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Archana Nagaraj

London

Summary

11+ years of experience in Performance Testing and Engineering using HP LoadRunner, JMeter, and good exposure to microservices, web, and batch performance testing. Expertise in Non-Functional Requirements analysis, Performance Test scope definition, and execution. Experience in both Waterfall and Agile methodologies, including CI/CD integration for Performance Testing. Skilled in performance monitoring and profiling tools like Dynatrace, Splunk, and Grafana. Strong knowledge of API testing, microservices validation, and performance testing for scalable architectures. Knowledge on Chaos Engineering and practices. Hands-on experience with automation testing using Cucumber (BDD), Selenium, Playwright, and RestAssured. Integrated automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, reducing release cycle time and improving deployment reliability. Good understanding of back-end technologies, cloud platforms, and DevOps tools. Proficient in using JIRA, Confluence, and other agile tools for test management and documentation. Strong ability to mentor and lead QA teams, fostering a culture of automation and performance excellence.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

QA Analyst (Contract)

Sainsbury’s Bank,(TCS)
07.2023 - 09.2024
  • Collaborated with stakeholders to define performance testing requirements.
  • Designed and executed performance test solutions using JMeter for microservices and web performance testing.
  • Executed various performance tests (Load, Stress, Endurance) using JMeter.
  • Validated API performance and backend services using RestAssured and microservices monitoring tools.
  • Developed performance test scripts and configured load models to simulate real-time scenarios.
  • Analyzed test results and provided valuable insights to improve system performance.
  • Identified performance bottlenecks and provided optimization recommendations using CloudWatch.
  • Comprehensive test completion report preparation detailing all evidence and records and conducted walkthroughs to the project team and the business stakeholders.
  • Integrated performance testing into the CI/CD pipeline to ensure early defect detection.

Test Lead (Contract)

HCL Technologies
09.2022 - 02.2023
  • Analyzed application architecture and defined appropriate performance test plans.
  • Defined test strategies, workload models, and test data management plans.
  • Designed workload models based on production statistics.
  • Developed detailed performance test scripts, ensuring coverage of business-critical scenarios.
  • Designing and executing the scenarios as per the schedule.
  • Publish the Analysis report at the end of each performance run. Analyse the reports and shared the observations to teams.
  • Conducted post-test analysis, identifying key performance bottlenecks and recommendations for performance tuning.
  • Provided technical mentoring to junior testers on performance testing best practices.

Senior Test Analyst

Infosys Limited
12.2019 - 08.2022
  • Conducted load, stress, and endurance tests using Jmeter and LoadRunner.
  • Integrated performance testing within CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins.
  • Design and execute Performance test solutions based on project requirement.
  • Analyse and identify bottlenecks & Prepare Performance report with Observations using monitoring tools Dynatrace and Splunk.
  • Designed API test cases and automated them using RestAssured.

Senior Test Engineer

Nous Infosystems
03.2015 - 04.2017
  • Developed performance test strategies aligned with Agile methodologies.
  • Involved in Productivity Increment planning, Scrum meetings, Story grooming sessions to understand the business requirements.
  • Automated business flow validations using Selenium.
  • Led a team in executing performance and automation test plans.

Test Specialist

MeritTrac Services Pvt Ltd
11.2013 - 11.2014
  • Designed and executed performance test plans for an applications
  • Automated critical test cases using Cucumber (BDD).Conducted API testing using Postman.
  • Developed automation test cases using Selenium reducing manual efforts.
  • Integrated test automation frameworks into Agile projects.
  • Analyzed application logs and metrics to detect bottlenecks.
  • Provided training and mentorship to junior engineers.

QA Engineer

ZeOmega Infotech Pvt Ltd
07.2009 - 09.2012
  • Assisting for the requirement gathering, estimation and offshore account set up for the testing projects in the field of HealthCare domain.
  • Conducting all meetings related to the testing and also involved in design reviews.
  • Providing technical leadership to teammates through coaching and mentorship, as well as
  • Identifying opportunities for and encouraging continuous improvement within the team.
  • Working closely with Product Management, Engineering, and other project stakeholders.
  • Participated in SDLC planning, ensuring requirements are greatly understood in early development phases.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

R.L. Jallappa Institute of Technology (VTU)

Skills

  • Performance Testing Tools: HP LoadRunner, JMeter
  • Monitoring & Profiling Tools: Dynatrace, Splunk, Grafana
  • Network Analyzers: Firebug, Fiddler
  • Scripting & Programming Lang: Java, JavaScript, VB, Groovy
  • Automation Testing: Cucumber ,Playwright, RestAssured
  • CI/CD & DevOps Tools: Jenkins, Git, BitBucket, Docker
  • Project & Test Management: JIRA, Confluence

Timeline

QA Analyst (Contract)

Sainsbury’s Bank,(TCS)
07.2023 - 09.2024

Test Lead (Contract)

HCL Technologies
09.2022 - 02.2023

Senior Test Analyst

Infosys Limited
12.2019 - 08.2022

Senior Test Engineer

Nous Infosystems
03.2015 - 04.2017

Test Specialist

MeritTrac Services Pvt Ltd
11.2013 - 11.2014

QA Engineer

ZeOmega Infotech Pvt Ltd
07.2009 - 09.2012

Bachelor of Engineering - Computer Science

R.L. Jallappa Institute of Technology (VTU)

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