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Payal Karia

Columbus,OH

Summary

  • 8+ Years of Performance Testing of Client/Server & Web-based applications. Hands-on experience in implementing Jmeter/Load Runner and developing Load Test Conditions and Test Scenarios.
  • 5+ Years as a Software Developer.



Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Software Developer

JPMorgan Chase
05.2017 - Current
  • Performance engineering concepts, knowledge of nonfunctional requirements, performance metrics & analysis
  • Creating and managing Business flow scripts on Vugen as well as on Jmeter.
  • Create, manage projects, users in HP PC as well as Blaze meter
  • Created Best practices for Jmeter and dev test documents for team and provided KT.
  • Presented best practices for Citrix protocol in load runner.
  • Managed projects for Citrix client.
  • Created and managed Performance Test plans and Test results.
  • Managing performance center hosts, troubleshooting host related issues, test failures, password reset etc.
  • Manged issues with Blaze meter
  • Created Jmeter scripts with protocol MQ, Web Services and HTTP.
  • Vitalization for MQ, Web Services and HTTP/HTTP s protocols.
  • Devtest installation, upgrades and Devtest administration.



Senior Lead Performance Engineer

JPMorgan Chase
10.2014 - 05.2017
  • Responsible for delivering Test Plan, Test Strategy, Test Execution reports along with Final Results report for Java/Dot net based applications.
  • Extensively involved for finding bottlenecks at different layers of three tier architecture using DynaTrace tool.
  • Extensively use Browser agent from DynaTrace to understand application technologies and behavior for early stage of Performance testing.
  • Used LR DT tagging in Vugen scripts to analyze correct Pure Path data
  • Involved in detailed monitoring of an application for example thread analysis, data base queries to find an actual root cause for poor performance.
  • Used WEB HTTP/HTML, ODBC, Citrix, True Client protocols in Load runner 12.01 to build complex performance scripts.
  • Enhanced Vugen scripts with customized C functions for example Parse strings, Convert /replace strings etc.
  • Extensively involved in running different types of test – Load Test, Spike Test, Endurance Test, Capacity Test, and Break Point Test.
  • Expertise in maintaining robust script structure to migrate within different environments/builds.
  • Extensively used Fiddler, wire shark, HTTP basic watch tools to capture all traffic to/from server.
  • Involved in creating the test scripts for the various scenarios using the JMeter tool.
  • Performance tested the Java applications using JMeter for various protocols.
  • Involved in data driven testing in order to maintaining data structure for Vugen scripts along with an application, wring data preparation scripts.
  • Expertise in scenario design, test execution and analysis using Load Runner Controller and Performance Center
  • Conducting Triage (Daily Review meeting with participants from Analysis, Dev, Test & User Support) for prioritizing the issues.
  • Work allocation to team members and Application KTs to new team members.
  • Coordinating with analysis, dev, performance & user support teams.
  • Creation of daily status report & weekly Score cards.

Sr. Lead Performance Engineer

Cardinal Health
06.2014 - 10.2014
  • Responsible for Sales Force web application Performance test owner along with SAP as back end system.
  • Maintained PTC, OTC, WMS and MDG components end to end performance test executions.
  • Able to create sales orders from different channels along with outbound deliveries to the shipments.
  • Extensively involved with Business owners to itemized non-functional requirements including volumes, SLAs etc.
  • Highly involved to finalize test strategy and test plan.
  • Written complex load runner scripts which simulates data oriented business processes.
  • Expertise to maintain scripts on weekly basis deployments.
  • Ran various types of tests – Load test, endurance test, stress test, concurrent tests etc.
  • Used Jmeter tool to simulate high number of production users.
  • Closely worked with App dev and vendor team to identify and fine tune bottle necks. Have been logged 42 performance defects and provided recommendations as well.
  • Provided recommendations to tune SOQL queries, data base indexes etc.
  • Able to provide recommendations on search transactions
  • Expertise in finding early stage performance defects.
  • Able to tune bottle necks and with various round of test executions application was able to handle from 20 active uses to 400 active users.
  • Able to provide analysis from different layers/components.
  • Involved in running SAP batch jobs, t codes and customized programs in SAP.
  • Expertise on various tools like IE developer, fiddler, HTTP basic watch etc. to find bottlenecks and HTTP errors online transactions
  • Heavily involved with coordination of different teams to build environments along with data.
  • Coordinated various teams to identify bottlenecks and rectify the issue.
  • Have maintain 6 offshore resources and have been part of 25 people team size.
  • Created daily basis status reports, stand up meetings, offshore calls


