Performance Testing Team Lead

Rohitkumar Shah

Phone: 919-***-****

email: *************@*****.***

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohitkumar-shah

Performance Test Lead

PROFILE

Seasoned performance testing leader specializing in designing and executing high-availability and failover strategies to validate enterprise application resilience under peak loads. Leveraged deep expertise in industry-standard testing tools to orchestrate end-to-end performance, load, and failover test plans that ensured comprehensive coverage for each release. Drove testing excellence across diverse industries (health insurance, finance, computer manufacturing/distribution, and government) leading consistently reliable deployments and minimized production incidents. Adept at guiding onshore and offshore teams to build robust test environments and foster continuous quality improvement. Multilingual (English, Gujarati, Hindi).

CORE EXPERTISE

Performance Testing Strategy & Planning Functional Testing & Validation Test Architecture Design Framework Development Mobile Testing CI/CD Pipeline Integration Cloud Performance Testing Resilience & Fail-Over Testing Requirements Gathering Test Assessment Test Data Generation Test Results Reporting & Dashboarding

Cross-Functional Team Leadership Stakeholder Communication Data Migration Testing

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Ensured timely delivery of test projects within budget, working with business, development and infrastructure teams to resolve performance defects, optimize resource allocation and boost stakeholder confidence.

Served as Performance Architect and test team lead managing multi-national team with responsibility for multiple applications.

Developed extensive expertise in performance, reliability and Resilience/Failover testing techniques and tools, as well as Performance Monitoring, Test Results Analysis and Reporting Test Results.

Improved consistency and credibility of performance test results by developing and implementing a standard reporting template, enabling test teams to accurately collate data and empowering leadership with clearer, more reliable insights.

Additionally, served as Manager for test lab supporting over 500 machines used as test load generators. Also has experience supporting activities related to departmental reporting and sales support.

EXPERIENCE

IBM

Consulting Division

IT SPECIALIST (PERFORMANCE TESTING SME) 2000-2025

Worked on multiple projects providing performance testing services as a tester and, more recently) as a team lead managing onshore/offshore teams. A selection of recent projects is described below.

Santander Bank EPP Performance Assessment and Test PERFORMANCE TEAM LEAD 2024 - 2025

Ensured on-time delivery of all performance testing for the March 2025 ISO format transition, leading a distributed team of four and coordinating with over 40 application stakeholders to validate test readiness. Pinpointed critical gaps in the existing test model, recommending component-level testing for 12 applications and introducing three new test scenarios to strengthen the Enterprise Payments Platform’s wire-processing resilience. Provided leadership and liaised between application owners and testers to drive high-quality results and position the bank for a seamless ISO upgrade.

Berry Global Self-Serve Portal Performance Testing PERFORMANCE OVERSIGHT 2024

Delivered comprehensive oversight and reporting that ensured the self-serve portal’s performance test model fully covered all deployment-ready functions, enabling the company to confidently launch the catalog ordering system. Leading coordination between the client and offshore test teams, validated test coverage, authored the final performance report, and presented actionable insights to stakeholders, driving alignment on system readiness and performance expectations.

Ulta.com Performance Tuning PERFORMANCE ANALYST 2024

Drove critical performance improvements on Ulta.com by pinpointing backend query bottlenecks and slow third-party links through in-depth DynaTrace analysis, enabling targeted optimizations that accelerated page load times and elevated user experience. Led collaboration between developers and business stakeholders, and translated diagnostic insights into a prioritized set of remediation options, balancing performance gains with functionality. Guided the implementation of solutions that restored portal responsiveness and customer satisfaction.

DFS Open Banking Hub, Discover Financial Services PERFORMANCE TESTER 2023

Ensured the Open Banking Hub APIs met critical performance and scalability requirements by delivering comprehensive load-testing scripts on schedule, preventing potential production bottlenecks and safeguarding seamless integrations with third-party financial institutions. Gathered detailed API requirements, quickly mastered Gatling and Scala, and developed end-to-end load tests. Ran realistic simulations to uncover key throughput constraints and guided optimizations.

APDS Provider/Pricing /Finance Applications Performance Engineering, Elevance Health Inc. PERFORMANCE TEAM LEAD 2020 - 2023

Guaranteed comprehensive and timely performance testing for all enterprise applications, conducting monthly load, failover, and endurance tests across 20+ SPS components, to prevent release delays and production issues. Led a testing team of 8 and partnered with development teams to identify and remediate performance defects before deployment. Developed and rolled out standardized procedures and custom tools, such as a server-settings verification utility and a LoadRunner results analysis spreadsheet, to streamline workflows, improve test accuracy, and enhance team productivity.

Deployment and Customization of Curam Benefit Services, State of South Carolina - DHHS TEAM LEAD 2017-2020

Ensured the Curam benefit services deployment for South Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services met rigorous performance standards over three consecutive years by orchestrating end-to-end load and performance testing. Led a cross-disciplinary team of four (testers, DBAs, WebSphere, and batch administrators), designed and executed multiple test cycles, built comprehensive test data sets, and delivered actionable analysis and executive reports. Provided oversight across planning, execution, result aggregation, and stakeholder communication to drive system scalability and reliability, supporting the successful customization and rollout of Curam at enterprise scale.

IT EXPERTISE

Process and Functional Skills: Agile, Data Modeling, Database Design, System Analysis, Data Warehouse Testing, Load Testing, Endurance Testing, Fail Over Testing

Packaged Applications: PEGA, Curam, SAP, DB2, ORACLE, SQL Server, MQSeries

Testing Tools: Tricentis NeoLoad, LoadRunner, Rational Functional Tester, Rational Performance Tester, QTP, Seetest, App Dynamics, Tricentis TOSCA, Gatling, Grafana K6, JMeter, IBM AAT

Monitoring Tools: Wiley Introscope, DynaTrace, NMON

Technical Skills: C, Java, C++, C#, REXX, SQL, Visual Basic, HTML, JavaScript, VBScript, Cucumber, Selenium, Appium, Scala, Python

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Science

Kingston University (formally Kingston Polytechnic) London, UK

CERTIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Tricentis NeoLoad Tricentis Tosca AWS Partner: Accreditation (Business) IBM Certified Cloud Advocate IBM Certified IT Specialist IBM Ignite CTD Certified Certified SeeTest Automation Specialist Selenium, Appium Rational Functional Tester Rational Performance Tester

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