Samim Iqbal

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Professional Summary:

Over 12 years of cumulative IT experience, I specialize in Performance Engineering, Load testing, and software testing across different system architectures. I have extensive expertise in tools like JMeter, Load Runner, and various monitoring tools for optimizing system performance. Additionally, I excel in Test Automation using Selenium, Cucumber, and other technologies, enhancing testing efficiency. I am well-versed in various testing types and familiar with Agile methodologies, making me a highly skilled professional capable of delivering successful IT solutions.

Skills & Expertise:

● Experienced in requirements gathering, documentation process, and overall Load testing.

● Experienced in various performance testing types such as Smoke, Load, Duration, Stress, and capacity test for applications hosted in AWS.

● Experienced in designing Test Strategies, Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Scenarios, Test Scripts, and Test reports of Performance Testing.

● Experienced in Web-based, Mainframe technologies, and AIX platforms.

● I possess exceptional expertise in effectively utilizing HP Performance Center, Storm Runner, LoadRunner, JMeter, and Blazemeter.

● Analyzed results using LoadRunner Analysis tool, NMON (UNIX), Dynatrace, Wily Introscope, Grafana and New Relic.

● Experienced in using Splunk to retrieve performance data from Production and using them in creating Performance workload model.

● Hands-on experience in system testing and performance engineering of numerous Banking and Loan Applications, e-Commerce sites, and Health care applications.

● Proficient in troubleshooting performance testing failures, identify bottlenecks.

● Extensive experience in effectively communicating with and resolving issues within Core Product Engineering Teams.

● Involved in creating Maven project using Gherkin Language and Cucumber Framework

● Experienced in developing UI automated scripts using Selenium Web Driver with Java

● Extensively used Eclipse and IntelliJ for developing Selenium scripts.

● Experienced in educating and providing performance testing training to both on-site and offshore resources.

Technical Skills:

Performance Tools

HP Performance Center, Load Runner, JMeter, BLAZEMETER, WebLOAD (Radview), Wily CA, LISA, SPLUNK, Dynatrace, NMON, New Relic, Grafana, GitHub

Automation Tools

Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, Apache Maven, Bitbucket, GitHub, Jenkins, QTP, Eclipse, IntelliJ

Test Management Tool Jira, ALM, Quality Center

Programming Languages Gherkin, VBScript, Java, SQL, PL-SQL SDLC Methodology Agile, Kanban and Waterfall

Operating System Windows, XP, Linux, AIX, Citrix

Database SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, MySQL

Professional Experience:

CHS Inc. July 2022 – Present

Inver Grove Heights, MN

Senior Performance Engineer

● Working closely with Product Owners, Technical Managers, and Business Managers to gather the Business Requirement Documents for Performance Testing.

● Defining the Performance test goals and objectives based on the client requirements and inputs, also analyzed the requirement and design documents.

● Creating and executing Test Plans by integrating Performance Testing Objectives, Environment, User Profiles, Risks, Scenarios, Schedules, Analysis, Monitors and Presentation of results.

● Extensively worked in Web-HTTP/HTML, Web Service and Ajax Truclient Protocol and used Vugen and Jmeter to create Performance Test Scripts.

● Execute Smoke test, Load test, Endurance test, and Stress tests using HP Performance Center integrated with Blazemeter.

● Analyze performance test results using LoadRunner Analysis and New Relic.

● Issues/defects are appropriately identified, analyzed, documented in JIRA.

● Responsible for converting LoadRunner scripts to Jmeter scripts.

● Manage and coordinate with offshore team members as well onsite team members.

● Provide training to associates and offshore team members on Performance Testing. Nationwide Insurance June 2019 – June 2022

Columbus, OH

Senior Performance Engineer

● Meeting with business owners on daily basis to understand the Performance Requirement

● Developing thorough test plans that encompass performance testing objectives, environment requirements, risk evaluations, test scenarios, scheduling, monitoring aspects, and result dissemination.

● Created scripts on JMeter and executed Smoke test, Load test, Endurance Test, and Stress tests using Blazemeter/Mule(in-built)

● Analyzing, interpreting, and summarizing meaningful and relevant result in a complete Performance Test Report using BLAZEMETER and New Relic and Grafana

● Text checks were written as well as created scenarios for Concurrent (Rendezvous) and Sequential, unique, and random users.

● Used SPLUNK and New Relic to retrieve data (volume information) from Production to workload model analysis and Camunda look at the logs.

● Worked closely with Production Managers, Technical Managers, and Business Managers in planning, scheduling, developing, and executing performance tests.

