SQA Analyst - Performance Test Engineer

Description

Overall Role DentaQuest (Client) is looking for an experienced Performance Test Engineer who will work in an extremely fast paced and agile environment and play a pivotal role in ensuring our platform can scale to our peak loads and keep pace with projected transaction growth. This position will work with a crossfunctional team in testing for high performance, architecturally sound, scalable systems that align with our business needs. They should be able to partner with the technical design team to understand performance risks in a distributed environment and design test scenarios for the same. This position will get daily directions from SQA Manager. They should be handson in all aspects of performance testing including writing test scripts, execution, and reporting, as well as perform taskplanning through collaboration with the SQA Manager. Candidates must have the ability and interest to work with different types of technologies and business processes. This position will also be involved in manual testing to assist the SQA team during execution phase of releases.
Key Responsibilities Work with the SQA Manager and Technical Architecture Team to understand project architecture and business requirements to execute a performance test strategy. Collaborate with the Engineering Lead to define the platform components for inclusion in performance testing and identify test scenarios for the same. Work independently and should be able to manage his/her time with minimal supervision.
Develop scalable, reusable test scripts using MS VSTS HTTP protocol.
Heavy scripting in MS VSTS to create performance testing scripts.
Identify and articulate performance risks in the solution to project team, as well as collaborate with the Functional and Development teams to identify potential solutions.
Clearly present test results to the project team and provide commentary on areas of strength and risk.
Proactively escalate any scheduling conflicts or potential timeline risks across all projects to management.
Work across project to schedule all performance tests and manage all performance testing timelines.
Work with thirdparty vendors like MS VSTS for any technical support issues.
Work on continuously improving the efficiency of the performance lab environment, testing and result reporting process. Includes defining and prioritizing improvements/tools to improve testing efficiency.
Provide technical help in identifying and rolling out new technologies/tools and methodologies for load testing and stress testing.
Provide technical leadership in performance engineering and performance modeling concepts.
Required Experience 5+ years of Software Quality Assurance experience with 2+ year experience in design and implementation of performance testing solutions in distributed software systems for high transaction volumes (1M/day).
3+ years of design and implementation of performance tests using MS VSTS supporting a SOA based Microsoft .NET/C# and SQL Server platform. More experience is preferred.
Strong understanding of and proven experience with HP MS VSTS performance test suite.
Strong understanding of system performance characteristics, points of measurement and key indicators of large scale, heterogeneous distributed system environments.
Knowledge of performance engineering concepts including but not limited to performance modeling and simulation methodologies and techniques.
Knowledge of software development technologies including ASP.Net/C#, ASP/VBScript, XML, SQL, Java and OO concepts.
The selected candidate will pride themselves in being accountable, take ownership of their goals and work plan, work collaboratively and proactively to avoid and close outstanding issues, and establishes a high level of credibility with others in the organization. BE/BTech/BS in Computer science or related field is preferred; comparative professional tenure and proven work product will be considered.
Preferred Experience Experience in working with offshore development teams is a plus.
Experience in healthcare or insurance systems is preferred.