SUMMARY

• IT Professional with over 7+ Yrs. of experience in end - to-end performance testing lifecycle.
• Expert in editing and playback the scripts using different automation tools like Silk Performer and Load Runner.
• Maintaining the Traceability matrix and defect tracking using different tools like Quality Center, Clear Quest and Test Director.
• Extensive experience in requirements gathering, Test Plans, Test Strategy, Test Cases.
• Performing System analysis and creating the scripts for Scalability, Performance, Security, load, Compatibility, endurance and stress testing and developing, validating and executing the scripts using Silk Performer and Load Runner.
• Creating the Scripts to meet load-testing requirements according to the SLA (Service Level Agreement) agreed upon.
• Extensively involved in performance tuning of application servers such as Web logic and Tuxedo
• Extensively involved in performance tuning of application servers such as web sphere.
• Checked for Network Bottlenecks using Network Delay Time and VUser Graphs.
• Good knowledge in using JBOSS, Unit testing frameworks like JUnit and NUnit.
• Performed integration testing, stress testing and the Load Testing on different protocols like Web (HTTP/HTML), Web Services, Web (Click and Script), COM, SAP (WEB, GUI), Oracle NCA Protocols.
• Delivering the status reports like testing status, defect - tracking status, and weekly status reports to the Test Manager.
• Experienced in configuring and utilizing Site scope and Wily Introscope for performance monitoring.
• Testing the application with stress and load of right transaction mix to emulate real time transaction load.
• Strong in Monitoring the Load Tests and Analyzing Test Results using Load Runner and Silk Performance Analysis to measure the Application Performance.
• Strong Experience in executing SQL queries to validate the data in the back end.
• Good experience of developing and executing of Performance, Load and Volume tests.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Web Technologies: HTML, XML, XHTML, Web sphere

Languages: SQL, C, C++, Java, Shell

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

Project Management Tools: MS-Project, MS - Visio

Methodologies: RUP, Agile, Performance Testing

Operating Systems: Windows, UNIX, Linux, Solaris, AIX

Networking: TCP/IP, FTP

Automation Tools: Load Runner, Silk Performer, Performance Center, Soap UI, QTP

Defect Tracking Tools: Test Director, Silk Test, Quality Center, MANTIS

Other Tools: Site Scope, Wily Introscope

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential - Los Angeles, CA

Sr. Performance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the performance Requirement Document and Functional specification Documents.
• Performed Stress, Load and Volume Testing.
• Developed Vuser scripts by recording test cases, adding checkpoints, parameterization, correlation and also custom code as needed to enhance the scripts.
• Conducted Load Tests using Silk Performer and analyzed results.
• Extensively used WEB, Web services and AJAX protocols.
• Analyzed various graphs and generated reports using Silk Performer Explorer.
• Developed test scenarios to properly load/stress the system in lab environment.
• Verified the connectivity from Controller to the Generator.
• Suggested Improvement areas in terms of performance enhancements.
• Created VUser Scripts which emulated typical business transactions and user actions by utilizing Silk Performer Virtual User Generator.
• Enhanced the VUser script by inserting transaction functions such as TINit (Begin), TMain and Tend transaction to measure the transaction time.
• Verified load balancer setting using IP spoofing feature of Performance Center to discover issues with load balancer due to IP sticky.
• Developed test scripts for data driven tests and regression tests using QTP.
• Performed Ad - Hoc testing, end - to - end testing, System testing, Regression testing, and Function testing.
• Writing SQL queries for back end verification and validation using several SQL statements and joins.
• Extensively used Performance Monitoring tools, Site scope and Silk Performer analyzer to analyze the system resources bottlenecks like Memory Leaks, CPU & Network Bottlenecks as well as problematic application & DB components.
• Discussed the analysis with the client and presented the risks before the release went to production.
• Used parameterization for data driven testing in QTP.
• Configured shared object repository and per action in QTP.
• Created performance test data by using Silk Performer.
• Created and executed detailed functional test scripts based on business requirements.
• Generated Test Data for various types of testing to valid data, invalid data testing.
• Worked with developers, Business Analysts and Release managers to discussed ways to fix the defects.
• Always met the deadline when required to do Load testing.

