1. Job Title : Sr. Test Analyst 2. Job Summary : Sr Test Analyst in a global enterprise responsible for designing and executing performance engineering strategies using AWS and Jmeter for complex hybrid applications ensuring stable scalable and efficient systems that support education domain solutions and deliver reliable experiences for users while aligning with organizational quality goals and best practices across day shift operations. 3. Experience : 6 - 9 years 4. Required Skills : Technical Skills: Performance Engineering AWS Jmeter Domain Skills: 5. Nice to have skills : Domain Skills:Education 6. Technology : Custom Service 7. Shift : Day 8. Responsibilities : -Design comprehensive performance test strategies that align with business objectives and system architecture using AWS and Jmeter to ensure applications scale reliably under expected and peak loads and support seamless hybrid work environments. -Execute end to end performance testing cycles including load stress endurance and volume tests analyzing resource utilization and response patterns to identify bottlenecks and ensure robust system behavior in production like conditions. -Develop reusable Jmeter test scripts and components that simulate realistic user journeys and data flows enabling consistent performance measurement across multiple releases and reducing test cycle time for high impact applications. -Configure and optimize AWS resources such as compute storage and networking components to support performance test environments ensuring cost effective and secure setups that closely mirror target production landscapes. -Collaborate closely with developers architects and business stakeholders to interpret non functional requirements transform them into measurable performance criteria and ensure all expectations are validated before release. -Provide detailed performance analysis reports that highlight key metrics trends and risk areas offering clear recommendations for tuning and optimization that improve response time throughput and overall user experience. -Drive defect identification triage and resolution by pinpointing performance issues across application tiers working with cross functional teams to prioritize remediation and verify improvements through targeted retesting. -Contribute domain insights from education projects by validating performance scenarios that reflect academic cycles assessment periods and peak usage windows ensuring platforms remain resilient during critical events for learners and educators. -Maintain and enhance performance test frameworks and pipelines by integrating automation tools and monitoring solutions supporting continuous performance validation in hybrid work models and ensuring day shift teams have timely feedback. -Mentor junior test analysts on performance engineering fundamentals including test design scripting environment setup and result interpretation fostering strong quality practices and consistent delivery across distributed teams. -Engage in root cause investigations for critical incidents by reviewing application logs metrics and infrastructure traces helping to prevent recurrence and strengthening reliability for customer facing digital services. -Coordinate with product owners and quality managers to align performance test coverage with release priorities ensuring that high risk features receive appropriate attention and contribute to long term organizational objectives of trust and innovation. -Support ongoing improvement of performance standards and guidelines by documenting lessons learned best practices and reference architectures enabling the company to deliver efficient sustainable technology solutions that positively impact society. -Qualifications -Possess six to nine years of experience in software testing with a strong focus on performance engineering and proven ability to design and execute complex non functional test initiatives for enterprise systems. -Demonstrate advanced hands on proficiency with Jmeter including scripting parameterization correlation and distributed execution to drive high quality performance assessments and data driven optimization decisions. -Show practical experience with AWS cloud platforms including creating and managing test environments monitoring resource usage and applying performance tuning techniques that support secure and scalable digital solutions. -Exhibit solid understanding of core testing concepts performance metrics and application architecture enabling effective collaboration with technical and business partners to translate requirements into meaningful test objectives. -Bring exposure to education domain processes and workflows by validating scenarios for student enrollment assessments content delivery and collaboration tools which supports resilient digital experiences for academic communities. -Display strong analytical communication and documentation skills that enable clear reporting of findings recommendations and risks to diverse stakeholders and support transparent decision making across hybrid teams. -Adopt flexible and self driven working style suitable for a hybrid day shift arrangement managing tasks independently while coordinating virtually and onsite to ensure continuous progress in performance quality improvements. 9. Job Location : Primary Location :INTNCHNA16(ITIND COG KITS Campus(CKC)SDB2&3 SEZ) Alternate Location :NA NA Alternate Location 1 :NA NA 10. Job Type : Sr. Associate - Projects [60PM00] 11. Demand Requires Travel? : No 12. Certifications Required : Prefer certification in AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner or Performance Testing with Jmeter from recognized training providers.
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