Senior Performance Test Engineer Job in King Of Prussia 19406, Pennsylvania US
Senior Performance Test Engineer
Location: King of Prussia, PA
Duration: 3 months
Basic Function:
Continuously improve web based e-commerce applications through the identification of tuning, re-engineering and caching opportunities. Determine improvements that can be made to lower page load time as well as transaction response times using tools such as dynaTrace Diagnostics, HP Diagnostics, dynaTrace AJAX, and HTTPWatch.
This role requires specific skills in the Performance Engineering field. The successful candidate must have strong experience with LoadRunner both in scripting and analysis. Experience using dynaTrace Diagnostics and/or HP Diagnostics is a huge plus.
Defines, develops, maintains, and executes QA performance testing for IT systems in accordance with project scope and/or maintenance improvements. Ensures performance testing is complete and performance risks and/or issues are identified prior to implementation.
Minimum Requirements
At least one of the following:
o Bachelors degree + 7 years of hands-on LoadRunner experience for the performance testing of J2EE (WebLogic), Oracle, and/or Web Applications
o Masters degree + 5 years of hands- on LoadRunner experience for the performance testing of J2EE (WebLogic), Oracle, and/or Web Applications
Strong performance engineering root-cause analysis and reporting
Must possess ability to estimate level of effort (LOE) for performance testing projects
Ability to handle baseline and comparison performance tests from beginning to end (i.e. creation of plan, scripting of tests, scenario execution, analysis, and reporting of results)
Experience with reviewing requirements and specifications for potential performance risks/issues and providing input during requirements and specification walk-through
Develops and sustains appropriate relationship with peers and other project team members
Use of MS Excel and LoadRunner Analysis module for reporting performance results
Must possess the ability to act and re-act quickly in a rapidly-changing environment.
Strong problem solving and quantitative skills
Good communication and presentation skills
Desirable Skills/Experience
1+ years of front-end or application performance is a major plus
Past experience with webpage breakdown tools such as dynaTrace AJAX or HTTPWatch is a major plus
LoadRunner certification is a major plus
Experience with Diagnostics (dynaTrace/HP) is a major plus
Experience with high performance/high volume web sites and web services a plus
Strong QTP (QuickTest Professional) scripting knowledge is a plus
QA and Production monitoring tools (SiteScope, Patrol, Gomez, etc.)
Measurement of WebLogic and related performance metrics knowledge
Understanding of J2EE memory management
Experience with UNIX shell scripting
Solid understanding of web services (LR scripting with the web services protocol is a plus)
Systems engineering/architecture experience 3-5 years (implementation of multi-tiered systems including web servers, application servers, database servers, load balancers, firewalls, etc)
JVM tuning
Capable of independently seeking solutions to problems
Understanding of caching systems
Adheres to established performance standards and methodologies; utilizes performance tools and methodologies to improve individual effectiveness and to increase efficiencies in the QA process
If interested, please email your resume to nandhinisekaran@technisource.com