Senior QA Performance Test Engineer

Job Title: Senior QA Performance Test Engineer

Job Location: Miramar, Florida/Dallas, Texas - Onsite (Accepting local candidates only)

Overview

• The Senior QA Performance Test Engineer job is responsible for the overall performance quality of systems and technology that are released into ETP's production environment. The scope of this role includes the comprehensive aspects of quality including
• Performance Testing Strategy and planning, design and development of automated scripts, execution of testing, analyzing results, and metrics reporting.
• In their role, the Sr. QA Performance Test Engineer is responsible for ensuring systems meet business performance requirements (SLAs) and overall business objectives by tracking and reporting performance test results, performance metrics (response times, error rates, throughput, CPU and memory utilization, latency, and more), identified defects, as well as documenting observations and communicating issues to development staff to assist in their resolution.

Duties and Responsibilities

Write testing strategies, test scripts and conditions to ensure effective performance test coverage

Execute performance, load, spike, stress, and stability/endurance testing

Utilize data analytics to determine client usage characteristics and user flows

Identify test data requirements and work with other teams as needed to create and maintain test data

Coordinate and schedule testing programs with project and program teams

Reporting testing outcomes to project stakeholders

Assist in the implementation and maintenance of software testing tools

Lead QA projects and teams, become an expert in Client's technology stack, business processes and data exchanges to help ensure proper test coverage and data integrity across all integration points

Perform quality and testing audits across the various IT functions to ensure quality and testing standards, procedures and methodologies are being followed properly and consistently

Identify, recommend, and implement process improvement opportunities for Client quality assurance programs

Stay up to date on software application testing tools and QA best practices

Deliver quality and testing process training to IT staff and project teams

Providing coaching and development to Quality Assurance Analysts, mentor peers, and help them build capabilities

Facilitate Quality Assurance training and education programs for the team

Coordinating the work of 3rd party Quality Assurance teams

Leading and directing offshore testing programs

Maintain a working knowledge of Quality Assurance leading practices and serve as a thought leader to the organization

Lead the implementation, build-out, or expansion of automated testing tools

Recommend opportunities to lower testing costs or improve quality through alternative staffing models (e.g., gig, offshore, 3rd party)

Perform quality and testing audits across the various IT functions to ensure quality and testing standards, procedures and methodologies are being followed properly and consistently

Improve the efficiency of QA team, mitigate team conflicts and communication problems

Motivate team members to work collaboratively and effectively

Plan and document succession planning within scope of responsibility

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree (computer science, information systems, business administration or other industry related curriculum) or combination of education and equivalent experience

Five (5)+ years serving as a Quality Assurance Performance Engineer

Experience with designing and executing Performance Testing with large-scale platforms (SAP, Salesforce, JDA, etc.)

Demonstrated advanced command using JMeter, LoadRunner, NeoLoad and/or LoadComplete

Experience with monitoring tools (Dynatrace, Performance Center, AppDynamics, JProfiler, Datadog, NinjaOne) Template Page 2 Effective: 04/01/2017

Experience with data analytics tools (Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, Open Web Analytics)

Strong team player with willingness to collaborate

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Strong capability to execute tasks with quality

Proficient oral and written communication skills

Good time management skills (i.e. works efficiently)

Strong attention to detail

Strong decision-making skills

Experience working with automated testing tools

Solid working knowledge of metrics and models in product quality engineering

Comprehensive understanding of test methodologies and techniques

Experience coordinating and scheduling testing teams

Expertise with software application test planning, execution and related testing tools

Experience working with testing teams that are located offshore

Experience working with third-party Quality Assurance teams

Ability to demonstrate Agile delivery values Agile Delivery Values

Openness - Team and stakeholders agree to be open about all work and challenges

Commitment - Personally commit to achieving the goals of the team

Respect - Respect your team members to be capable and independent

Courage - You have courage to do the right thing and work on tough problems

Focus - Everyone focus on the work in the sprint and the goal of the scrum team. Rise and fall as a team

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree (computer science, information systems, business administration or other industry related curriculum) or combination of education and equivalent experience

Experience with Mobile testing tools (Appium, BrowerStack)

Working knowledge of relational database technologies and SQL

Strong understanding of database architecture/concepts

Experience working in Agile environment (SAFe preferred), using DevOps and CD/CI methodology

SAFe Agile certified

Experience executing the regression and performance testing for packaged releases on a defined scheduled timeline coordinating the scheduling and resources Specialized Skills and Technologies

Certified SAFe DevOps Practitioner

5+ years' experience in Selenium or Microfocus UFT, Strong SQL skills, Understanding of cloud technologies like Azure or AWS

Experience in Microfocus ALM or Microsoft TFS test management tools or Version One

Experience in Application Programming Interface (API) testing along with multi-system integrations

Experience in Hybris eCommerce or Adobe or Web/IOS application testing