SUMMARY

• 13+ years of hands - on Performance Engineering(Cloud) and Testing, 10+ in testing (automated and manual) and 10+ years in software development 3+ years of performance engineering architecture
• Cloud Architect for applications hosted in AWS Cloud, Google Cloud and Azure
• Testing and test automation for distributed data processing pipelines built using Spark, Hive, Sqoop, Python, and other tools and languages prevalent in the Hadoop ecosystem.
• Understood and tested end to end solutions
• Built utilities, functions, and frameworks to better enable testing of data flow patterns.
• Researched, evaluated and utilized new technologies/tools/frameworks centered around Hadoop and other elements in the Big Data space
• Productionizing a big data analytics technology, such as Hadoop, Spark, Storm or Kafka
• Experience developing with or the production deployments of big data distributions such as Hortonworks, Cloudera or Map R
• Lead and participated in integration testing efforts.
• Worked with teams to resolving operational and performance issues (using LoadRunner, Storm runner, Gatling, Scala)
• Worked for Atos Origin and other companies and tested SAP, BAAN, MfgPro, Vero, and Exact Financials ERPs
• 5+ years of experience building enterprise integrations, middleware and APIs (used MuleSoft)
• Used Red Hat Tools - JBoss Fuse and 3-scale
• Handled Orchestrations with Biztalk Server
• 5+ years of PMLC, HP Quality Centre, Cloud, Large technology infrastructure projects
• Scrum, Agile, Waterfall, JAD, RAD
• 7+ years of experience working with HP LoadRunner and Performance Center
• Testing Azure, AWS, Private cloud patterns and blue prints, exposed to writing manifests in Puppet
• Familiar of with web application frameworks, relational database, NoSQL databases, SQL, ALM, Dynatrace
• Profiling and Performance Tuning (Dynatrace -identify general "hotspots" and specific sources of slowdown for performance bottlenecks)
• Used Python profiler, New Relic (for Proof-of-concept), and Idera, Splunk
• Monitored of resource utilization, CPU, I/O, Memory of database servers and networks
• Worked with automation tools to develop automated performance, and regression tests.
• Lead the efforts on Application Capacity Modeling, Application Capacity Planning, Performance Acceptance Test (PAT) Strategy, Performance Acceptance Testing (PAT), Development and adherence to Non-Functional Requirements to meet technology and business SLAs.
• Ensured appropriate levels of capacity - application, infrastructure and Network - were available and/or provisioned to meet the Service Level Objectives.
• Used MuleSoft for Integration and Performance Engineered and Optimized MuleSoft Architecture
• Familiar with well-known international standards like ITIL, Cobit and ISO
• Utilized Agile, Kanban, Lean and other thinking tools and practices to improve delivery of customer satisfaction

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Automated Testing Tools: Test Director, (Mercury’s) Win Runner, Load Runner, Storm runner, Fiddler, Silk Test, Rationale’s SQARobot, Test Manager, and Compuware’s QA Load, Selenium, VSTS, QTP, HPQC, Product Studio, Perfmon, Junit, Nunit, SiteScope, JMeter, Blazemeter

Types of testing: Failover, Memory Leak, Performance, Latency, Functional, Regression, Orthogonal, Smoke, Blackbox, Whitepox

Languages/GUIs: Visual Basic 5.0, HTML, DHTML, CSS, VB Script, Microsoft .NET, Sun Java, Java Script C, C++, ColdFusion, Progress, MF COBOL, Java Swing, C++, C, C#

Databases: Progress, Oracle 5/6/7, MS SQL Server, MA Access 2000, Xbases, DB2, SQL, PL/SQL

O/S Platforms: Windows NT 4.0/95/98/2000/XP, UNIX, MS DOS, and Solaris, Windows XP, Bash Win2K, Mac Os X (Leopard), AIX, LINUX, Shell programming - Bourne, KornWeb Servers: Apache, Web Logic, IIS, Web Sphere, BEA Web Logic, ColdFusion, Application Server, Broad vision, TIBCO

