General and Loadrunner Expertise:

• Hands-on testing experience in JAVA, SOAP UI, SAP, Web Services, ASP, SOA, .Net, VB, ASP, JSP and JavaScript. Mainframe and SQL on UNIX and Windows platforms.
• Excellent experience in Performance testing using Load Runner with Quality Center. Analyze results, graphs, service level agreement SLA , Site Scope, reports, online view and work load using Performance Center.
• Experience with the Waterfall, Agile software development lifecycle and other SDLC Methodologies.
• Performed Smoke Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, End-to-End Testing, User Acceptance Testing UAT , Regression Testing, Performance Testing, Adhoc Testing, Data and Database Migration Testing, Interaction Testing, Localization testing, Configuration Testing, usability testing and security testing.
• Experienced in using the automated testing tools Test Director, Loadrunner and Quality Center
• Efficient in Bug Tracking and Reporting using automated testing tools.
• Involved in Business Requirement Analysis, and writing Test Plans, Test Cases, Traceability matrix, Test Scripts for middleware, web-Based, Client/Server and Stand-Alone applications.
• Worked closely with BA's, developers, Clients, support group to ensure test environment, application and data readiness.
• Strong experience in Mainframe Batch Cycles Online Real-time Processing.
• Strong Database Oracle, SQL Server, MS Access and ETL tool testing skills using advanced SQL and PL/SQL.
• Comfortable with various Industry Leading Operating systems Windows NT/98/95/2000/XP, UNIX, AIX, Mac 9.0/10
• Conversant with SDLC and QA practices and Rational Unified Process RUP and Agile Environment
• Excellent team player with good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Expert experience in gathering requirements specifications and technical specifications.
• Preparing Test Strategy and Test Plan for multiple projects which followed AGILE methodology Scrum, XP, ASD Adaptive Software Development .
• Extensive experience in creating virtual users using VUGEN and performed performance testing using Load Runner and solid experience in Load Runner Architecture.
• Excellent experience in Functional testing, performance, manual, Automation, Data Warehouse, White box and non-functional testing including Performance in Web based and client/server applications.
• Experience in Insurance industry, Web application, Product Development Company and online e-commerce projects.

Technical Expertise:

Professional Experience

Sr. Performance Engineer Performance Center Admin

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Prepared Test Strategies, Test Plan and Test Cases as per the business requirements and Use Cases.
• Involved in Load Testing of various modules and software application using Load Runner
• Developed the Load Test scripts using the Load Runner Virtual User Generator VUGen and enhanced the scripts by including transactions, parameterize the constant values and correlating the dynamic values
• Developed Vuser Scripts in Web HTTP, WebServices, ODBC,Oracle-2Tier,Winsock and Click Script Protocols.
• Enhanced Load Runner scripts to test the new builds of the application
• Developing Vuser scripts and enhanced the basic script by Parameterizing the constant values
• Conducted Web services testing using SOAP UI.
• According to business specification, Customization of scripts by using Load Runner
• Carried out stress testing by introducing rendezvous points in the script
• Conducted testing on the servers using Load Runner Performance Center to establish the load capacity of the server
• Using Load Runner analyzed the response times of various business transactions, modules login times under load, developed reports and graphs to present the test results
• Used Sitescope Dynatrace to monitor the load test and to identify the bottle necks.
• Monitored the performance of the Web and Database SQL servers during Stress test execution.
• Defined transactions to measure server performance under load by creating rendezvous points to simulate heavy load on the server
• Used Load Runner for checking the performance of Various Reports and Queries under load
• Analyzed the results of the Load test using the Load Runner Analysis tool, looking at the online monitors and the graphs and identified the bottlenecks in the system
• Reported and entered bugs in Quality Center
• Tested for the compatibility of the Browser.
• Developed High Level and Detailed Test Plans and reviewed with Team, demonstrated Customer Level experience to team. Identify critical functionality at business level.
• Updated test matrices, test plans, and documentation at each major release and performed Regression testing using automated script.
• Managed/Updated Shared object repository from time to time using Object Repository Manager.
• Used environment variables as global variables to pass the values between actions.
• Carried out the manual testing of different interfaces.
• Provided Test Estimates for various phases of the project.
• Reported and tracked defects in the Quality Center bug tracking system.
• Automated the test cases using Quick Test Professional
• Performed QA Process management by automated process, identified functional changed vs. business impact and trained QA team with cross business training.
• Work closely with software developers and take an active role in ensuring that the software components meet the highest quality standards
• Supported Production team to understand and execute the processes.
• Created application documentation to assist in the support and training of users.

Environment: LoadRunner 9.52,11.1, Performance Center, Quality Center, SiteScope, Wily IntroScope, DynaTrace, QTP, SQL Server, SQL Profiler, Windows, UNIX, Weblogic, Websphere, Performance Center, XML

