Performance Engineer and Tester

Roles & Responsibilities – Performance Engineer and Tester

• Involved in collecting performance test requirements across different application technologies
• Involved in writing performance test plans by incorporating performance testing objectives, testing environment, user profiles, risks, test scenarios, explanation about the tools used, schedules and analysis, monitors and presentation of results.
• Responsible for developing and modifying performance test scripts using Microfocus (MF) Performance Centre (PC) or tools like JMeter. Should be able to customize and enhance test scripts as per workload requirements
• Responsible to develop and execute test scripts using protocols such as Web (http/html), web services, SAP, Java user using MF Performance Centre
• Responsible to create & execute test scenarios as per agreed workload model using MF PC or any other performance testing tool such as JMeter.
• Responsible for application performance monitoring either using industry wide APM tools such as Nimsoft, Kibana, Appdynamics or OS commands such as perfmon, Nmon etc.
• Responsible to perform thorough analysis of performance test results to report the server response times, throughput, Hits/sec, Trans/sec Transaction Response under load, Web Server Monitors, App server monitors, system monitors such as java processes, Oracle DB connections monitoring and other Performance metrics.
• Worked with App-Dev, Production, Technical and Business Managers in planning, scheduling, developing, and executing performance tests.
• Responsible for working on both waterfall and Agile methodologies
• Responsible for integration performance testing into CI/CD Pipeline for applications following Agile methodologies

Requirements:

• At least 3-8 years of experience in Performance Testing in banking domain. Private banking and wealth management product knowledge is a plus.
• Must have hands-on experience on end-to-end performance testing lifecycle
• Must have hands-on experience working with Agile/DevOps model and integrate &automate performance testing in CI/CD model
• Must have hands-on experience on performance testing tools such as MF Performance Centre and JMeter. Certification on these tools is a plus.
• Must have hands-on experience on APM tools such as Kibana, Nimsoft, AppDynamics, Splunk or Operating system commands such as Perfmon and Nmon
• Must have hands-on experience on formulating and executing Mobile on-device performance testing & engineering
• Knowledge in service virtualization using any SV tools is a plus.
• Good knowledge of SDLC processes, performance testing methodology and different types of testing.
• Excellent communication (spoken and written) skills and able to work independently.

Originally posted on Himalayas