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Monday, November 10, 2014

Urgent Client Need.......... Jr QA Performance Tester

Hi,

 

Need GC/GC-EAD/Citizens

 

Position: Jr QA Performance Tester

Location: Richmond, VA

Duration: 6 months contract

 

Job Description:

Below is the description, we expect that much of the criteria will not be met.

1 to 4 years of performance testing and HP LoadRunner/Performance Center experience is required.

 

Job Description:

The QA Performance Tester will work under general supervision to monitor software quality and associated business/technical risks across the software development lifecycle and will be dedicated to support planning, developing test scripts, executing test scenarios, and analyzing performance tests.

This position requires strong deductive reasoning, attention to detail, persistence, patience, and creativity. The individual will work with Developers, Business Analyst, Database Administrators, Network Engineers, and support teams to analyze developed, maintain and execute performance testing procedures.

 

Overall Responsibilities

·         Coordinates and execute upon the creation of Test Cases, scripts and performance test execution.

·         Design, develop, and execute scripts which validate, to a high degree of confidence, test cases defined within the project's test plan.

·         Perform automated load/performance testing across multiple messaging protocols (including HTTP), focusing on overall application performance - validating that application response and outputs accurately reflect business requirements.

·         Tracks and communicates task progress, status, and key performance metrics.

·         Report defects found in testing diligently, promptly, and accurately, using standard defect tracking tools.

·         Communicate effectively across multiple teams/external vendors (Operations, Project Teams, Quality Service, etc.), as well as different personnel (Developers, Scrum Masters, Project Managers, etc.) when required.

·         Perform data analysis when needed to analyze issues in Performance and/or Production environments.

·         Conduct troubleshooting/performance test execution in support of remediation efforts as required.

·         Analyze data and application changes and document their impact on the performance testing task (test cases, scripting, scenario execution, etc.).

·         Ensures the test execution results fulfill the defined test objectives.  Schedules/recommends test re-execution if necessary.

·         Ensure the appropriate testing and monitoring tools/technologies are configured accordingly with the test objectives/project team requirements.

·         Expected to maintain technical expertise via self-education in areas governing computer sciences, performance/load testing dictums, and Quality Assurance.

Direct responsibilities to:

·         Design, develop, and execute performance test cases and scripts through analysis of product specifications and software requirements, as well as mentoring other test team members.

·         Interface directly with the Performance Test Lead regarding performance test environment.

·         Work with Project /Test Data Management Teams  to establish test data in sufficient quantity to support the performance testing effort

·         Configure and prepare proper performance monitoring tools and metrics (Sitescope, Diagnostics, etc...)

·         Support the Performance Test Lead in the preparation of documents governing the establishment of firewall connectivity and network waiver obtainment.

·         Active participant in the meeting(s) to verify firewall openings between performance testing software and that of the application

·         Active participant in the efforts required to obtain application network profile for the obtain of an execution waiver

·         Maintain up-to-instance repository of artifacts related to performance test executions.

·         Execute, monitor, analyze, and report performance tests.

·         Perform initial debugging procedures by reviewing configuration files, logs, or code pieces to determine breakdown source.

·         Adhere to defect tracking process; document software defects, using a defect tracking tool (Quality Center), monitor the progress in a timely manner, escalate aging and priority defects

·         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 and offshore locations

 

Qualifications:

·         HP LoadRunner expertise with direct scripting experience employing protocols HTTP, Web Services, AJAX, AJAX TruClient.

·         Highly desirable HP LoadRunner experience using protocols Citrix, RDP, Windows Socket (Winsock), and Performance testing Mobile Technologies, and database.

·         Must have UNIX experience with J2EE web hosted solutions and .NET applications.

·         Desirable to have programming exposure to any/all of the following programming languages: C/C++, Java, VB, ASP, JSF and/or .NET.

·         Must have strong troubleshooting/problem solving skills.

·         Ability to prioritize and execute multiple tasks effectively

·         Bachelor's degree in Science / Engineering or equivalent work experience required.

·         Hands-on experience with performance test simulations, performance analysis, performance tuning, performance monitoring  in a n-tier environment

·         Desirable knowledge of HTTP, DNS, Networking ISO tree, and system resources  measurement

·         Serviceable Knowledge of WebLogic/IIS/Tomcat/JBoss/WebSphere measurement desired.

·         Experience with relational databases and SQL Query tools desirable.

·         Serviceable Knowledge of SOAP, WSDL, XML required

·         Preferred experience with HP Sitescope and Diagnostics tools

·         Serviceable Knowledge of Agile, Scrum

·         Ability to handle multiple tasks and projects concurrently

·         Strong attention to detail, organization, and independent skills required.

·         Strong analytical and problem solving skills

·         Proficiency with MS Office Suite (Including Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, Visio, MS Project)

·         Demonstrated experience with business processes and related systems supporting either Commercial Bank, Retail Bank, Credit Card or Finance industries is an important Plus

·         Experience with testing Mainframe Applications/Databases desirable

·         Experience with performance testing tool other than HP Performance Center/Load Runner (JMeter, Neoload, Webload, LoadUI) desirable

·         Desirable, experience with HP's SV or CA's LISA Virtualization Software

·         Desirable, experience with mock service creation via SoapUI or other comparable software

·         Desirable, experienced performing Performance Center Administration tasks

 

If you are interested, please send resume to sarat@saisoftsol.com

 

Thanks & Regards,

 

Sarat Kumar

Technical Recruiter

Sai Software Solutions, LLC

2942 N 24th Street,

Phoenix, AZ - 85016

Off       :  602-666-6356

e-mail : sarat@saisoftsol.com

web     : www.saisoftsol.com

 


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