Browsers: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Mozilla, Opera, and AOL’s Netscape Navigator, Flock

Other Tools: ER Win, Turbo Analyst, Design I (Case Tool), PVCS 6.x and PVCS Bug tracker, Test Track, Bug it, SAAS, Bugzilla, Mantis, Jira, Confluence, VBA, Eclipse, Documentum, ASP.NET, TOAD, Clear Case, Clear Quest, IIS 5.0, HP Openview, BizTalk Server, Enterprise Instrument Framework, SOAP, XML Spy, Visual Source Safe

Methodologies: SDLC, STLC, Agile, UML, RUP

Open Source Tool: Gem fire Cache, vFabric, Mule ESB

Domain: Banking, Mortgages, Capital Markets, Investment, Retail, Finance / Accounting, Travel, E-Commerce, Inventory, Wireless, Mobile, Networks, EDI, Security, Multimedia, ERP (SAP, BAAN, Mfgro, Exact Financials, VERO)

Big Data: Hadoop, Hadoop Eco System, Cassandra, Kafka, HQL, Hive, Map Reduce, Mongo DB, Spark, Gatling, Scala, Flume, Pig

Analytics: Python, R, Tableau

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Test and Dev Ops Lead

Responsibilities:

• Used R, Python, Tableau for data analytics and data cleaning, analysis and presentation
• Used D3 and Shiny
• Used Mongo Db, Hadoop, Hadoop Eco System, Spark Kafka
• Analyzed requirements and specifications for testable statements
• Tested ETL applications and reports
• Used HP ALM for Testing Life Cycle Management
• Attended and chaired Status Meetings and Stakeholder Steering Committee Meetings
• Chaired Casual Analysis Meetings
• Performance tested financial systems
• Performance Test Data -Analyzed and create

Environment: Web-based, SAAS, Cloud based, R, Python, Tableau, Mongo Db, Hadoop, Hadoop Eco System, Spark Kafka

Confidential

Performance Testing

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed requirements and specifications for testable statements
• Car Auction Systems tested in the Cloud using AWS Cloud
• Used LoadRunner, JMeter, Storm runner to performance Test APIs and Web-Services along with Scrum Releases
• Used Data Dog - (to create Dash Boards and monitor performance of APIs), AWS Cloud Watch, X-Ray in the Cloud
• Integration of Performance Testing in the pipeline of Automated QA and Testing
• Assisted Big Data Application deployment in the cloud
• Used Agile, Scrum and SAFe

Environment/Tools and Technologies: HP-QC, HP-Performance Center, HP- LoadRunner, HP-Daemon, UNIX and Linux Shell Scripting, Kinesis, XML Spy, AWS Cloud Watch, Data-Dog, X-Ray, Postman, IAM

ConfidentiaL

Automation Tester

Responsibilities:

• Performance Testing, Web-based and, SOA applications - including Web Services and Infra Web Services.
• Participated in daily Scrums and Scrum-of-Scrums
• Tested Big-Data applications. Applications are Legal Applications for Lawyers in a variety of business domains.
• Also involved in machine learning algorithm Testing, cleaning Test data, transforming and loading data in usable valid formats. Handled data which is in Petabytes.
• Experience in Performance Analysis, provide Root Cause Analysis Post Performance / Load Test through an Analytics environment (for monitoring Client-side metrics, Web server, application Server, Database, etc.) and provide appropriate detailed recommendation for performance improvements / tuning
• AWS components and services, particularly, EMR, S3, and Lambda
• Use of Microservices architecture and containers in the AWS Cloud
• Open source NOSQL technologies such as HBase, DynamoDB, Cassandra, HQL (Hive Query Language)
• Experienced with messaging & complex event processing systems such as Kafka and Kinesis
• Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery, Scala,Machine learning frameworks
• Statistical analysis with Python, R, SAS
• Tuned the applications and migrated them to the Cloud with optimized Cloud based performance
• Architected data for Big-Data applications. Applications are Legal Applications for Lawyers in a variety of business domains. Experience in Performance Data Analysis, provide Root Cause Analysis Post Data Design optimization tests through an Analytics environment (for monitoring Client-side metrics, Web server, application Server, Database, etc) and provide appropriate detailed recommendation for performance improvements / tuning.
• Used and customized KPI (Key Process Indicator Tool) for client side Metrics, Web-Server, and Application Server Metrics using SAS, R, Python for Analytics.