● Issues/defects are appropriately identified, analyzed, documented, and resolved in JIRA.

● Lead Test Strategy development, Test Planning, Resource Allocation, and Environment and Configuration Management for the Lab Program

● Performance tested AWS application for Smoke test, Sanity test, Load test, Duration test and auto scaling using JMeter/Blazemeter/Mule(in-built)

● Worked on Planning and Implementing of Functional & (non-functional) Performance Test JPMorgan Chase Sept 2014 – May 2019

Columbus, OH

Senior Performance Engineer

● I am highly experienced IT Leader who specializes in overseeing the entire application lifecycle, with a particular focus on quality assurance and release management.

● Lead Test Strategy development, Test Planning, Resource Allocation, and Environment and Configuration Management for the Lab Program

● Proficient in utilizing both onshore & offshore teams, adeptly prioritizing quality and meeting deadlines, employing impactful metrics & processes to achieve desired outcomes.

● Crafting dynamic Test Plans that integrate Performance Testing Objectives, Testing Environment, Test Scenarios, and the Art of Presenting Results with flair and impact.

● Extensively Worked in Web-HTTP/HTML, Web Service, Ajax Truclient, and RTE Protocol in LoadRunner as well as JMeter

● Worked on TDM services and MQ (Message queues) technology.

● Used SPLUNK to retrieve data (volume information) from Production to match the Load, Endurance, and Stress test to match the production.

● Performance tested Mainframe application LoadRunner RTE protocol.

● Used JMeter and HP LoadRunner to create scripts and executed Smoke test, Load test, Endurance Test, and Stress tests using HP Performance center / Blazemeter.

● Responsible for converting LoadRunner scripts to JMeter scripts.

● Analyzed results using LoadRunner Analysis tool and for monitoring used Dynatrace, Wily CA and NMON

● Experienced in Planning, Implementation and Operations of Performance and Functional Test Automation

Infosys Technologies LTD Jan 2014 – September 2014 Jersey City, NJ / Torrance, CA

Performance Engineer Lead

● Defining the performance goals and objectives based on the client requirements and inputs and analyzed the requirement and design documents.

● Manage and coordinate with offshore team members as well onsite team members.

● Establish and maintain great relationship with Development and other applicable teams.

● Responsible for developing and executing performance and volume tests for different types of Banking & Financial applications (i.e., Online Banking, Loan Processing, etc.)

● Extensively Worked in Web/HTTP, Web Service Protocol in LoadRunner, and Used Virtual User Generator (Vugen) to generate LoadRunner Scripts to ensure that quality issues are appropriately identified, analyzed, documented, tracked, and resolved.

● Partner with the Software development organization to analyze system performance and components to identify needed changes in the application design.

● Created scripts & executed Smoke, Load, Endurance, and Stress test on Jmeter/Blazemeter

● Used Dynatrace/New Relic report to define the root cause of issues also Analyzing, interpreting, summarizing meaningful and relevant results in Performance Test Report

● Issues/defects are appropriately identified, analyzed, documented, tracked, and resolved in Application Life ALM

Blue Cross Blue Shield July 2011 – Dec 2013

Topeka, KS

Performance Engineer Lead

● Responsible and accountable for creating Test Plans by incorporating Performance Testing Objectives, Testing Environment, User Profiles, Risks, Test Scenarios explanation about the Tools used, Schedules, Monitoring

● Provide effort estimates to the project and development managers for the budgetary purpose for every Performance Testing engagement and maintain productive relationships with Development and other applicable IT Team

● Extensively Worked in Web-HTTP/HTML, Web Service Protocol in LoadRunner

● Designed tests for Benchmark, Load, Stress and Endurance testing for internal Web portals, CRM, PLM, ATG E-commerce sites, WCI Portal 10gR4v applications.

● Designed and Performance tested the application with 1000, 3000, and/or 5000 concurrent virtual users.

● Written LoadRunner Scripts, enhanced scripts with C functions, Parameterized Users, stored dynamic content in LoadRunner functions, used client-side secure certificates.

● Text checks were written, created scenarios for Concurrent (Rendezvous) and Sequential users, as well as Run time settings.

● Experienced in analyzing Perf test results using LoadRunner analysis and New Relic

● Provide Risk Assessment for new/upgraded applications to the Enterprise Architect Team

● Investigate and troubleshoot performance problems in a lab environment. Education:

Associate of Applied Science in Computer Science, Monroe College, Bronx-NY Apr 2002 Bachelor of Business Administration in Computer Science, Monroe College, Bronx-NY Aug 2003

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