Review requirements and specifications early in the product life cycle
. Prepare Performance test plans, load simulators and harnesses to thoroughly test the products against the approved specifications
. Provide management with an assessment about the reliability and robustness of the products before they are exposed to customers
. Work closely with the Development team during performance tuning and troubleshooting
Duties
. Automate performance and load test scripts, design production simulations, develop test harnesses and data generators
. Participate as the QA representative on a cross functional team - involves reviewing early drafts of specs and making meaningful contributions
. Analyze various components of the application (web server, application server, transaction management server, database etc), identify performance bottlenecks (at application, performance and OS layers) and support performance tuning exercises.
. Design and develop performance analysis strategies and master plans
. Deploy and operate performance monitoring and WAN emulation tools
. Analyze results using available tools - if necessary must write new scripts to enhance the tools
. Write technical and summary reports that present results to management
Skills Software Engineer
. 5+ years experience of Performance testing n-tier software applications supported on Java and Weblogic platforms
. 4+ years of in-depth experience in developing load test automation using SilkPerformer
. Strong performance analytical skills
. 2+ years of programming experience using the following technologies: PL SQL, Perl, XML, JavaScript
. 4+ years experience of working in NT, UNIX and LINUX environments
. 2+ years experience in monitoring iPlanet web server and Weblogic Application server. Should have a thorough understanding of all monitoring consoles
. excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience in compiling reports and executive summaries
. ability to work effectively with little supervision