Environment/Tools and Technologies: Used VSTS for Epics, Stories, Tasks and Bug Tracking in tandem with Agile and participated in daily scrums. New Relic, Splunk, LoadRunner, http Watch, F5 Load Balancer, Spark, Kafka

Confidential

Senior Performance Engineer / Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Performance Engineering and Performance Testing - CIC, Legacy (E-Commerce) Systems, PAT (Performance Acceptance Testing), Transformation of the LoadRunner scripts to Gatling, Migration from ALM, HP Performance Center and Workload Modeling for Cloud based Performance Testing
• Monitored releases and performance Tests and releases
• Also Tested Big Data applications using HQL, Spark, MapReduce in the Hadoop Eco System.
• Data Architecture optimization and analytics - CIC, Legacy (E-Commerce) Systems, PAT (Performance Acceptance Testing), Transformation of the Architecture optimization scripts to Gatling
• Migration from Workload Modeling. Tested ETL applications and Big Data applications
• Cleaned Data and ensured masking for privacy, EDA, Architected Data for “ Confidential Labs” - Consumer Analytics and Social Physics Data

Environment/Tools and Technologies: LoadRunner, Storm runner Splunk, New Relic, R, Python, Tableau Trained in the Gatling framework

Confidential

Sr. QA Load and Performance Testing Analyst/Lead

Responsibilities:

• Managed, Prepared, cleaned and optimized data for multipurpose usage including Modeling.
• Data Architect for RDBMS and Big Data Applications, EDA on data as well as Machine Learning, Linear Regression, Logistic Regression and Deep Learning
• Metrics and daily / weekly progress scorecards. Analyzed “Patient Lab” and “Critical Health Data “data with reference to Architecture in the Cloud using AWS. Also Tested Tableau and Big-Data applications using Hadoop. This is for social physics and human behavior Analytics
• Designed Performance Testing Architecture and developed Strategies for to Test Architecture and Infrastructure. Designed Performance Testing Strategies for multistage and multi-release projects.
• Provided analysis and support for large scale multitier application capacity and performance needs. System requirements management for performance Testing and Capacity Planning, using current performance as a baseline
• Performance, Load, Stress, and testing and Statistics generation like (like CPUUtilization, Memory Utilization, GC, Heap Memory, Response time, network latency, think time) and used tools to parse, merge, analyze, and present performance data
• Leveraged MuleSoft’s Mule ESB service-oriented architecture (SOA) and Cloud Hub integration platform as a service (iPaaS) to connect disparate SaaS, mobile, and on-premise systems within and across organizations and ensured they were robust, secure and scalable
• Non-Functional Testing, Performance Engineering, Performance Testing, Load Testing, Stress Testing. Work Load Modeling.
• Managed all aspects of Planning, Preparation, Execution and Reporting completing the feedback loop. Analyzed non-functional Test Requirements, estimation plans and Project Schedules (realistic and achievable). Managed and Mitigated Risks (realistic mitigations)
• Team design and Test Tool roll-out and license planning. Metrics and daily / weekly progress scorecards. Performance Engineering of Tested applications in the Cloud using AWS. Also Tested Tableau and Big-Data applications using Hadoop.

