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Sudheer - Lead Performance Tester

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Location: Columbus, Ohio, USA

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NAME - SUDHEER GANGAVARAPU Phone 313-638-0513 Email - [email protected] Location- Columbus, Ohio LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sudheer-gangavarapu-99484a240 Summary 13+years of experience in software engineering platforms and has delivered many engineered solutions to businesses in multiple domains Banking, Media, retail, and Travel & Loyalty. Expertise in program and Project management, driving the core team to deliver the best-engineered solution in agile methodology and best practices with alignment to business vision and helping customers to meet their business goals. Has very good leadership skills in software testing, which includes involvement in QA activities throughout the stages of the SDLC, from requirement understanding and analysis, test plan, test case designing and execution, defect tracking, and reviewing, till the causal analysis of the test reports in every cycle. He was involved in end-to-end Performance Testing Life-cycle starting with Requirements gathering, Planning, Test Strategy, Proof of concept, Scripting, Test Execution, Analysis, Documentation up to Sign-off Decisions, and providing Performance tuning recommendations, as applicable. He can also summarize & communicate actionable performance test results to both Technical & Business stakeholders. Very good at building strong relationships between teams within IT Solutions and related business teams and maintains professional relationships with peers in other corporations and outside organizations. Proficient in using the ELK stack for centralized logging, real-time analysis, and performance monitoring Knowledge of Groovy scripting within JMeter for customizing test scripts, enhancing automation, and handling complex test scenarios (good to have) Ability to provide technical and strategic solutions, collaborate with Project Manager, Business Users, Developers, and Testers to deliver solutions Owned responsibilities for every phase of Application Performance Testing from Requirement Gathering, Analysis, Feasibility Study, Estimations, Scripting, Execution, Bottleneck Analysis, and Reporting. Having good working experience in large-scale Enterprises and complex applications on different platforms like Mobile, Web & Cloud. Extensive experience in gathering requirements from Server Logs, Test Plan preparation, Reporting & Closure preparation. Proficient in using BlazeMeter for cloud-based performance testing, enabling large-scale load testing and reporting maintain automated test scripts using Selenium for browser-based testing, ensuring consistent and reliable test execution across different environments Involved in testing web services, such as SOAP/JSON and microservices. Expertise in LoadRunner Web (UI), Mobile & API scripting Expert in Workload modeling & Test Strategy preparation Expert in Correlation, Parameterization & Custom request creation for different technologies Hands-on experience in Legacy applications scripting (Ajax) in LoadRunner Well experience in Load, Endurance, Stress, and Baseline testing Expertise in identifying Bottlenecks in different layers and working with respective teams to fix the issues Utilize JMeter 4.0 (and above) for performance testing Extensive knowledge in Log analysis using Splunk Hands-on experience with Selenium for automating browser-based testing, ensuring efficient and repeatable test execution Automate test execution and result collection using Python-based automation frameworks Good experience in APM tools Dynatrace, DATADOG, App Dynamics Expertise in JMeter. Grafana, Neoload and Silk performer Expertise in writing Beanshell and Java scripting Manage Docker environments, including creating and maintaining containers, images, and orchestration, to support continuous deployment and microservices architectures Experience in using SolarWinds DPA for monitoring and optimizing database performance, identifying slow queries, and troubleshooting database bottlenecks Good knowledge of Kafka, and Jenkins with Performance tools integration and Test execution Experienced and certified in resilience and Chao s engineering. Expertise in creating Test data using scripting languages, SQL queries, and Excel. Technical Skills: Performance Testing LoadRunner, Jmeter, Blaze meter, Neo load, Grafana, and Silk performer Languages C, JAVA Network Protocols HTTP, FTP, HTTPS, Web (UI & API), TCP Test Management Jira, QC Scripting Languages JavaScript, BeanShell Monitoring Tools Dynatrace, Datadog, AppDynamics, Perfmon SOA SoapUI, Postman, Swagger Sniffing Tools Fiddler, Developer Toolbar Log Analysis Splunk Version Control GIT Continuous Integration Jenkins Operating system - Windows, Unix Server IIS, Tomcat, WebLogic, JBoss, WebSphere Framework J2EE, .net Database SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL