SURAJ AKUL
Performance Engineer Consultant
Pune
Summary
Performance Test Engineer with over 12 years of experience in performance engineering, specializing in load testing, system optimization, and scalability improvements in banking and healthcare domains. Proficient in using tools like JMeter, LoadRunner for performance testing, and experienced with APM tools such as Dynatrace and AppDynamics to monitor application health and resolve performance bottlenecks. Adept at leveraging AWS to deliver scalable solutions and integrating performance testing into CI/CD pipelines with tools like Jenkins.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Performance Engineer Consultant
Kaiser Permanente
Pune
12.2024 - Current
- Led both Performance Testing and Performance Engineering efforts for large-scale distributed Healthcare applications in a monolithic architecture.
- Designed and executed load, stress, and scalability tests using Load Runner to simulate varying traffic patterns, including peak loads and failover scenarios.
- Conducted performance profiling using Dynatrace and New Relic to identify bottlenecks in code, database queries, and server performance.
- Worked closely with engineering teams to optimize system architecture and reduce response times by 25%, focusing on memory usage, database optimization, and caching strategies.
- Integrated performance testing within CI/CD pipelines to ensure automated performance regression testing across multiple environments.
Senior Test Engineer
Barclays Global Service Centre
Pune
10.2022 - 12.2024
- Developed and executed comprehensive performance test plans for core banking applications, ensuring high availability and optimal performance during peak transaction loads (e.g., fund transfers, bill payments).
- Utilized AWS CloudWatch and AWS X-Ray for real-time system monitoring, identifying bottlenecks, and optimizing application performance.
- Conducted load, stress, endurance, and scalability testing using JMeter and Load Runner to simulate real-world banking transaction volumes and ensure system stability.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams (development, operations, and business stakeholders) to define performance requirements, KPIs, and SLAs for banking services.
- Integrated AWS Auto Scaling and Elastic Load Balancer to optimize resource allocation and ensure high performance during high-volume periods (e.g., month-end and holiday periods).
- Used RDS Performance Insights to analyze database performance and optimize slow queries, reducing transaction response times by 20%.
- Generated detailed reports on performance test results, including response times, throughput, and error rates, and recommended system optimizations.
Test Analyst
Infosys Technologies
Pune
08.2018 - 09.2022
- Provided consulting services for clients to improve system performance, focusing on cloud-native applications running on AWS and Azure.
- Assisted in the Performance Engineering of micro services applications, conducting load balancing tests and optimizing containerized applications running in Docker and Kubernetes.
- Developed performance test scripts in Python and Shell for automated testing of REST APIs and backend services.
- Evaluated system performance during peak loads, identifying the need for auto-scaling policies and database partitioning strategies.
- Collaborated with developers to implement code optimizations, including optimizing multi-threading, and reducing database contention, leading to a 30% performance improvement.
Senior Test Engineer
HCL Technologies
Pune
09.2016 - 06.2018
- Led performance profiling and tuning efforts for high-frequency financial trading platforms, focusing on low-latency performance requirements.
- Implemented performance engineering best practices such as asynchronous processing, event-driven architecture, and network protocol optimization to ensure that the system could handle real-time data with low latency.
- Conducted scalability testing using Load Runner and JMeter, simulating millions of concurrent users and verifying that the system could scale horizontally across multiple data centers.
- Worked with development teams to improve code-level performance, profiling Java applications to identify memory leaks and optimize garbage collection, which improved response times by 20%.
Testing Engineer
Future Focus InfoTech Private Limited
Pune
12.2015 - 09.2016
- Led load testing efforts for banking applications like online banking and payment processing systems, ensuring scalability under heavy traffic conditions.
- Performed stress and endurance testing for high-volume transaction systems, identifying performance degradation and critical failure points.
- Utilized LoadRunner for scripting and execution of performance tests, ensuring seamless payment processing and fast response times for customers.
- Implemented performance testing as part of the CI/CD pipeline using Jenkins, ensuring continuous validation of performance metrics.
- Prepared detailed performance test reports, highlighting areas of improvement and suggesting performance optimizations to meet SLAs.
Test Engineer
KPIT Technologies Limited
Pune
11.2012 - 11.2015
- Assisted in performance testing for e-commerce websites and web applications using JMeter and Load Runner.
- Conducted simple stress tests to assess how the system would behave under extreme conditions and reported findings to the senior team.
- Supported the performance engineering team by gathering baseline performance data, analyzing test results, and helping to identify performance degradation points related to the frontend code and server interactions.
Education
Computer Science Engineering -
Visvesvaraya Technological University
India 09.2007 - 06.2011
Skills
Performance Testing Tools: LoadRunner, Jmeter
Monitoring Tools: Dynatrace, AppDynamics, AWS, Splunk
Scripting Language: Python, JavaScript
Databases: Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL
API Testing: REST Assured, SoapUI, Postman, Insomnia
CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI
Cloud Technologies: AWS
Collaboration & Project Management Tools: JIRA, Confluence
Timeline
Performance Engineer Consultant
Kaiser Permanente
12.2024 - Current
Senior Test Engineer
Barclays Global Service Centre
10.2022 - 12.2024
Test Analyst
Infosys Technologies
08.2018 - 09.2022
Senior Test Engineer
HCL Technologies
09.2016 - 06.2018
Testing Engineer
Future Focus InfoTech Private Limited
12.2015 - 09.2016
Test Engineer
KPIT Technologies Limited
11.2012 - 11.2015
Computer Science Engineering -
Visvesvaraya Technological University
09.2007 - 06.2011
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