Environment/Tools and Technologies: R, Oracle, Hadoop, Python, LoadRunner 11.52- roll-out for version LoadRunner ver 12. And also, for Dynatrace, PerfMon, Idera, Rabbit MQ, F5 Load balancer, JConsole, Splunk

Confidential

Sr. Performance Testing Architect / Lead

Responsibilities:

• Data-Modeling using ER-Win, Hadoop, RDBMS
• Tested Big-Data Applications and process flows to ensure optimal SLA performance of NOSQL Databases. Extensive use of Agile, DSDM, JAD, RAD. Also tested out and rolled out applications for ESB Integrated environments using MuleSoft
• Architected the Data for NoSQL Databases and Big Data (Hadoop) on projects using R, Python, Hadoop, Map-reduce, Hive, Pig
• Data Analytics and
• Trained self and Team on Big Data and Tools of Big Data

Environment/Tools and Technologies: HP-QC, HP-Performance Center, HP- LoadRunner, HP-Daemon, UNIX and Linux Shell Scripting, HQL (Hive Query Language), Spark, Kafka, R, Python.

Confidential

SAP Performance Engineering Consultant

Responsibilities:

• 1)Test Strategy Preparation 2) Test Planning and Test Architect 3) Designing and writing Test Scripts 4) Test Specification Documentation 5) Off-shore Team Co-ordination
• Performance and Load Testing of the SAP System - Wrote scripts and performed work Load Modeling. Created and reviewed Load and Performance Testing scenarios for handheld devices and also for Transactions (Retail, Wholesale, Financial Accounting). Used HP Quality Center for Testing Life Cycle Management, HP LoadRunner (VUGen, Controller, Analysis and other modules) for Performance and Load Testing.
• Tested out Process Chains for Performance and Load Testing
• Tested applications for Mobile devices used MuleSoft for Integrating Mobile App Systems to Web-based Systems

Environment/Tools and Technologies: HP-QC, HP-Performance Center, HP- LoadRunner, HP-Daemon, UNIX and Linux Shell Scripting

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Performance Engineering Architect

Responsibilities:

• Conducted Performance and Load Tests in a high availability enterprise customer and product centric shared services Environment, with integral security and Host Integration capabilities.
• Performance Testing Architect implementing new installation of Load Runner 10.x and 11.x and SiteScope. Installed and configured HP tools, wrote scripts, executed tests, found defects and wrote and presented test report. Application was a portal on Pensions running on JBOSS and Oracle 10g., HP Nonstop
• Validated the Performance Testing Environment and also performed architecture Audit tests.
• Conducted application profiling to accurately predict performance and scalability of new systems at early development stages
• Directed and managed performance and operability testing activities for projects
• Introduced ALM and HP Performance Center, QTP
• Used Java and Java script to enhance the application
• Tested Mobile applications on the iOS, Android, Blackberry, and QNX Platform

Environment/Tools and Technologies: Load Runner 10.x and 11.x and SiteScope

Confidential, Twin Cities, MN

Health-Rules implementation

Responsibilities:

• Conducted walkthroughs of specification documents and design document
• Analyzed fast paced dynamic requirements and test specifications documents including design documents and ensured they were concise and testable based on the specification documents and design specifications
• Designed the test plan and define test cases to be used for functional testing used QTP(POC) for Testing
• Identified the appropriate criteria, conditions and system input into test cases
• Lead walkthrough of test cases and also used Unix Shell scripting and Java
• Tested Mobile applications on the iOS, Android, Blackberry, QNX

Environment/Tools and Technologies: Claims Test Tool, QTP, Version One, SOAP UI, HP-LoadRunner and Performance Center

Confidential, Grater Boston

Sr. QA Analyst/Lead

Responsibilities:

• Tested Mobile applications on the Java and .Net platforms for Social Media and Web-based applications.
• Used iOS for the iPad and iPhone (4 and 4S). Used Automated Tools and Perfecto Tools.
• Tested social Media applications for Digital Online Social Media Applications, prepared
• Testing functional Requirements, Test Cases, used QC to plan Test Cases, execute the Test Cases, set-up test Environments, Logging Defects, assigning defects to testers, tracking the progress of the defects and also of the project.
• Was part of a Dynamic Agile Test Team and Testing Lead for many Digital Campaigns for Nissan, Citibank Mortgages, Citibank Loyalty Rewards Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Social Media Integration Testing, Performance and Load Testing