Cloud AWS and Azure EDUCATION Master of Computer Applications (Software System) in 2009 from Periyar University. Work Experience Client: EverNorth(Cigna), CT June 2023 Till Date Performance Test Lead Responsibilities: Gathering and analyzing the NFRs and preparing the test plan based on NFRs Setup the performance test environment in the cloud Create the scripts for identified business scenarios and run the smoke tests to validate the scripts and env. Scripts are executed on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis and compare the results with benchmark results. Executed resilience testing by limiting the resources to observe the performance with limited resources and recovery time. Identify and share the performance issues with respective teams to fix the issue and run the test again to check the fix. Experience in integrating BlazeMeter with JMeter scripts for scalable and distributed performance testing Designed and executed test scripts for APIs using Apache JMeter Designing new scripts using Neoload and validating the scripts for the smoke test Enhance the test scripts with parameterization using variables in Neolaod Correlate dynamic values using variable extractors in Neoload advanced parameters Wring Java script when Neoload script is required to save the variables to external files or other customization. Create and maintain JMeter test scripts, including the integration of Groovy scripts for complex test scenarios and dynamic data handling Design the test scenario by creating populations and load variations policy in Neoload Executing test scripts in Neoload by assigning cloud load generators Handling Ad hoc requests raised by other teams related to prod issues. Monitoring Used Dynatrace, and Datadog to capture the OS level metrics. Verify the error logs using Splunk after every load test execution Identifying, analyzing, and documenting all the bugs observed during testing and Analyzing the issues with Dev POC Use JMeter and BlazeMeter for scripting and test execution Build reports for trending analysis. Use Python to develop scripts that automate performance testing tasks and processes Performed the analysis and published the Performance Test Results that included System Metrics, Response Time Metrics, and any Tuning recommended. Analyzed the database/store procedure and provided recommendations to the DB team for tuning which brought down the response times, and CPU utilization and improved overall system performance Analyze, understand, and communicate technical data, specifications, designs, etc. Train the shore teams to work on Performance problems to identify code-level performance concerns and communicate with the team Proficient in performance testing and tuning Kafka messaging systems to ensure high throughput and low latency Follow up through the entire process to ensure the defect work ow is followed and the performance recommendations are implemented Utilize Python for automating test cases, data processing, and integrating with various testing tools and frameworks Analyze and understand Production support and Production concerns in the test environment. Identify and escalate issues and risks as appropriate. Test Environment: Neoload, Jmeter, Groovy Script, Java, J2EE, Dynatrace, Kafka, Datadog, Splunk, BlazeMeter, HTTP/HTML Kubernetes, AWS and Jira. Client: Elevancehealth, IN Dec 2022 June 2023 Performance Test Lead Responsibilities: Gathering the requirements and preparing the test strategy based on NFR Create the scripts for identified business scenarios and run the smoke tests to validate the scripts and env. Scripts are executed on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis and compare the results with benchmark results. Identify and share the performance issues with respective teams to fix the issue and run the test again to check the fix. Designing new scripts using Load Runner and validating the scripts for the smoke test Ability to analyze BlazeMeter test results, including performance metrics and bottlenecks, to provide actionable insights Enhance the test scripts with parameterization using the Load Runner TrueClient protocol. Used Apache Jmeter for creating test scripts for UI and APIs Handling Ad hoc requests raised by other teams related to prod issues. Monitoring Used Dynatrace, and Datadog to capture the OS level metrics. Verify the error logs using Splunk after every load test execution Identifying, analyzing, and documenting all the bugs observed during testing and Analyzing the issues with Dev POC Experience in designing and executing test scenarios for Kafka-based architectures, simulating various producer and consumer loads Build reports for trending analysis. Performed the analysis and published the Performance Test Results that included System Metrics, Response Time Metrics, and any Tuning recommended. Analyzed the database/store procedure and provided recommendations to the DB team for tuning which brought down the response times, and CPU