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BALAJI P

BALAJI P

Sr Software Engineer
Chennai,Tamil Nadu

Work History

Sr Performance Consultant(Specialty Development)

Ford Global Technology & Business Center
Chennai, Tamilnadu
02.2024 - Current
  • Gathered and defined business and non-functional requirements for each program.
  • Led and coordinated both co-located and remote teams, ensuring seamless collaboration and project execution.
  • Designed and enabled a GCP database using Pega BIX algorithms and enhanced Query Runner logic for efficient data extraction and reporting.
  • Conducted performance validation of AI-driven TAB features.
    Led Pega SaaS migration from on-prem to cloud, optimizing Parallel SAFE to Parallel UNSAFE execution for improved performance and concurrency.
  • Reviewed application scalability, performance, and load balancing, identifying areas for improvement across systems.
  • Migrated the Warranty Processing DB to the cloud, resolving legacy latency issues and enabling scalable, high-throughput processing for SFR AI workloads.
  • Modernized OWS application APIs by migrating from SOAP to REST, improving response times, scalability, and AI integration speed.
  • Implemented robust monitoring tools such as GCP DB, Caas, Grafana, Dynatrace, and Pega PDC alerts for real-time issue detection and resolution.

Senior Software Engineer

Wex
Chennai, Tamilnadu
05.2021 - 11.2023
  • Understand application functionality and Non Functional requirements along with SLA's defined. Identify the test scenario's to validate the performance of key business functions and certifying the NFR requirements.
  • Involved in the Workload modeling.
  • Collaborated with developers and product owners to stay current on product features and intended functionality.
  • Creation of the Test Scripts & enhancement of scripts like Parameterization, Correlation, Runtime settings with Think time and pacing to execute the test.
  • Test Input data includes Pre-condition, Test Input, Test Result, Test Regression data.
  • Created Performance Testing Scenarios and conducted Performance, Stress, Load, and Endurance Tests on different Load Generators using Controller.
  • Update daily status reports and communication of issues to project stakeholders.
  • Resource monitoring of servers during the load test
  • Identify & report performance bottlenecks in the application.
  • Results analysis and reporting to project stakeholders.

Sr. Software Engineer

Sasken Technologies Limited
Banglore, Karnataka
07.2018 - 04.2021
  • Understand application functionality and Non Functional requirements along with SLA's defined. Identify the test scenario's to validate the performance of key business functions and certifying the NFR requirements.
  • Involved in the Workload modeling.
  • Collaborated with developers and product owners to stay current on product features and intended functionality.
  • Creation of the Test Scripts & enhancement of scripts like Parameterization, Correlation, Runtime settings with Think time and pacing to execute the test.
  • Test Input data includes Pre-condition, Test Input, Test Result, Test Regression data.
  • Created Performance Testing Scenarios and conducted Performance, Stress, Load, and Endurance Tests on different Load Generators using Controller.
  • Update daily status reports and communication of issues to project stakeholders.
  • Resource monitoring of servers during the load test
  • Identify & report performance bottlenecks in the application.
  • Results analysis and reporting to project stakeholders.

Software Engineer

Experis IT Pvt. Ltd
Bengaluru, karnataka
04.2017 - 05.2018
  • Utilized Agile software development methods to increase team efficiency.
  • Collaborated with developers and product owners to stay current on product features and intended functionality.
  • Performed Load, Endurance and Stress tests on modules and full software implementations for more than 3 projects per year.
  • Debugged code and located root causes of problems by reviewing configuration files and logs.
  • Reduced overall testing hours by writing and optimizing Performance test scripts in Application.
  • Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.

Associate Software Engineer

Alonza Technologies
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
08.2016 - 04.2017
  • Gathered and defined business and functional requirements for each program.
  • Conducted load, stress and endurance tests using different tools like Load runner to simulate realistic user activities.
  • Developed and deployed test load scripts .
  • Evaluated function, performance and design compliance of every product against design standards and customer needs.
  • Increased and improved knowledge of software's and Performance Testing tools by engaging in all available trainings and seminars.
  • Debugged code and located root causes of problems by reviewing configuration files and logs.
  • Authored and maintained well-organized, efficient and successful manual test cases for entire team.
  • Operated under Agile and Scrum frameworks to complete releases every and well-organized sprints.
  • Gathered data on integration issues and vulnerabilities and reported all findings, including improvement recommendations.

Summary

Performance Engineer focused on strengthening quality and performance of different products. Accustomed to working within Agile and Scrum methodologies while monitoring performance, reviewing processes and recommending updates. Team-minded and hardworking with strong communication, critical thinking and multitasking abilities. Have an extensive knowledge base with testing for large retail web services environments. Has a strong understanding of XML and web services technologies including REST SOAP WSDL. In addition to six years of experience as a Performance Tester good knowledge in Functional Testing.

Overview

4
4
years of post-secondary education
10
10
years of professional experience

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communication Engineering

Anna University
Chennai
06.2010 - 05.2014

Skills

Performance Testing(Non- Functional Testing)

Load Runner, Neo Load, JMeter,ALM

Web (HTTP/HTML) Protocol,Web service protocol and Messaging Services

PERFMON,SITESCOPE and AppDynamics

MQ Explorer and Test Data management Tool (Dell Internal Tool)

AWR Report result analysis

Functional Testing, SOAP UI, POSTMAN, INSOMNIA

Python API Testing, IOT Platform, Azure , JIRA Bug tracking tool

Performance Optimization, Control-M(Messaging Que)

Kubernetes, Pods, Containers, Microservices

Timeline

Sr Performance Consultant(Specialty Development)

Ford Global Technology & Business Center
02.2024 - Current

Senior Software Engineer

Wex
05.2021 - 11.2023

Sr. Software Engineer

Sasken Technologies Limited
07.2018 - 04.2021

Software Engineer

Experis IT Pvt. Ltd
04.2017 - 05.2018

Associate Software Engineer

Alonza Technologies
08.2016 - 04.2017

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics And Communication Engineering

Anna University
06.2010 - 05.2014
BALAJI P Sr Software Engineer