Sr. Performance Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Defining the performance goals and objectives based on the client requirements and input.
• Involved in building a Performance Test Environment.
• Installed, configured and maintained Loadrunner 9.5.
• Extensively Worked in Web, and Web services in LoadRunner 9.5.
• Completely handled Oracle upgrade project. There was an upgrade from 9i to 10g. Apples to apples comparison was done to verify the performance of the new database.
• Scripted legacy desktop applications using Winsock protocol.
• 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
• Create automated test scripts with LoadRunner VuGen.
• Execute test and monitor system performance Sitescope, LoadRunner Controller.
• Extensively used SOAP UI to perform web services testing.
• Responsible for developing and executing performance and volume tests
• Develop test scenarios to properly load / stress the system in a lab environment and monitor / debug performance stability problems.
• Coordinated with DBA for optimizing UNIX server for querying data in SQL and running scripts.
• Configure and set up monitors in Sitescope.
• Involved in analyzing, interpreting and summarizing meaningful and relevant results in a complete Performance Test Report.
• Work closely with software developers and take an active role in ensuring that the software components meet the highest quality standards.
• Used Virtual User Generator to generate VuGen Scripts for web protocol. Ensure that quality issues are appropriately identified, analyzed, documented, tracked and resolved in Quality Center.
• Developed and deployed test Load scripts to do end to end performance testing using Load Runner.
• Implemented and maintained an effective performance test environment.
• Identify and eliminate performance bottlenecks during the development lifecycle.
• Accurately produce regular project status reports to senior management to ensure on-time project launch.
• Conducted Duration test, Stress test, Baseline test
• Verify that new or upgraded applications meet specified performance requirements.
• Used Performance Center to execute tests, and maintain scripts.
• Used to identify the queries which were taking too long and optimize those queries to improve performance
• Work closely with software developers and take an active role in ensuring that the software components meet the highest quality standards.
• Provide support to the development team in identifying real world use cases and appropriate workflows
• Performs in-depth analysis to isolate points of failure in the application
• Assist in production of testing and capacity certification reports.
• Investigate and troubleshoot performance problems in a lab environment. This will also include analysis of performance problems in a production environment.
• Created Test Schedules.
• Worked closely with clients
• Interface with developers, project managers, and management in the development,
• Execution and reporting of test performance results.

Environment: LoadRunner 9.5, Performance Center, JMeter, SiteScope, Oracle , Citrix, MS SQL Server , Weblogic, Load Balancer, JAVA , Quality Center 10 , J2EE Diagnostic Tool , web, Windows 2000/XP .

Performance Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Extensively used SAP Web, WEB HTTP/HTML , SAP GUI, Ajax Click and script, RTMP, Flex, AMF, Citrix client and Web Services protocol.
• Preparation of Test plan which specify testing overview, testing approach, testing strategy, roles and responsibilities ,scope of testing, Architecture landscape.
• Executed End to End integration testing scripts from different channels SAP CRM IPL portal, Web portal.
• Provided Site scope admin support for PE tool management activity.
• Extensive knowledge in SAP ECC 6.0 component to collect test statistics, Server details, number of active sessions statistics, Batch jobs statistics.
• Experience in Data Transfers using Batch input methods, Transferred master data from previous system using LSMWSAP Tool.
• Involved in SAP BOBJ Integration end to end testing in Tera data base for business reports run.
• Executed Integration/end to end testing manually from creating sales order through billing, Order Delivery, Batch Split, Batch Determination, Shipping, Pick Pack, PGI Post Goods Issue , PGR Post Goods Receipt and ASN and Billing.
• Executed various T codes to collect statistics, Generate batch jobs, In bound delivery, Out bound delivery and to schedule various jobs.
• Monitored / tested EDI Messages 850, 855 and 856 Ensured that the data exchanged is syntactically correct and the information required properly applied in the internal systems as per requirements.
• Extensively worked with Shunra team for network testing with various bandwidth and latency tests.
• Monitored CPU, Memory utilization and various infrastructure matrices from Site scope and HP diagnostics.
• Executed endurance test for long period to find DB server usage.
• Gathered SQL queries, Java object classes, web service calls from Wily Introscope.
• Collected HTTP basic watch, wire shark and fiddler logs for various scripting challenges in Vugen.
• Created load runner scripts for BAC alerts and worked with HP to migrate in to production for external customer facing applications.
• Developed various reports and metrics to measure and track testing effort.
• Attending weekly defect report meetings and presented progress updates.
• Attending conference calls with offshore team to discuss the Testing status and to assign the defects to the concerned developers.

Responsibilities:

• Participating in JAD Sessions, BRD Reviews, FS Reviews, and Tech Spec Review Meetings.
• Preparation of Estimations, Testplan, and Traceability Metrics Test cases based on the requirements from BRD FSD and uploaded to VSTFS.
• Internal External review of Test plan and Test cases.
• Build setup on Test environment and installation Testing.
• Executing BVT Test cases for validating the Build.
• Executing the Test cases and updating the result in VSTFS.
• Logging the issues found during pre-test reviews and during testing the application in VSTFS
• Experience with database languages such as SQL and PL/ SQL which includes writing triggers, Stored Procedures, Functions, Views and Cursors.
• Identified Performance issues in MySQL DB, by evaluating quires and tuned accordingly for better performance.
• Expertise in scenario design, test execution and analysis using LoadRunner Controller and Performance Centre.
• Conducting Triage Daily Bug Review meeting with participants from Analysis, Dev, Test User Support for prioritizing the issues.
• Work allocation to team members and Application KTs to new team members.
• Coordinating with analysis, dev, performance user support teams.
• Troubleshooting the QPRs Issues raised in production
• Applying and testing the monthly data updates, QFEs, CRs SRs.
• Used build compare tools and windiff to compare the build.
• Created Scripts to compare the OLTP and Reports data.
• Testing the application for compatibility on different versions of Windows OS like VISTA, Xp. Testing reports on different versions of MS Office.
• Performing security testing as per ACE security Guidelines
• Using tools like FxCop, SQLCop to check whether the code met the standards.
• Using tools like SQL Code Coverage Magellan to check the test coverage.
• Creation of daily status report weekly Score cards.
• Creation of Graphical Bug Matrix for each release.
• Signing off on the release.

Environment: LoadRunner , LoadRunner Test Center , OpenSTA, VTS Virtual Table Server , Wily, Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Apache, IIS 5, Livelink, BEA Weblogic, Servlets ,EJB , Solaris, Oracle Database,JAVA