope, Willy Introscope, Dynatrace, Splunk etc.
• Strong experience in preparing and executing different kinds of Performance test scenarios such (Load, Stress, Endurance, Spike, Scalability, and Volume).
• Good Experience in writing Functional and Non-Functional test-case.
• Strong ability to understand and document critical data through effective data collection, data analysis and data integration.
• Good experience in Identifying performance bottlenecks and memory leaks using AppDynamics.
• Hands on Monitoring and analyzing the application server any Network server using Splunk tool.
• Ability to handle multiple scenarios with rapidly changing priorities and deadline.
• Good Analytical, Interpersonal and communication skills.
• Quick Learner, adapter of new tools/technologies and their test applicability. Excellent written/verbal communication, highly motivated, and self-starter.
• Able to work both in a team environment and independently under minimal supervision.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Automation Tool: HP LoadRunner /Performance Center / JMeter/ReadyAPI

Test Management Tool: ALM/HP Mercury Quality Center/Test Director.

Languages: C, C++, C#, Java, Java Script, XML

Monitoring Tools: Wily Introscope / Dynatrace / SiteScope / HP Performance Manager/App Dynamics, Splunk

Operating Systems: Windows, UNIX

Databases: SQL / DB2 / MS Access / MySQL/ Oracle

Work Flow Tools: MS-Visio, MS-Excel, MS-Word, MS-PowerPoint

Web Servers: Web logic, Web Sphere, IIS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Rochester, NY

Performance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Participate in gathering Non-Functional requirements by interacting with the Team leads, Solutions architects and Business leads to develop the Production usage.
• Customizing LoadRunner scripts in C/ JavaScript language for LoadRunner scripts.
• Automating critical transaction performance scenarios using HP Load Runner, ReadyAPI and various other tools.
• Implementing traceability metrics for the service requests.
• Uploading the scripts to GIT repository using SourceTree and maintaining them for any code changes.
• Creating clients, Employees and users using TAF (Test Automation Framework) tool for test data.
• Designing various tests simulating real time scenario and execution of load and performance tests using HP Performance Center and LoadUI tools on virtual user generators, AWS cloud generators.
• Analyzing and validating marks & measures for the services using Roger-watcher and other developer tool extensions.
• Developing multiple LoadRunner scripts for microservices testing.
• Analyzing the service calls and debugging the service requests and responses using Fiddler 4.
• Monitoring and analyzing the application server any Network server using Splunk tool
• Identifying performance bottlenecks and memory leaks using AppDynamics.
• Create test data for multiple projects using JMeter.
• Preparing test reports, publishing the results in wiki and presenting the reports with stake holders.
• Attending Scrum meeting and involving in the performance requirement gathering discussions.
• Create stories and spikes for the performance requirement using JIRA.
• Participating in agile ceremonies and retrospectives.

Environment: HP LoadRunner 12.6, JMeter, Performance Center, ReadyAPI, Postman, Fiddler, Windows, Visual Studio, XL Release, TOAD, Roger watcher, HP Quality Center, GIT, AppDynamics, Splunk, Grafana.

Confidential, Milwaukee, WI

Performance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Participate in gathering Non-Functional requirements by interacting with the Team leads, Solutions architects and Business leads to develop the Production usage.
• Developing Master Test Plan, which include entire Testing plan, Testing Resources, Testing Strategy, and testing end to end scenarios.
• Designed multiple LoadRunner scripts using VUGen with different protocols like Web, Flex, AJAX, TruClient, Citrix, Web services, for performance testing different applications.
• Performed test scripts development and enhancements like correlation, parametrization, error handling using VUGen.
• Executed LoadRunner scenarios based on complex business scenarios with different monitors for Stress testing, Scalability testing, and Load testing.
• Create test files using Load Runner scripts and drop it in different servers for processing using LoadRunner scenario or manually using WinSCP.
• Monitor the file processing using Informatica DX consoles, TOAD and Online application.
• Create script and scenarios for online application and execute using Load Runner.
• Used Dynatrace, Splunk for Performance bottleneck analysis.
• Analyzed Dynatrace pure paths, transaction flow, Method hotspots, response time hotspots and database dashlets and other graphs and reports to check where performance delays occurred like network delay, CPU performance issues, Memory issues, I/O delays, database locking, database queries performance issues and which method is taking long time to execute.
• Monitored the software performance on different windows and UNIX environments.
• Used SQL Profiler to monitor the DB while testing the Application.
• Analyze the test results and prepare preliminary reports and executive summary reports.
• Responsible for analyzing application and components, behavior and optimizing server configurations.
• Maintained defect status and reported testing status weekly and monthly using defect Tracing tools.