Sr. Lead Performance Engineer

IBM-Macys
06.2013 - 06.2014
  • Responsible for delivering consulting and mentoring services to client through on site and off site team model with team size 7 reported.
  • Responsible for delivering, writing requirements, created BRD and coordinating Performance Java based customized tool.
  • Responsible for maintaining Performance Repository templates and sample for Performance Test cycle deliverable s
  • Responsible for defining Performance strategy, process, approach and build performance team.
  • Provide strategic planning and delivery of performance, load, and stress tests of client business applications in a variety of technical environments.
  • Supply executive management and project team with analysis surrounding performance, load, and stress testing results and correlate results to performance bottlenecks/issues.
  • Evaluated various performance/load testing tools to meet client’s needs and criteria related to performance testing goals in the future
  • Facilitated Performance Testing session with business/technical audience to extract requirements for performance testing effort
  • Developed performance test strategy/plan for assigned various project.
  • Created Stored Procedure with assistance of db resources against oracle data base for different performance scenarios.
  • Executed SQL queries against oracle data base to trigger non inventory messages.
  • Executed Stored procedure through sql developer or Java based property file to trigger either inventory or non-inventory events for Tibco based architecture.
  • Executed performance testing across multiple configurations of Tibco architecture test environment to identify baseline response times and to achieve targeted TPS.
  • Identified business critical transaction’s bottle necks where performance needs be improved with assistance of development resources.
  • Have configured PMC tool based UNIX scripts on EMS server with required directory and path set up.
  • Executed PMC tool based UNIX scripts as well as nmon for monitoring through putty and analyzed results for the same.
  • Collected requirements for results report and created BRD for Performance development team to write graphical tool.
  • Generated detailed level Performance test results summary and dash board reports for representation to Business stack holders and to discuss performance health for the application.
  • To get inter active mode graphs, have used Kibana IAPI Dash Board and write queries against to generated required dash board.
  • Gathered TPS and latency for each scenario from Tibco GEMs.
  • Developed performance scripts using Jmeter for Web Applications.
  • Created Sybase JDBC scripts in Jmeter for database testing.
  • Integrated Jmeter scripts in Selenium grid for continuous integration using Jenkins.
  • Setup distributed performance lab with master slave for Jmeter and executed load, stress and endurance tests.
  • Developed Web service JSON tests in Postman, Soap UI for format and field validation and also in Jmeter for back end testing.
  • Developed test plans and scripts using Jmeter for Cloud based services for pricing scenarios and disaster pricing scenarios.
  • Instructed Load Runner - Web Services protocol Workshop with Intern employees and demonstrated Load Runner fundamentals and best practices.
  • Conducted hands-on exercises during instruction which included performance test planning, execution, and analysis of actual JVM web services(IBM Web Sphere Portal w/ Web Services)
  • Have worked with HP site scope team to get monitoring counters for JVM applications and WAS configuration.
  • Assisted technical resource with troubleshooting and modification of existing Load Runner scripts

Performance Engineer

Cardinal Healthcare
06.2011 - 06.2013

Extensively used SAP Web, WEB (HTTP/HTML), SAP GUI, Ajax Click and script, RTMP, Flex, AMF, Citrix client and Web Services protocol.

