Performance Engineer

THE OVERALL PURPOSE OF POSITION The Performance Engineer manages and executes performance testing in a multi-tiered environment, including analysis and recommendations of the performance test results. SCOPE OF WORK The position’s SCOPE OF WORK include the following: Develops and maintains a thorough knowledge of business processes supported by software systems/products Documents business processes, contribute to training programs and materials. Certifies each release by performing impact analysis on staging environments. Performs impact analysis of any infrastructure changes including OS upgrades, maintenance releases, and hardware upgrades. Performs fail-over and recovery scenarios and documents the performance metrics. Creates test plans, test scenarios and executes using performance tools. Analyze results for load, stress, volume and endurance testing. Recommends a technical approach based on performance test results and collect data to build benchmarks to provide optimal performance levels. Leads test case reviews, design reviews, and change control activities Creates and contributes to test plans, test requirements, test scenarios, and test data for use during performance testing phase of the software development lifecycle, for new and existing software systems/products. Ensures that performance test plans and scenarios fully exercise every aspect of the product. Produces and presents formal test plans. leads the performance testing effort for assigned projects. Documents and reports issues discovered during performance testing and follow-up 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. Other tasks as assigned by USAC management. QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE 6 – 8 years of Hands-on software testing tools like LoadUI, JMeter, Loadrunner 6 – 8 years of Demonstrated experience with increasingly complex projects 6 – 8 years of Hands-on QA testing experience in client server and/or web-based environment 6 – 8 years of Experience developing performance test scripts 6 – 8 years of Experience with 3rd party testing and change management tools 6 – 8 years of Experience with test case gathering techniques 6 – 8 years of Experience with automated and test management tool (JIRA/Zephyr) 6 – 8 years of RDBMS experience (MS SQL Server and/or Oracle) and ability to write SQL queries. 6 – 8 years of Experience developing test strategies and plans. 6 – 8 years of Experience with metrics and report creation. 6 – 8 years of Experience with tools used for data validation and comparison. NOTE: In addition, this is the desired experience. Experience with Project Management Software Experience with Scrum and/or other Agile Development frameworks Experience with Software Development SPECIAL SKILLS Self-directed and able to work well in a small team environment. Strong attention to detail and excellent diagnostic capabilities. Strong customer service orientation. Analytical and problem-solving skills Ability to develop new or more effective ideas, approaches, etc. Ability to develop and execute short-range plans/decisions Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Ability to exercise sound judgment across a broad range of circumstances #J-18808-Ljbffr