Environment: Silk Performer v.9.0 (2011), Performance Center, Mantis, QTP, Soap- UI, IIS, C, C++, Agile Methodologies, Apache Tomcat, Jasper Server, JAVA, AJAX, SQL Server, Site Scope

Confidential - Seattle, WA

Performance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Prepared Test Plan and Test Specifications based on Functional Requirement Specifications and System Design Specifications.
• Developed load test scripts using Load Runner VUGen to make them flexible and useful for Regression testing.
• Parameterized VUser Scripts using random, sequential and unique options in Load Runner VUGen.
• Developed VUser Scripts using protocols like WEB (HTP/HTML), Web Services, .Net and Oracle NCA.
• Used Correlation to handle the Dynamic returns values and scheduled the test under workload compositions.
• Enhanced Vuser scripts with transactions, rendezvous points, functions, parameterization and correlation.
• Configured Load Runner monitors to monitor performance of individual Hosts behavior on load.
• Analyzed the results and created analysis report through Load Runner Analysis, prepared and submitted Exit Report with Recommendations.
• Extensively worked Load Runner in analyzing Content Distribution Services Application performed for varying Loads and Stress conditions.
• Measured the response time at different points in the application using Site Scope monitoring tool.
• Involved in testing batch processes in PeopleSoft by capturing time taken for processing large volumes of data.
• Worked on different PeopleSoft modules HR, FIN and SCM.
• Responsible for testing Oracle DB.
• Analyzed the system resource graphs, network monitor graphs and error graphs to identify transaction performance, network problem and scenario results respectively.
• Build and execute SQL queries to verify the data updates to various tables and ensure data quality and integrity.
• Tested C#. Net, ASP. Net and VB.Net application.

Environment: Quality Center, UNIX, Load Runnerv.11, PeopleSoft, Wily Introscope, .Net, C, C++, Agile Methodologies, Oracle

Confidential - SAN JOSE, CA

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Created the load test scenarios using Load Runner Controller from scratch, which includes Creating the VUGen Scripts and Assigning VUsers for each script.
• Correlated all dynamic values within the script generated by Load Runner and enhance (add transaction, text/content check) them according to the scenario
• Developed scripts using Web (HTTP/HTML), Web services and JAVA.
• Enhanced the Load Runner scripts by parameterization, check points, correlation and by keeping Rendezvous points.
• Scheduling the scenarios using the Load Runner’s Controller and analyzing the results using Analyzer.
• Performed smoke testing by checking the build release from the developers.
• Performed Regression testing after logging defects.
• Involved in database testing by writing SQL queries and also using data base functions for automation.
• Worked on Throughput, Hits per seconds, Network delays, latency, and capacity measurements and reliability tests of on multi - layer architecture.
• Worked on performance testing report and made recommendation for system/application performance improvement.
• Worked with developers, business and release managers in bug fix issues and in meeting project deadlines.
• Reported the bugs, Email notifications to the developers using QC.

Environment: Load Runner v.10, Quality Center, VB script, UNIX, Shell Scripting, Web Sphere, Web logic, Oracle, Site Scope, Tivoli

Confidential - Los Angeles, CA

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in gathering business requirement, studying the application and collecting the information from developers and business.
• Created Vuser scripts that contain tasks performed by each VUser, tasks performed by VUser’s as a whole, and tasks measured as transactions.
• Developed VUser Scripts in Web, Web services, SAP and Citrix Protocols.
• Designed tests for Benchmark and Stress testing.
• Parameterized large and complex test data to accurately depict production trends.
• Validated the scripts to make sure they have been executed correctly and meets the scenarios description.
• Created Single User, Baseline and Soak test scenarios. Random pacing between iterations was introduced to get the desired transaction per hour.
• Added performance measurements for Oracle, Web Logic, and IIS in performance Center.
• Analyzed results using Load Runner Analysis tool and analyzed Oracle database connections, sessions, Web Logic log files.
• Responsible for analyzing application and components behavior with heavier loads and optimizing server configurations.
• Maintained test matrix and bug database and generated monthly reports.
• Interacted with developers during testing for identifying memory leaks, fixing bugs and for optimizing server settings at Web, App and Database levels.
• Used Load Runner tool for testing and monitoring. Actively participated in enhancement meetings focused on making the website more intuitive and interesting.

Environment: Manual Testing, Load Runner, Quality Center, SQL Server, Site scope, XML, Java, JavaScript, Apache, IE and Netscape.