Desired Candidate Profile
Key Responsibilities:
Overall responsibility of Performance Engineering and Performance Testing Tasks for engaged projects - including strategy, estimation, planning, execution oversight, metrics reporting and risk management.
Responsibility for providing thought leadership and expertise concerning Non Functional Testing for the team, its members and the deliverables. Manage, Train and Recruit (as needed) Performance Engineers and Testers in the team
Responsible for selecting/maintaining and integrating the appropriate set of tools, processes and procedures to ensure overall testing efficiency and effectiveness in the operations.
Manages Test engineers and other test team members to ensure performance test scripts and test cases are developed according to the identified test scenarios and test objectives that are in line with the Service Level Agreements specified in the Non-Functional requirements document(s).
Identify, recommend, and implement framework, strategies and toolsets to optimize test execution, expand test coverage, and reduce risk
Establishes and maintains strong working relationships with Development, Project Management and Users to foster a team environment.
Produce and maintain Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) around the testing performed. Manage best in class service quality and manage SLA/OLAs accordingly
Lead a continuous process improvement program within the team and at the project level reviewing trends, data, etc.
Partner with Technical Project Management in the development of project plans, status communications, and the management of development software solutions.
Monitor quality risks and escalate, as required.
Provide regular status reporting consistent with established program governance requirements.
Single point of contact for all deliverables from the Performance Engineering and Performance Testing team.
Experience:
10 - 12 years in Performance Engineering and Performance Testing Area
3+ years in Architect role.
Skills:
Experience with multiple architecture, technology testing and with complex projects.
In-depth knowledge and working experience with Performance Center, Wiley, HP Site scope and other latest Performance Engineer & Performance Testing tools (i.e. CA Lisa Virtualization) and Open Source performance testing tools ( Apache JMeter, WebLOAD etc)
Waterfall, V-model, Agile testing methodology Competencies:
Experience with multiple architecture, technology testing and with complex projects.
Experience managing resources directly, onshore/offshore and in a matrixed model. Experience working in a global team in a vendor dependent model
Good Presentation and communication skills. Should be a good collaborator and relationship manager
Tooling Certification much preferred
Experience with Quality Center and other quality tools Experience with one or more coding language (JAVA, etc.), ETL Tools (AbInitio.), Middleware, with some Development background will be an advantage
Excellent written and oral communication.
Good Negotiator and risk manager. Other Mandatory Aspects
Early/ immediate joiners are welcome
Experience in Financial industry
Experience in working on a large-scale global project
Contact Details:
Keyskills:
performance engineering
performance testing
quality center
performance tuning
jmeter
webload
performance center
Test Architect