Job Description :
Location: Vienna, VA
Job Title: Performance Test Engineer
Duration: 6 months

Responsibilities
* Work with Developers and Vendor teams to understand project requirements and create real-world test
cases and use cases
* Develop and execute performance test scripts for load and stress of UI,Mobile and Webservices testing
using HP Loadrunner/ HP Performance Center
* Create automated tests to cover regression, functional and integration test needs of Application Testing
supported projects using HP Unified Functional Testing Tool
*Monitor performance of the application under test using CA APM
* Work with Developers and Vendor teams to understand project requirements and create real-world test
cases and use cases
* Report defects found in testing diligently, promptly, and accurately, using standard defect tracking
tools(HP ALM)
* Perform data analysis when needed to analyze issues in Performance and/or Production environments
* Work with Project /Test Data Management Teams to establish test data in sufficient quantity to support
the performance testing effort
* Conduct troubleshooting/performance test execution in support of remediation efforts as required
* Ensure the test execution results fulfill the defined test objectives. Schedule recommended test reexecution
if necessary
* Analyze data and application changes and document their impact on the performance-testing task (test
cases, scripting, scenario execution, etc
* Ensure the appropriate testing and monitoring tools/technologies are configured accordingly with the
test objectives/project team requirements
* Execute, monitor, analyze, and report performance test findings.
* Maintain up-to-instance repository of artifacts related to performance test executions
* Timely and accurate communication of testing events, daily status, and test execution results, etc
* Work closely and support the coordination effort of other QA team members in primary locations
* Make recommendations to improve product performance, scalability, and availability metrics
* Schedule and assign computing resources to support load-testing efforts
* Possess current awareness of professional standards, innovations, and industry best practices of
performance testing and testing tools
* Develops new techniques and/or improved processes, materials, or products
* Participate in the selection, evaluation, and management of testing tools
* Possesses effective oral and written communication skills. Assists with vendor, customer, or
management contacts and communications pertaining to specific assignments or meetings
* Ability to work on multiple projects of moderate size or parts of major projects
* Assists upper level management and staff as a technical specialist or advisor
Qualifications – All required unless otherwise noted
* Bachelor''s Degree in Business Administration, Information Technology or the equivalent combination of
training, Education, and experience
* Experience that demonstrates a clear understanding of performance testing and tuning
* At least 6 years of experience with HP Loadrunner, HP Performance Center and HP Unified Functional
Testing
* At least 4 years of experience with monitoring tools CA APM.
* At least 3 years of experience with Webservices testing
* Experience working in Java and .Net based environments.
* Experience using JMeter
* Experience working in Mainframe environment
* At least 3 years of experience with SQL Query tools
             

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