Environment: HP LoadRunner 12.3, Performance Center, Windows, Unix, WinSCP, Informatica DX consoles, TOAD, HTTP Watch, HP Quality Center, Dynatrace, Splunk

Confidential, Bloomsburg, PA

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Preparing the Test cases, Test plans, test scenarios, performance goals as required.
• Involved in building a performance test environment installed, configured and maintained LoadRunner 12.3.
• Recorded and enhanced LoadRunner HTTP/HTML, TCP/IP web protocol scripts, Web technologies used HTML, JavaScript, Web Services and JSP.
• Develop test scenarios, execute Baseline/Peak/Stress load test; monitor Performance tests; Collate/Analyze results; summarize Reports that easily illustrates test results to Project team and Management; identify Bottlenecks and recommend remedies.
• Used Rendezvous concept to LoadRunner to generate Peak Load onto the server thereby stressing it and measuring its performance.
• Execute test and monitor system performance by SiteScope, LoadRunner Controller.
• Analyzed Performance, Response Vs. time, CPU Utilization, Memory, I/O, and Throughput graphs
• Involved in Bug tracking, reporting and coordination with various groups from initial finding of defects to final response time hotspots and database dashlets.
• Analyze the results using performance center and based on analysis pinpointed the bottlenecks.
• Responsible for creating and publishing the test reports to business stake holders, developer and all the team members by providing the comparisons charts between target and baseline tests/SLA’s.
• Responsible for analyzing, monitoring production volume and update/scale the performance volume accordingly in current testing scenarios for all the applications.

Environment: HP Load Runner, Performance Center, Dynatrace, JIIRA, Windows, UNIX, Web HTML /HTTP, JUnit, Splunk, Java script, IIS, SQL Developer, Microsoft Visual Studio 2013

Confidential, Rosemont, IL

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• 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 implemented performance test planes in accordance with agreed strategies and protocols.
• Improved performance test architecture in coordination with agreed strategies and protocols.
• 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.
• Proficient in plotting and implementing scenarios and loading LoadRunner scripts into a controller.
• Modified existing Load Test scripts by Correlation, Parameterization etc. concepts to replicate new Business activities.
• Measured times at sub transaction levels at web, app servers and database server levels by using optimal application expert, highly concentered on Transaction per sec during testing.
• Develop and implement Load and Stress tests with LoadRunner and present performance statistics to application teams and provide recommendations on how and where performance can be improved.
• Preparation and execution of test scripts using JMeter and SOAP UI tool to perform web Services testing.
• Writes and executes SQL quires in validating test results.
• Setting up the schedule, scenario configuration and running the scenario and identification of Bottlenecks.
• Identified long running transactions and traced them in Transaction tracing in Willy Introscope.
• Responsible for monitoring CPU utilization, Thread count, Response time, session count, GC heap analysis.
• Developed and deployed test automation scripts to do end to end performance testing using LoadRunner.
• Worked in shred environment tested different application.
• Summarized the results and prepare report for management.

Environment: HP Load Runner 12.0, Web Logic 12.1.1, UNIX, Oracle 11g, HP Performance Center, Windows, HP ALM, Dynatrace, Willy Introscope, SiteScope, IIS, WCF, WSDL, BIDS, Selenium, JMeter, Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 11.0.