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Sr. Performance Test Engineer

El Segundo, CA • On-site

Next Level Business Services, Inc.
Recruiting and Staffing Services • 10K+ employees

Full-time

Re-posted 18 days ago


Key responsibilities

  • Review project specifications and understand performance requirements, including system architecture, design, interfaces, and use cases.

  • Coordinate with offshore and onsite teams to ensure test strategies are followed and assist with scripting questions and test execution.

  • Identify, analyze, and document defects during testing, and generate test reports to document all test results.


Job description

Company Description

NLB Services offers a wide-range and best-in-class suite of value-based business solutions comprising of IT services, HR solutions, On-site & Off-site Outsourcing and Consulting services that are built on its robust process domain and people management expertise.
At NLB Services, we believe in a work culture that is open and energetic. Our operational methodology is clear and object oriented, blended with flexibility and a proactive attitude to help us focus on developing the right expertise that is required to deliver an unmatched set of services and products. Our team of experts works 24/7 to add value to your existing business and help you grow exponentially.

Job Description

Hi,


My Name is Ajay Singh and I'm a Resource Manager at Next Level Business Services, Inc.


Please find the Job Description below and respond with an expected salary range?. suitable time to call and contact details?.   

Also, attach a copy of your updated resume.


Position Title: Sr Performance Test Engineer

Location: El Segundo, CA

Hire Type: Full Time Only  

Salary: As Per Market


Job Description:-

Strong performance testing experience - especially in Jmeter, LoadRunner with Java and other protocols

Demonstrable experience of leading a team and driving test strategy 

Experience of working in an Agile environment

Scripting skills - languages such as Java script, Groovy script would be advantageous

Experience in test effort estimation

Excellent communication and inter personal skills - the successful candidate will be expected to liaise with various off-shore teams, often across various locations and time zones 

Responsibilities include: 

Reviewing project specifications and working with other organizations (both within and outside of team) to understand the performance requirements of the project, including the system architecture, design, internal and external interfaces, use cases, etc. 

Working with other leads on understanding the performance test plans and making sure the off-shore teams are in-sync with the defined test strategies. 

Understanding load patterns and models based on past and projected load numbers 

Assigning test responsibilities to offshore/onsite team members and coordinating with offshore team on a daily basis via teleconferences, video conferences, etc. 

Assisting the off-shore teams with their scripting questions/issues and making sure that the execution of the performance tests is done to properly and rigorously estimate the performance metrics of the system. 

Identifying, analyzing, and documenting any defects discovered during testing. 

Working with the development and lab teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues and provide fine tuning recommendations 

Generating test reports to document all test results.


A successful candidate must be able to work under limited technical supervision. Duties may also include defining and/or developing test tools and/or exploring available tools in the market for feasibility and developing simulators as necessary.


Qualifications-Minimum Qualifications 

4-6 years in Performance Engineering and Performance Testing Area 

1- 2 years with a lead role supporting a team/practice with proven track record in this area. 

In-depth knowledge and working experience with Performance Testing/Monitoring tools and Open Source performance testing tools ( Apache JMeter, etc) 

Deep experience in automating web and back-end service tests using a variety of tool sets 

Demonstrated coding experience (1 - 3 years), particularly in the area of building/extending hands-free automated tests (Java preferred, but experience in scripting or coding in some language is a must) 

Experience with SQL queries with any DB 

Strong background in performance testing 

Strong knowledge of Monitoring tools (Wily Introscope, Diagnostics, Splunk, etc) 

Excellent written and oral communication skills 

Excellent critical thinking and problem solving abilities 

Able to coordinate across multiple projects effectively. 

Experience leading resources directly, onshore/offshore or in a matrixed model.

Desired Qualifications 

Experience solving problems (e.g., text manipulation, sorting, test data management, log analysis) with scripting languages (e.g., java script, Perl, Groovy, UNIX shell) 

Prefer strong experience with open-source tools 

Experience using source control (e.g., CVS, Subversion) 

Experience testing applications developed using Open Source Technologies in a large scale transaction environment (Linux, Apache, MySQL) 

Experience using test case management and bug tracking tools (e.g., Remedy, Bugzilla, Jira) 

Experience scripting with multiple performance testing platforms and load generators (HP Performance Center, SoapUI Pro, ITKO Lisa, JMeter, Silk Performer) 

Any testing/development experience in Big Data/Hadoop platforms is a plus



Thanks,

Ajay Singh


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