Sr. Performance Test Engineer II

Company Description

We help the world see new possibilities and inspire change for better tomorrows. Our analytic solutions bridge content, data, and analytics to help business, people, and society become stronger, more resilient, and sustainable.

Job Description

Ensure the overall Product Performance, Scalability, Quality, and customer satisfaction for the product(s) for which your team is responsible through analysis of performance testing as it relates to design, requirements / documentation, required testing and Production implementation. Actively improve and develop the quality of your team’s development and performance testing processes. Regularly collaborate with business and technical representatives to establish solutions, specifications and standards for fixes and enhancements to improve the overall performance Quality of your team’s product(s). Regularly evaluate and test software programs from a performance perspective to verify functionality against established requirements / specifications and development and security standards to ensure the product(s) work as expected. Regularly collaborate with Development, Product, and Quality Assurance team members to ensure project delivery deadlines are met. Help to establish QA Performance best practices and assist the team in adhering to them. Help to further develop performance testing using the skills and subject matter expertise of the QA team members. Act as a performance representative of the QA team to customers and other departments in coordinating efforts, formulating solutions, fielding concerns, and prioritizing work.

• Perform Performance testing on existing and new features / fixes for Product releases

• Actively assist with clarifying performance testing requirements for new features, improvements, and fixes

• Actively help the team identify and implement continuous performance process improvements

• Actively help the department establish and adhere to performance testing best practices

• Establish and coordinate performance test plans for large projects and releases

• Participate in the design and architecture of new features and functionality as it is related to the performance and scalability of our products

• Assist in establishing and validating application performance standards

• Provide spot leadership within the team, as needed

• Train and mentor other Performance Test Engineers, as needed

• Investigate and resolve performance issues escalated by customers and other departments

• Complete all responsibilities as outlined on the annual Performance Plan through continuous communication and feedback

• Complete all special projects and other duties as assigned

• Must be able to perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation

Qualifications

1. 4+ years of software Quality Assurance performance testing experience and training; Bachelor’s degree in relevant field preferred. Software Quality Assurance Performance related certification preferred
2. Solid understanding of Quality Assurance performance testing techniques and best practices using jMeter, LoadRunner, K6 or similar applications
3. Solid understanding of performance testing methodologies and technologies (e.g., Software Analysis and Requirements prep, Strategy Design, Load Generator Configuration, Server and Load Generator monitoring, Test Data generation, Load Scripts development, Preliminary Tests Launch/Tests Execution and Results Analysis/Reporting)
4. Performance test scripting knowledge and capabilities (e.g., Stress, Load, Stability, Volume, Scalability, Component, Rush Hour Check and Configuration testing) for analysis, test case development and debugging
5. Test Data Generation via code, SQL Queries, API calls and the User Interface
6. Familiarity with server-side logging architecture tools including Splunk, Dynatrace and Kibana/ElasticSearch
7. Prior experience with cloud systems: AWS and MS Azure
8. Strong knowledge and experience with the property insurance industry preferred
9. Extremely detail-oriented and excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively communicate in one-on-one and small to large group situations to customers, team members and management
10. Strong knowledge of operating systems, web browsers, databases, mobile devices, development tools and approaches, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Agile/Scrum, defect tracking, task tracking tools, and MS Office applications
11. Displaying a “do what it takes” a