Product Quality Analysis Interview Question:

What is the role of a performance tester in web
application, please explain advantage of testing tool rather doing it manually?

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Needs to be solid in VSTS, TFS and LoadRunner - we just had
a consultant
kicked out because he was weak in one of these.
*Performance Tester- Austin, TX *
*Primarily, person should be familiar with VS tools
performance testing, TFS
and LoadRunner. (It might be difficult to get person with
this skill set).*
• Identify and define the Performance Testing
Requirements and SLAs
• Solid knowledge on Performance, Load, Stress and
Reliability testing
• Define Performance Testing Architecture
• Create Performance Test Plan
• Solid experience on Load Runner specifically testing
WCF and REST
based web services running on .NET platform
• Install and configure Performance Test Tool,
Diagnostics, Various
Monitors, Load Balancer etc...
• Strong knowledge and exposure to Network,
Firewall/Ports, CITRIX and
VM Server/Machine across onsite and offshore
• Create Performance testing effort estimations
• Design, Develop and execute Performance test scripts
and scenarios
against various browsers (IE, Firefox)
• Conduct Performance, Load and Stress testing
• Understand and create test data requirements and
test data
• Create Benchmarks and Sizing models
• Identify bottlenecks and collaborate with
development to resolve the
bottlenecks
• Create and track defects in Quality Center
• Analyze various reports (Performance, Load and Stress)
• Coordinate with project stakeholders, dev teams and
offshore teams
• Excellent client interaction skills
• Performance testing experience against e-Commerce
application
• Very good understanding of 3-tier architecture (Web,
App and DB
servers) along with protocols/standards such as SOAP, REST,
XML/XSD etc
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