THE OVERALL PURPOSE OF POSITION:  

• The purpose of this position is to provide performance testing support for critical Business functions and manage tasks related to performance testing including execution, analysis and recommendations for performance optimization.  

SCOPE OF WORK  

• The Performance Tester position will evaluate existing and identify new or enhanced systems, products and processes which will advance business objectives. The individual in this role will be responsible for executing all phases of quality assurance testing, including analysis of product requirements to product test requirements, and execution of functional/system test plans in client’s multi-tiered environment.   

• Analyze business and system requirements to design performance test plans, test scenarios and executes using performance tools.  

• Assists with gathering of performance requirements by analyzing production and system logs.   

• Contributes to test plans, test requirements, test scenarios, and test data for use during all testing phases of the software development lifecycle, for new and existing software systems/products.  

• Leads test case reviews, design reviews, and change control activities.  

• Ensures that performance test plans and scenarios fully exercise every aspect of the product.  

• Certifies each release by performing impact analysis on staging environments.  

• Performs impact analysis of any infrastructure changes including OS and Platform upgrades, maintenance releases, and hardware upgrades.  

• Performs fail-over and recovery scenarios and documents the performance metrics.  

• Analyze results for load, stress, volume, and endurance testing.  

• Recommends technical approach based on performance test results and collect data to build benchmarks to provide optimal performance levels.  

• Produces and presents formal test plans. leads the performance testing effort for assigned projects.  

• Documents and reports issues discovered during performance testing and follows up for resolution.  

• Defines standards, methods, and procedures for performance testing activities.  

• Works as part of Scrum Development Team, effectively participates in sprint planning, task estimates, task sequencing, task assignments, sprint reviews and retrospectives.  

• Provide guidance to junior performance testers. Act as proxy team lead as needed.  

• Other duties, as assigned.  

CLIENT CORE COMPETENCIES  

• Forward Thinking: The ability to anticipate the implications and consequences of situations and take appropriate action to be prepared for possible contingencies.  

• Thinks Critically: The ability to approach one’s work analytically by identifying issues/questions, gathering and evaluating data, and creating evidence-based recommendations or solutions.  

• Embrace Innovation & Change The ability to respond positively to change and demonstrate flexibility, and openness to new ways of thinking and doing things.  

• Communicate Openly & Effectively: The ability to effectively communicate in multiple modes and in a way that fosters understanding and dialogue, as well as engages with others in a way that demonstrates emotional intelligence.  

• Performance Focused: The ability to take ownership for one’s own or one’s employees ’ performance, by setting clear goals and expectations, tracking progress against the goals, providing feedback, and addressing performance problems and issues promptly.  

• Apply Customer Lens: The ability to provide the best service to customers (internal and external) with the goal of exceeding their expectations while maintaining integrity.  

• Develop Self & Others: The ability to identify, learn, and apply new skills or habits as needed to perform successfully on the job.  

• Foster Collaboration: The ability to look beyond immediate teams, broaden peer networks, and finding ways to partner with internal and external stakeholders to achieve success.  

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE:  

• Five (5) years’ of directly related experience.  

• Five (5)+ years’ of experience developing test strategies, test plans, test case gathering techniques, using automation and performance tools, and developing manual and automated test scripts.   

• Five (5) + years’ of experience with JMeter, Load Runner, LoadUI, SoapUI                    

• Five (5) + years’ of hands-on Performance/Automation testing experience in client server and/or web-based environment       

• Demonstrated experience with project management software, third party testing tools, change management tools, software development in an agile environment and development frameworks. 

• Demonstrated RDBMS experience (MySQL, MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle) and ability to write queries.     

• Strong technical documentation experience, interpersonal and communication skills.  

• Experience with high transaction data and volume systems, agile ADLC, Appian or similar BPM platforms, cloud architecture, operating systems and scripting languages (Haskell) is desired.   

• Knowledge of networking and system engineering concepts.  

• Prior experience with USF is desired.