utilization and improved overall system performance Analyze, understand, and communicate technical data, specifications, designs, etc. Train the shore teams to work on Performance problems to identify code-level performance concerns and communicate with the team Integrate Python scripts with performance testing tools and frameworks to streamline workflows Follow up through the entire process to ensure the defect work ow is followed and the performance recommendations are implemented Analyze and understand Production support and Production concerns in the test environment. Identify and escalate issues and risks as appropriate. Test Environment: LoadRunner, Apache Jmeter Willy, Grafana, BlazeMeter, Kubernetes, Splunk, Azure, Kafka, Jira. Client: Selective Insurance, Glastonbury, CT Sep 2021 Nov 2022 Performance Test Lead Responsibilities: Gathering the requirements and preparing the test strategy based on NFR Create the scripts for identified business scenarios and run the smoke tests to validate the scripts and env. Scripts are executed on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis and compare the results with benchmark results. Identify and share the performance issues with respective teams to fix the issue and run the test again to check the fix. Designing new scripts using Neoload and adding them to daily health check runs. Designing WLM based on peak hour prod requests count and response timings. Handling Ad hoc requests raised by other teams related to prod issues. Monitoring Used to Myxalytics tool to capture the OS level metrics. Configure the JIRA workflow for the project for improvement processes for screens, workflow procedures, and reports of applications as per business requirements. Identifying, analyzing, and documenting all the bugs observed during testing and creating a ticket in Jira. Responsible for developing the scripts to support Jenkins (Continuous Integration) of the scripts with the build server. Build reports for trending analysis. Performed the analysis and published the Performance Test Results that included System Metrics, Response Time Metrics, and any Tuning recommended. Analyzed the database/store procedure and provided recommendations to the DB team for tuning which brought down the response times, and CPU utilization and improved overall system performance Analyze, understand, and communicate technical data, specifications, designs, etc. Train the shore teams to work on Performance problems to identify code-level performance concerns and communicate with the team Follow up through the entire process to ensure the defect work ow is followed and the performance recommendations are implemented Analyze and understand Production support and Production concerns in the test environment. Identify and escalate issues and risks as appropriate. Environment: Pega, Angular, SOAPUI, Postman, Jenkins, Neoload, JMeter, Myxalytics, HTTP/HTML and Windows. Client: State Auto Insurance, Columbus, OH Feb 2020 Aug 2021 Performance Test Lead Responsibilities: Preparing Performance Test strategy and workload model for Client UI vendor portal and Policy center. Worked on UI and API performance testing of vendor UI portal and integration services. Creating the scripts for identified business scenarios and running the smoke tests to validate the scripts and env Identify and eliminate performance bottlenecks early in the development lifecycle Monitor the performance metrics using Appdynamics and Splunk Creating and sharing across daily, weekly, and version release performance test reports Designed and executed the web UI scripts using the Silk Performer tool. Designed and executed the API scripts using the API tool. Implemented distributed Load testing Master/Slave concept in the Jmeter tool. Implemented the Mobile performance testing using the see test cloud in the Jmeter Attend status meetings with the project teams to ensure smooth execution of the project and send out status reports to the stakeholders Center Worked with HP for licensing requests and issues Used AppDynamics for monitoring the application servers under test Suggest multiple enhancement areas for the application under test to improve performance. Contributed to meeting the performance goals of the application Present the Performance Test results with any recommendations or enhancements Manage the submittal of the performance defects through the proper Defect Life Cycle for proper escalation Oversee and escalate any issues or risks that may arise during the Performance Test Life Cycle Involved in testing web services, such as SOAP/JSON and microservices. Environment: Guidewire, Angular, Silk Performer, Jmeter, Web services, App Dynamics and Splunk Client: State Auto Insurance, Columbus, OH- offshore Jan 2019 Jan 2020 Performance Test Engineer Responsibilities: Creating performance test scripts using the Silk Performer tool. Identify and review performance test conditions. Preparation of Performance Test strategy and Test plan Test Design and Test data preparation