SUMMARY

• Around 7 years of diversified 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++, Java, SQL.
• Experienced in designing multiple LoadRunner scripts (VUGen) with differentprotocols like Web http/html, Ajax, Web services, Ajax Tru-Client, Citrix for load testing differentapplications.
• Having good knowledge on Oracle SQL, SQL Developer and Toad which helps to automate Data base dependentactivities.
• Expert in identifying Application Performance bottlenecks, root cause and server configuration through monitoring tools like HP SiteScope, Willy Introscope,Dynatrace,Splunk etc.
• Strongexperience 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.
• 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

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

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

Monitoring Tools: Wily Introscope / Dynatrace / SiteScope / HP Performance Manager

Operating Systems: Windows, UNIX, Linux

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, 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 monitorthe 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 Engineer

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 Performancetests; Collate/Analyze results; summarize Reports that easily illustrates test results toProject 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 Test Engineer

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 VisualStudio 2015 11.0.

Confidential

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Performance requirements documenting by interviewing Stakeholders and identifying Non-Functional requirements.
• Test Planning, estimations and Workload modeling.
• Test script development and enhancement using VUGen.
• Test data setup.
• Executed load tests like Base line, Load, stress, Endurance tests.
• Monitored and Analyzed system performance during load tests using SiteScope and Gomez.
• Defect reporting and Tracking using HP ALM/QC.
• Performance Test Executions for web applications and sync jobs.
• Responsible for team meetings to discuss the issues arising out of testing
• Prepared load Test analysis reports (CPU Utilization, Throughput, Response Times, Web Server Monitor Counters, System Resource Performance Counters, and Database Performance Counters).

Environment: HP LoadRunner 11.5, Performance Center, Wily Introscope, Site Scope, Web Http/Html, Web services, Oracle DBA, UNIX, Web Server, Quality Center, MS Excel, MS Word, SQL Server, Windows.

Confidential

Performance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Designing the Performance Test plan, strategy with approach, methodology, Workload model, Metrics, and Type of different test, which is required for the project to validate for its SLA.
• Test Script preparation, Test data setup using scripts developed on LoadRunner, Toad.
• Extensively used Auto and manual Correlation, Parameterization, and Content Check features
• Established test data for testing the application.
• Frequently communicated with developers and senior QA team members to assist in clarification of technical issues
• Setup the IP spoofing for performance environment before running the test.
• Designed the manual scenarios using load-runner controller module.
• Analyzed results to work with development, server admins and DBAs to isolate performance issues. Tuned application and database performance by monitoring tests at all layers.
• Logging and tracking bugs in Bug Tracker.
• Interacted with the UAT team to solve issues related to the defects.

Environment: HP Load Runner9.5, C Scripting, CICS, Test Director, MS Excel, MS Word, SiteScope, HP Diagnostics, SQL Server, UNIX, shell Script, Windows, Web Services.