SUMMARY:

• Over 5 years of IT experience as a Performance Engineer with hands on experience in end to end performance testing lifecycle.
• Gathered Performance Test requirements from the client and designed Performance tests.
• Proficient in debugging and executing Load Runner scripts.
• Ability to work on multiplatform environments like Windows, UNIX with clear understanding of file system, environment variables and file transfer protocol (FTP).
• Good with debugging and adjusting scripts by running it within Vugen with Runtime Settings logs set to display all messages.
• Experience in executing SQL queries to validate the data in the back end.
• Working experience in Load Testing, Stress Testing, Endurance Testing and Spike testing.
• Extensively involved in all phases of Performance Testing Life Cycle.
• Familiarity with run time settings/recording options and general options in Load Runner.
• Highly motivated individual with excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Possess strong ability to quickly adapt to new applications and platforms.
• Good team leader with strong analytical and communication skills.
• Extensive working experience on an open source tool Jmeter in order to simulate user loads outside the firewall.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Web Technologies: HTML, XML, XHTML, WebSphere.

Languages: C, C++, C#, JAVA, SQL, PL/SQL, JavaScript, VB Script, Unix Shell.

RDBMS: MS Access, MS SQL Server, My SQL, Oracle DB2

Project Management Tools: MS - Project, MS - Visio

Methodologies: Agile, Waterfall, Performance Testing.

Operating Systems: Windows, UNIX, Linux, Solaris.

Automation Tools: LoadRunner, Performance Center, Jmeter

Defect Tracking Tools: Test Director, Lotus Notes, Bugzilla, Quality Center, Clear Quest

Other Tools: Dynatrace, SiteScope, CA Introscope, AppDynamics

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, NH

Performance Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Develop, manages and tracks detailed projects plans to ensure timely completion of deliverables in Agile environment.
• Responsible for gathering and interpreting performance test requirements on multiple projects at different phases of the Test Life Cycle.
• Responsible for managing and keeping all performance testing activities regarding software/code upgrades, infrastructure migrations and new implementations.
• Performed requirement analysis by gathering both functional and Non-Functional requirements on the claim management and actuarial services based on workers compensation with the process owners & stake holders and document analysis, represented them in requirements traceability matrix (RTM).
• Extensively used Performance Monitors to analyze the System Bottlenecks like Memory Leaks, CPU Utilization and other Bottlenecks on AppDynamics and Dynatrace.
• Created different web services scenarios depending on the number of calls per second for peak services.
• Performed Load/Performance/Stress by creating and executing different sets of scenarios to accomplish different objectives based on the Load Models.
• Experience in troubleshooting and debugging codes using check points and logged defects related to application performance issues.
• Monitored System Resource Graphs (Windows Resources), Web Server Resource Graphs (MS IIS), Network Graphs (Network Delay Time) and DB Resource Graphs (SQL Server, Oracle).
• Executed scenarios using performance center and provided analysis report to a Project team.

Environment: LoadRunner, Performance Center, Wily Introscope, SiteScope, nmon, Quality Center and Oracle, SOAP, WebServices, AppDynamics, Dynatrace, Splunk.

Confidential, CO

Performance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked under different LOB’s by implementing Process based testing and tuning activities.
• Responsible for developing the performance test strategies, plans and cases.
• Created Vusers using VUGEN for performance testing using Load Runner.
• Conducted memory leak testing for all the applications using LoadRunner and CA IntroScope.
• Evaluated Performance Testing Tools from HP Suite.
• Responsible for monitoring and analyzing performance issues using confidential.
• Performed Parameterization in LoadRunner.
• Involved in initiating network monitoring and analyzation of server metrics using nmon analyzer.
• Verify that new or upgraded applications to meet specified performance requirements
• Gathered and Analyzed Business requirements and procedures.
• Creation of project plan, test plans, estimations, development and tracking projects at every phase.
• Analyzed requirement and design documents.

Environment: LoadRunner, Performance Center, DyanTrace, Web logic, IIS, Java, CA Introscope, SiteScope, nmon, Quality Center and Oracle.

Confidential, NC

Performance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in writing detailed Performance Test Plans, Test Scripts and Test Cases based on requirements.
• Used Load Runner, to minimize testing cycles, optimize performance, and accelerate deployment.
• Validated the scripts to make sure they have been executed correctly and meets the scenario description.
• Created Vuser scripts that contain tasks performed by each Vuser, tasks performed by Vuser as a whole, and tasks measured as transactions
• Involved in gathering all the requirements from various teams and worked on the test plan and test strategy documents for projects.
• Analyzed the results of the Load test by using Analysis tool, looking at the o monitors and the graphs, and also monitoring tools like AppDynamics and confidential.
• Responsible for comprehensive performance test results report.

Environment: LoadRunner, Performance Center, AppDynamics, Splunk, HP Service Test, Quality Center, Sitescope, HP Diagnostics, Java, JavaScript, WebSphere, Weblogic, HTML, Oracle, SQL.

Confidential, CA

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in writing detailed Performance Test Plans, Test Scripts and Test Cases based on requirements.
• Responsible for the scripts and reserve testing resources using HP Suite including LoadRunner and Performance Center.
• Coordinated with business team to get the performance requirements for the load, stress and endurance testing.
• Interacted with project team including business and technical to gather requirements and developed performance test plans.
• Responsible for setting up and maintaining SiteScope monitors.
• Expert in server-side monitoring and test result analysis using SiteScope and CA IntroScope for application server to identify performance bottlenecks.
• Configured UNIX, database resources for performance monitoring on Performance Center.
• Performed the Endurance test by executing the test for longer hours in order to find out any Memory Leaks, slow resource consumption problem.
• Creation of project plan, test plans, estimations, development and tracking projects at every phase.
• Worked closely with Software Developers to isolate, track, debugging and troubleshoot defects.
• Developed scripts using Web (Http/html), and Web Services protocols.

Environment: Load Runner, Performance Center, SiteScope, CA IntroScope, Excel, Oracle, IIS, MS SQL Server, Citrix, Web logic, Load Balancer, JAVA, J2EE Diagnostic Tool, Windows, HP-UX, HP Service Test.

Confidential, IL

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing the performance test strategies, plans and cases.
• Created Vusers using VUGEN for performance testing using Load Runner
• Conducted memory leak testing for all the applications using LoadRunner and CA IntroScope.
• Evaluated Performance Testing Tools from HP Suite.
• Performed Parameterization in LoadRunner.
• Verify that new or upgraded applications to meet specified performance requirements
• Gathered and Analyzed Business requirements and procedures.
• Creation of project plan, test plans, estimations, development and tracking projects at every phase
• Analyzed requirement and design documents.

Environment: LoadRunner, Performance Center, Web logic, IIS, Java, CA Introscope, SiteScope, Quality Center, HP Diagnostics and Oracle.