for Performance scripts Executing Test scripts to validate the performance of Transactions Identifying Bottlenecks and providing recommendations Identify the Performance Issues and Log defects in TFS and JIRA based on projects. Multiple Executions with the help of identifying issues and analysis for AppDev and DevOps Team. Re-Execution to close the defect. Generate the Performance Test Summary report with Client-side and Server-side metrics. Report status and risks/issues to leads. Manage and mentor the team Developed the Test Scenarios by translating the business models into scenarios Analyze the test data requirements and create test data that is based on the test data requirements Responsible for creating and maintaining test scripts Conduct Load/Stress and Endurance tests for multiple iterations on each release. Identify test results meet the success criteria Monitor the execution using the monitoring tool called FogLight. Gather the monitoring data and analyze the test results to identify performance bottlenecks Coordinate with the respective teams to resolve the issues on time. Provide daily and weekly status reports to the stakeholders Environment: Guidewire, Angular, Silk performer, meter, AppDynamics, and Splunk Client: CNA Corp, Chicago, IL- offshore Oct 2015 Dec 2018 Performance Test Engineer Responsibilities: Involved in preparing the test plan with reference from NFRS Design the test scripts with mandatory enhancements for all the scenarios that are in scope in Load Runner Designing load test scenarios according to the tests mentioned in the test plan in ALM. Involved in monitoring the metrics using Dynatrace. Involved in analyzing the results and pinpointing the issues by digging across various servers and providing the proper recommendation to the concerned developers. Involved in preparing detailed test reports with recommendations. Provide daily and weekly status reports to the stakeholders. Revising test scripts as needed to meet new and changing speciation Do need the test criteria and project schedules, and base lined the Test Plan with the help of project meetings and walkthroughs. Ran SQL queries for database testing for the verification of results retrieved. Documented the errors using the Quality Center and tracked them to closure by communicating and co-coordinating with the development team. Identify performance bottlenecks and work with the respective teams to resolve the issues on time. Environment: Java, J2EE, SQL server and Ajax, LoadRunner, SoapUI, REST API, Perform and Linux. Client: Transcontinental foundation-TC Media, Canada - offshore Nov 2013 Nov 2015 Performance Test Engineer Responsibilities: Create JMeter Scripts Based on Test conditions. Execution of the performance test Monitor the performance of servers Gather instrumentation data to Analyze the bottlenecks Test Report creation and Sign Off Decisions, Implementing Recommendations for the release Worked on SOAPUI for web services testing which involved testing web services in both SOAP and REST. Performed complex queries using SQL involving various joins for database testing and documented the Obtained results. Involved in XML data validation for the inputs and output for data transmission purposes and testing of web applications. Generated and automated the generation of daily, weekly, and quarterly status reports. Generated defect status reports, QA analysis reports, risk analysis documents, requirements traceability Reports and test result summary reports. Used GitHub as a source repository to share the code with both the on-site and the offshore teams. Tools such as Rally have been used for task tracking. Environment: JAVA, SQL Server, Jmeter, J2EE, SOAPUI, REST API, Ant report generation. Client: AXA Asia, Hong Kong offshore Nov 2010 Oct 2013 Role: Performance Test Engineer Responsibilities: Involved in preparing the test plan with reference from NFRS Design the test scripts with mandatory enhancements for all the scenarios that are in scope in Jmeter Designing load test scenarios according to the tests mentioned in the test plan in Jmeter. Involved in monitoring the metrics. Involved in analyzing the results and pinpointing the issues by digging across various servers and providing the proper recommendation to the concerned developers. Involved in preparing detailed test reports with recommendations. Manage and mentor the team Analyze the Business and User requirements and create test plans, test speculations, and test procedures for performance testing. Developed the Test Scenarios by translating the business models into scenarios Analyze the test data requirements and create test data that is based on the test data requirements. Responsible for creating and maintaining test scripts Environment: Pega, Oracle, Jmeter, Connect Direct MQ, CA Wily and Quality Center Keywords: cprogramm quality analyst user interface message queue database active directory information technology hewlett packard California Colorado Connecticut Illinois Ohio