Performance Tester

Job Title

Non-Functional Tester

Segment

Corporate Risk and Broking

Line of Business

CRB

Geography

International

Country

Mumbai

WTW Career Level

58

Function

Technology

Job Code (if known)

**Summary of Role
The role will work closely with Software Development, Architecture, Dev Ops, and IT Operations specialists (Product Team) to develop high quality solutions to assure performance and ensure that the releases are up to organizational standards and are released successfully without negative impact to our user base. They will work as part of a team resourced as a mixture of supplier and WTW people.

**The Role**
- Works with Architecture, Development, DevOps and IT Ops teams (Product Team) to identify performance test requirements and SLA’s.
- Defines PT test plan and approaches
- Works with the Product Team to define appropriate workflows, scenarios, data and test environment to support the testing.
- Analyses available resources to understand usage patterns and data sizes and reflect that appropriately in the PT test parameters
- Works in accordance to the PT best practices, optimal use of test tools, and testing principles
- Monitors the effectiveness of PT tests and provides recommendations for changes.
- Conducts performance test; measures, analyzes and evaluates results; establishes benchmarks; and provides summary report/s and recommendation as necessary.
- Works with the product team in the investigation and resolution of performance related issues and bottlenecks.
- Participate in defect review process and continue to identify improvements in preventing and early detection of client production issues related to non-functional requirements.
- Help support and maintain the goal of continuous and regular non-functional test execution and an effective analysis and communication of results.
- Serve as a champion of non-functional testing and help support the Software Engineering functions through lunch & learn, brown bag sessions, and other learning sessions.
- Suggest new tools and techniques to improve performance testing efficiency.

**The Requirements**

**Knowledge and Experience**:

- A Bachelor's/College Degree would be beneficial and experience in a technology related discipline, such as IT or Engineering or equivalent experience is required
- Experience of interpreting and analyzing load test results
- Knowledge and experience in performance testing categories such as: stress, load, endurance, volume, and scalability testing.
- Knowledge and experience on tools such as Load Runner, Neoload, JMeter, Git, Fiddler, SQL Server Profiler, Oracle SQL Developer or other profiling and performance tools
- Experience working with Agile Scrum teams, including those distributed geographically
- Familiarity with change management systems and processes
- Knowledge on principles of continuous integration and the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
- Knowledge on continuous delivery concepts.
- Analytical, creative, adaptable, resourceful, innovative and imaginative and fun
- Strong problem-solving skills required, and ability to follow through to completion
- Customer focused and commitment to best-in-class processes and procedures.

**Technical competencies**

**Subject Matter Expertise**
- Developing expertise

**Solution Development**
- Systems thinking
- You work across teams to develop solutions.
- You look at the bigger picture to identify links between domains, systems, people and processes.
- Focusing on quality
- You take ownership and accountability for the quality of your own solutions.

**Technical Communication**
- Simplifying complexity
- Influencing stakeholders
- You consider the needs and comprehension level of different stakeholders to determine the most appropriate content and style.

**Equal opportunity employer