Performance Tester

Key Responsibilities:

- Supports Test Lead in upward stakeholder management, status report development, metrics, etc.

- Creates performance test approach and strategy from system requirements and design documents

- Establishes verifiable performance benchmarks for system and system components

- Assists in identifying clear performance requirements / measurement criteria from poorly defined metrics

- Leads effort to identify test cases and map them to performance/system/integration requirements for appropriate testing coverage

- Responsible for creating and maintaining test artifacts (plans, reports, dashboards) and ensuring they meet client's expectations

- Manages the creation of required test data and data loads for each performance test run

- Manages shakeout testing and maintaining performance test environment

- Create accurate time estimates and meet schedules for performance/stress testing efforts

- Manages effort of automating the performance/load test scripts

- Performs execution of test cases/runs to meet required execution targets to keep the project on schedule

- Analyzes data gathered from performance test runs and provides sound recommendations for performance improvements and can identify bottlenecks of web applications

- Recommend to the proper teams performance tuning in different categories: system, platform, application, etc. as necessary

- Reviews test results in test tools and validates test cases are complete and of high quality

- Communicates any testing issues and/or risks to Test Lead in a timely fashion

- Communicate effectively with architecture, design, and development teams to learn system and resolve defects

- Willingness to work a flexible schedule as needed to manage execution of test cases

Minimum skills and qualifications:

- Experience using performance test tools (HP Load Runner, IBM Rational Performance Tester, Load Impact, Load Test, etc.)

- Ability to use load tools to monitor, gather, and report application performance

- Knowledge of performance bottlenecks and end-to-end performance measures (server response time, throughput, latency, etc.)

- Ability to troubleshoot issues in the performance test environment

- Experience using IBM Rational Jazz Suite (Quality Manager, Test Workbench, Test Virtualization Server)

- Experience using test tools: TOAD, Benthic, SQL Server, SQL Plus, or other similar database query tools

- Experience using/testing Siebel/CRM applications

- Experience working with Oracle products (OSB, OPA, I&AM, BPA, BPEL, etc.)

- JAVA, PERL, JavaScript (and/or other common programming languages)

- Deep knowledge of how web applications work over HTTP protocol.

- Experience working with Federal Government projects

- Experience with DHS Systems Engineering Life Cycle (SELC)

- United States Citizenship required (no dual citizenship)
- U.S. Public Trust clearance required

Preferred skills and qualifications:

- Ability to promote a positive and collaborative teaming work environment

- Proven ability to work independently and as a team member

- Good communication (written and oral), analytical and interpersonal skills

- Good organizational, multi-tasking, decision-making and time-management skills

- Ability to learn very quickly, adapts to changing priorities, and share knowledge with other team members

- Comfortable working in a fast paced, quality conscious environment

- Availability to work extended hours if needed for urgent support

- Ability to proactively identify and clearly articulate issues and present solution options

- Thinks innovatively and develops new ideas to make test more efficient

- Dedication to accuracy and precision

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Contact:

Nayan Hazare

IT Recruiter

Call: 703 962 6656

Email: nhazare@ comtechllc.com