Confidential

Infrastructure Testing Lead

Responsibilities:

• Architect for Designing Performance Tests (Load Tests, Stress Tests, Scalability Tests) using open Source Tools
• Conducted performance and stress tests to validate Infrastructure and the software architecture. used VMware, Gemfire Cache, VMware Fusion 5.x, also validated the hardware architecture and Virtual machines’ performance.
• Used JPetstore to test the performance of the systems and the architecture validation.
• Leading the initiative for performance and Load Testing Applications tested were for Property and Casualty insurance also used Mule-ESB for Integration and Stress Tested the MuleSoft Integrated Environment
• Architected the volume expectations for each of the functional flows and modules(Performance Integration Testing)
• Hands-on design for load generator scripts (scripts and scenarios) along with workload analysis
• Developed Non-Functional test strategies, Test plans and Test cases and integrated them with Performance Testing
• Identified and explained architecture, design, and implementation alternatives that met performance requirements.
• Provided requirements for performance instrumentation, measurement and reporting activities for lifecycle performance management.
• Projects included Claims processing, Insurance Claims Life Cycle

Environment/Tools and Technologies: VMware, Gem fire Cache, VMware Fusion 5.x, also validated the hardware architecture and Virtual machines’ performance. using HP QC, HP Performance Center, JMeter, Mule ESB, Gem fire Cache, vFabric Hyperic, SOAP UI, Load UI, Selenium IDE, Web load Pro, Blaze meter. HP NonStop

Confidential, Boston, MA

Performance Test Architect

Responsibilities:

• Performance Test Architect on a large OTC SAP implementation, using HP Load Runner v9.1 to automate many business functions including DTR, APO, ATR and OTC transactions. Led scripting effort with 3 consultants, installed and configured ABAP-only SAP diagnostics, controller and 10 load gen machines, executed tests, found defects and wrote and presented test report
• Leading the initiative for performance and load testing for ERP Systems, HP Nonstop
• Created Performance plans including detailed test case descriptions and acceptance criteria(PAT)
• Conducted Workload Analysis to Model Performance Test Architecture and Performance Engineering Tests
• Assisted with the design and development of test tools(also used Unix Shell Scripting and also used Java and Java Script)
• Compiled and submitted for approval Performance and Operability results review and recommendation for the given initiative
• Collaboration with technical leads and other team members across domains
• Performance and load testing of the SAP system. Defined sprints and time-boxed deliverables, created stories and product backlogs
• Also tracked issues to closure using clean-room techniques

Environment/Tools and Technologies: HP Load Runner v9.1, Work soft, Quality Center

Confidential

Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Performance and Load Testing - using Load runner 9.x
• Involved in writing integration testing and performance test plan, QA and testing strategy for integration and systems testing.
• Tested Mobile Commerce applications.
• Used open source tools for testing and bug tracking including JIRA and Confluence. Used the Eclipse framework.
• Also used Team Foundation Server (TFS) experience using Visual Studio Web Performance and Load Testing tool

Environment: Java, Apache, Oracle, Linux, Mercury’s QTP, Load Runner, Test Director/QC, Mac OS X (Testing Environment), SAAS, C#, Selenium, Junit, Eclipse, JIRA, Confluence, SOAP, Web Services, SQL Scripting, SQL Queries, HP Nonstop

Confidential

Performance Testing Architect

Responsibilities:

• (Integration Testing) for the Brokerage System (BDS - UI, BDS (R-Broker), SMS (R-Funds)
• Involved in writing Integration testing and performance test plan
• Developed test cases and test scripts as per the specified and approved test coverage matrix for Internal and External Transfers (Shares, Stocks, Fixed Income, Bonds, GICs)
• Designed transactions for the test bed also used the CDS System (Canadian Depository System) and RPM’s BDS and SMS, HP-NonStop

Environment: RPM Broker Dealer System, RPM Shareholder Management System, HP QC, HP QTP, Unix, Windows NT, SQL, HTML