Job Description :
Title: Performance Test Engineer
The role of the Performance Test Engineer is to design, develop, execute, monitor, analyze and maintain performance test scripts and test solutions for various types of platforms (servers To fulfill this role individual applies appropriate performance automation technologies to meet the short and long term goals of the testing organization. A understanding of different technologies is required for a Performance Test Engineer; as well as a growing willingness to learn new tools and technologies. Expectations for the role include solving problems related to the use and implementation of performance test automation tools, collaborating with appropriate technical teams to complete root cause analysis and providing comprehensive reports and deliverables summarizing all performance automation testing findings and results. This is a senior level position requiring strong technical and analytical skills with an expectation to provide informal leadership and subject matter expertise to work teams.
Responsibilities:
Provides expertise with performance testing procedures, guidelines and industry best practices.
Develops effective performance test performance automation scripts using performance tools and techniques to simulate large enterprise environments, such as HP Loadrunner, JMeter, Gatling, or similar tools.
Works collaboratively with cross-functional teams to understand project objectives, gather performance automation requirements, design automated tests, troubleshoot issues, and implement scalable performance test automation solutions.
Collaborates with operations staff to set up and configure system and application level performance monitors
Interfaces with test tool administrators to coordinate the use of Performance Center resources.
Works closely with business analysts, solution architects, developers and operations team to design performance automation for the validation of load and performance requirements.
Communicates resource impacts, provide estimates and dependencies to the project team.
Analyzes test results and provides comprehensive reporting on Network, Application and System performance.
Works closely with operations team to correlate test results with physical layer event logging.
Works closely with solution architects, developers and operations team to log defects for performance requirements that are not met, identify performance degradation against previous baselines and pinpoint other potential bottlenecks.
Establishes and maintains baseline test runs for multiple systems and applications in various test environments.
Identifies opportunities to drive and contribute beyond team commitments.
Participates in performance automation script code reviews and provide high-level guidance on their compliance with performance test automation best practices.
Develops and monitors test metrics and provide timely communication to key stakeholders on a regular basis.
Coordinates various test-related activities for project delivery; identifying task dependencies, test schedules, creation of test data and utilization of test environments.
Works to remain an active learner in all performance automation technologies related to software, web and mobile applications testing.
Regular and reliable attendance is expected and required.
Performs other functions as assigned by management.
Requirements
Must have skills
Bachelor''s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or relevant field and 6+ years of related work experience.
3+ years of experience which includes strong test performance automation scripting in both Open Source and Commercial performance automation tools like HP LoadRunner, JMeter or gatling
Experience with a variety of VUGen protocols such as: Web, SOA, Web Services, Mainframe and Java.
2+ years of experience in developing in a Java based test performance automation framework.
2+ years of experience using one or more performance monitoring tools (Dynatrace, Splunk, New Relic etc)
US citizen/GC only