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Overview
- The position of a Performance Engineer is responsible for performance engineering and performance testing of server application (Unix/Linux/Windows) and Web Services.
- Solid understanding of methodologies, tools, and processes. Identify, isolate and track performance issues.
- Troubleshoot bottlenecks, related to performance and provide improvement suggestions at application, DB, OS, Hardware and or Network layer.
- Review functional and technical specifications and create/execute test cases, scripts and Test Plan.
- Review capacity plans and production usage trends to create suitable usage profile, baseline and breakpoint analysis to ensure acceptable levels of performance.
- Identify potential problems, omissions and open issues, attend walkthroughs and signoff meetings.
- Present clear metrics to both technical and non-technical.
- Own the product from start to finish with minimal supervision.
Required
- Minimum of 7 years' experience with Performance Testing/Engineering within the Client Server and Web Applications
- 7 years of expert knowledge with HP Load Runner utilizing all available protocols creating and executing scripts
- 7 year of experience working within the Server applications installing/troubleshooting and tuning Unix/Linux/Windows server environments
- Experience analyzing and trending performance issues and reliability of enterprise applications in production-like configuration and articulate test result impacts with stakeholders
- Proficient in creating and executing complex SQL queries (Oracle and MS SQL)
- Comfortable with the OS architecture, Kernel, tuning, Networking, Various Hardware Configs impacting performance of the applications and be able to provide suggestions based on statistics
- Experience with middleware using MQ Series and also WebSphere setup and configuration
- Experience in Test Management/Defect Tracking with the following tools: HP ALM, Clear Quest and SoapUI
- Possess critical thinking, expert project management skills, and exceptionally strong communication skills that can summarize and document performance test results.
Deliverables
- Test Plan/Test Cases/Load Runner Scripts
- Performance result documents including application and server side stats
- Closure document summarizing release
- Performance improvement recommendation
- Test data
- Lessons learned
Technical Skills:
- LoadRunner (12.0 or Higher) - High
- Oracle/SQL - High
- DB2/SQL - Good
- Web/App Servers (WebSphere, JBoss, Apache, Tomcat, iPlanet) - High
- SOAPUI - High
- Network Monitoring (BMS Patrol) - Good
- MQ Series - Good
- Unix / Linux - Good
- HP ALM - Good
- Clear Quest - Good
- HP UFT - Desirable
- APM Tools (AppDynamics, Dynatrace) - Desirable
Interview Process (Is face to face required?) Yes
Does this position require Visa independent candidates only? No
