Performance Test Lead Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Comtech is a woman-owned small business founded in 1998 and headquartered in Reston, VA. We offer IT solutions across the disciplines of program/project management, applications development, infrastructure, Cyber security, and enterprise content/data management services. We have developed our methodologies and processes based on the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) v.3 Framework across enterprise infrastructure operations. These methodologies and processes are reinforced through our organization's externally accredited certifications, which include ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System (QMS), ISO/IEC 20000-1:2011 IT Service Management Systems (SMS, corporate ITIL certification), ISO 27001:2005 Information Security Management System (ISMS), and CMMI-DEV Level 3"

Key Responsibilities:

- Supports Test Lead in upward stakeholder management, status report development, metrics, etc.

- Creates performance test approach and strategy from system requirements and design documents

- Establishes verifiable performance benchmarks for system and system components

- Assists in identifying clear performance requirements / measurement criteria from poorly defined metrics

- Leads effort to identify test cases and map them to performance/system/integration requirements for appropriate testing coverage

- Responsible for creating and maintaining test artifacts (plans, reports, dashboards) and ensuring they meet client's expectations

- Manages the creation of required test data and data loads for each performance test run

- Manages shakeout testing and maintaining performance test environment

- Create accurate time estimates and meet schedules for performance/stress testing efforts

- Manages effort of automating the performance/load test scripts

- Performs execution of test cases/runs to meet required execution targets to keep the project on schedule

- Analyzes data gathered from performance test runs and provides sound recommendations for performance improvements and can identify bottlenecks of web applications

- Recommend to the proper teams performance tuning in different categories: system, platform, application, etc. as necessary

- Reviews test results in test tools and validates test cases are complete and of high quality

- Communicates any testing issues and/or risks to Test Lead in a timely fashion

- Communicate effectively with architecture, design, and development teams to learn system and resolve defects

- Willingness to work a flexible schedule as needed to manage execution of test cases

Minimum skills and qualifications:

- Experience using performance test tools (HP Load Runner, IBM Rational Performance Tester, Load Impact, Load Test, etc.)

- Ability to use load tools to monitor, gather, and report application performance

- Knowledge of performance bottlenecks and end-to-end performance measures (server response time, throughput, latency, etc.)

- Ability to troubleshoot issues in the performance test environment

- Experience using IBM Rational Jazz Suite (Quality Manager, Test Workbench, Test Virtualization Server)

- Experience using test tools: TOAD, Benthic, SQL Server, SQL Plus, or other similar database query tools

- Experience using/testing Siebel/CRM applications

- Experience working with Oracle products (OSB, OPA, I&AM, BPA, BPEL, etc.)

- JAVA, PERL, JavaScript (and/or other common programming languages)

- Deep knowledge of how web applications work over HTTP protocol.

- Experience working with Federal Government projects

- Experience with DHS Systems Engineering Life Cycle (SELC)

- United States Citizenship required (no dual citizenship)
- U.S. Public Trust clearance required

Preferred skills and qualifications:

- Ability to promote a positive and collaborative teaming work environment

- Proven ability to work independently and as a team member

- Good communication (written and oral), analytical and interpersonal skills

- Good organizational, multi-tasking, decision-making and time-management skills

- Ability to learn very quickly, adapts to changing priorities, and share knowledge with other team members

- Comfortable working in a fast paced, quality conscious environment

- Availability to work extended hours if needed for urgent support

- Ability to proactively identify and clearly articulate issues and present solution options

- Thinks innovatively and develops new ideas to make test more efficient

- Dedication to accuracy and precision

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Contact:

Nayan Hazare

IT Recruiter

Call: 703 962 6656

Email: nhazare@ comtechllc.com