  • Preparation of Test plan which specify testing overview, testing approach, testing strategy, roles and responsibilities ,scope of testing, Architecture landscape.
  • Executed End to End integration testing scripts from different channels – SAP CRM IPL portal, Web portal, ERPPortal.
  • Involved in migration activity for Performance center 9.52 to ALM 11 with different scenarios run, UAT and installation process.
  • Provided Site scope admin support for PE tool management activity.
  • Extensive knowledge in SAP ECC 6.0 component to collect test statistics, Server details, number of active sessions statistics, Batch jobs statistics.
  • Experience in Data Transfers using Batch input methods, Transferred master data from previous system using LSMWSAP Tool.
  • Involved in SAP BOBJ Integration end to end testing in Tera data base for business reports run.
  • Executed Integration/end to end testing manually from creating sales order through billing, Order Delivery, Batch Split, Batch Determination, Shipping, Pick & Pack, PGI (Post Goods Issue), PGR (Post Goods Receipt) and ASN and Billing.
  • Executed various SAP T codes to collect statistics, Generate batch jobs, in bound delivery, out bound delivery and to schedule various jobs.
  • Monitored / tested EDI Messages 850, 855 and 856 Ensured that the data exchanged is syntactically correct and the information required properly applied in the internal systems as per requirements.
  • Extensively worked with Shunra team for network testing with various bandwidth and latency tests.
  • Monitored CPU, Memory utilization and various infrastructure matrices from Site scope and HP diagnostics.
  • Executed endurance test for long period to find DB server usage.
  • Gathered SQL queries, Java object classes, web service calls from Wily Intro scope
  • Collected HTTP basic watch, wire shark and fiddler logs for various scripting challenges in Vugen
  • Created load runner scripts for BAC alerts and worked with HP to migrate in to production for external customer facing applications.
  • Developed various reports and metrics to measure and track testing effort.
  • Attending weekly defect report meetings and presented progress updates.
  • Attending conference calls with offshore team to discuss the Testing status and to assign the defects to the concerned developers.

Education

Master of Science - Computer Networking

Polytechnic Institute of New York University
Brooklyn, NY

Skills

  • Jmeter
  • Load Runner
  • Web(HTTP/HTML)
  • Web Click & Script
  • SAP WEB/GUI
  • Ajax click and script
  • Flex
  • RTE
  • RDP
  • Citrix
  • Mainframes
  • Java Programming
  • Oracle 11g
  • SAP architecture
  • Tibco architecture
  • Sales Force
  • Enhancement
  • Upgrade
  • Post Go Live implementation support
  • Wily-Intro scope
  • HP Diagnostics
  • Site Scope
  • Perfmon
  • Nmon
  • Tivoli
  • TEPS
  • Application Performance Analyzer
  • Web sphere
  • Web logic
  • Database Servers
  • Tuxedo
  • Agile approaches
  • Baseline
  • Benchmark
  • Load
  • Stress
  • Endurance
  • Spike
  • Step Stress
  • Capacity testing
  • Java
  • Dot net
  • DynaTrace
  • Browser agent
  • Fiddler
  • Wire shark
  • HTTP basic watch
  • IBM Web Sphere Portal
  • HP site scope
  • SAP ECC 60
  • EDI Messages
  • Shunra
  • CPU
  • Memory utilization
  • ALM
  • BAC alerts
  • QA test plan
  • Scrum

Certification

  • Load Runner 12 Certification
  • Scrum Master Certification
  • AWS Architect Solution Certificate

Timeline

Software Developer

JPMorgan Chase
05.2017 - Current

Senior Lead Performance Engineer

JPMorgan Chase
10.2014 - 05.2017

Sr. Lead Performance Engineer

Cardinal Health
06.2014 - 10.2014

Sr. Lead Performance Engineer

IBM-Macys
06.2013 - 06.2014

Performance Engineer

Cardinal Healthcare
06.2011 - 06.2013

Master of Science - Computer Networking

Polytechnic Institute of New York University
Payal Karia