Avisha Keshri
Lead Performance Engineer
Summary
Experienced software engineer with a demonstrated ability of working in performance engineering. Working as an individual contributor in building solutions to load test applications across various platforms and building efficient performance testing frameworks.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Performance Test Engineer
S&P Global.
12.2018 - Current
- Leading a team of performance engineers as well as collaborating with Architects, Product owners to strategize best technical solutions
- Worked on LoadRunner and Jmeter for designing performance testing frameworks using Load runner Cloud (Version 2023.11) and Jmeter (Version 5.4.3 )
- Responsible for NFR requirements elicitation, Workload Modelling
- Chart production volumes in order to create workload models using Kibana
- Created test plans, test data, maintain test suites, script framework to keep the code in sync to production
- Conduct RCA and debugging using APM tools(Datadog, AppDynamics)
- Worked on database monitoring to analyze query performance and DB bottlenecks using Solar Winds DPA
- Worked on application benchmarking in terms of resource utilization, defining SLAs for business transactions and service endpoints
- Understanding system components, shared resources, CPU, Memory, Storage
- Identifying Memory level and Thread level issues using Heap/Thread dumps and analyzing GC logs
- Worked on migration projects to ensure system stability and performance impacts of DB migration, platform changes
- Responsible for end-to-end test, analysis, defect logging
- Preparing test reports for presentation to teams
- Worked on creating documentation on Confluence for all projects.
Performance Test Engineer
Fidelity Investments.
03.2016 - 03.2018
- Worked in IC role handling multiple projects under the research division to implement enterprise-level performance testing application suites
- Create LoadRunner and Jmeter test scripts for Web applications and Web services
- Conducted test executions and prepare test reports
- Collaborate with systems architects and software engineers for test planning on new projects
- Responsible for complete performance life cycle including requirement gathering, preparing test strategy, executing load test, troubleshooting, and resolving performance issues and result reporting
- Gathering metrics around resource usage of the servers, Thread dumps, Heap Dumps and GC
- Prepared Splunk dashboard for production monitoring and test log analysis
- Using Dynatrace for identifying bottlenecks using Purepaths and analyze resource usage
- Involved in defect logging via JIRA, work with team to resolve issues and close defects with complete analysis and documentation.
Performance Tester, Test Automation
Accenture.
02.2013 - 10.2016
- Creating Performance test suites for web application using Jmeter
- Automating execution of the performance test suite, regression test suite etc
- Using shell scripts
- Executing Jmeter performance tests using Teamcity.
Skills
11 years of experience in performance testing and engineeringLeading a team of 7-8 performance test engineers taking accountability for quality scripts, overlooking the performance test processes and Test DiagnosticsExperience on working with architects and product teams to strategize on designing new services, productsGood knowledge of Performance Testing Techniques and Performance Test Life CycleProficient in different types of testing: Load, Stress, Volume, Scalability, EnduranceExpertise on Performance Tools: Microfocus- LoadRunner and Apache-JmeterWorked on HTTP/HTML, Truclient and Web Services protocolsExperience on Database monitoring using Solar Winds DPAWorked extensively on Datadog Logging, Metrics, APM and RUM capabilitiesUnderstanding on deriving workload distribution by analyzing production traffic using KibanaExperience on APM tools like AppDynamics and Dynatrace for troubleshooting and bottlenecks identificationCoordinating with functional QA, BA, developers and product owners to deliver quality productsBasic understanding of JVM, Thread dumps, Heap dumps and GC logsWorked on Confluence for documentation and having good report- writing skillsStrong communication skills, organized and a quick learner
Timeline
Senior Performance Test Engineer
S&P Global.
12.2018 - Current
Performance Test Engineer
Fidelity Investments.
03.2016 - 03.2018
Performance Tester, Test Automation
Accenture.
02.2013 - 10.2016