Qualifications Required:
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM-related field (Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics, etc.) or equivalent experience (5+ years)
- 5+ years of experience in performance testing applications and/or systems
- Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Excellent writing, speaking and interpersonal skills
- Experience in the following environments: Linux, AIX, and Windows
- Experience with the following performance testing tools: JMeter and LoadRunner
- Experience analyzing technical and design documentation to develop test cases and test data using industry-standard tools
Qualifications Desired:
- Experience using ALM, JIRA, UFT and Selenium
- In-depth knowledge and experience performance testing Transactional, Message-based and Web-based applications
- Experience with object-oriented programming languages
- Experience with relational databases
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Create and manage performance test plans and test scripts using industry best practices and standards
- Ability to quickly come up to speed on application architecture and assess performance characteristics of the application with the support of application development, architecture, external vendors, and systems support groups
- Ability to automate performance testing for use in a DevOps architecture
- Strong problem-solving skills to investigate and document defects and their respective resolutions
- Assist in developing timeline estimates for completing test cycles within a project plan
- Ability to communicate effectively and accurately progress and status of testing efforts
- Conform to department standards to comply with audit and regulatory policies
- Conform to department documentation standards, such as using UFT or Selenium when possible to document the scripts and test results
- Validate the installation and back-out procedures related to the application under test
- Perform regular performance tests to ensure the applications and systems can meet or exceed SLA criteria for uptime, accuracy, resiliency, and throughput
- Assist team members through cross-training on applications and systems