Performance Test Lead (Onsite)

Cognizant Technology Solutions is looking for a "Performance Test Lead (Onsite)" to join in our team of IT professionals in a permanent role. If you meet our background requirements and skills and are looking for an opportunity with these skills and expertise, here is the ideal opportunity for you!

About Cognizant's QEA Practice:

We are the largest Quality Assurance Practice Globally servicing 800+ Clients including 50+ clients in Fortune 100. We bring the industry leading vision and expertise to help with Quality Engineering transformation journey for our reputed clients. We provide Next Gen QA offerings like System Modernization assurance, Business Process Assurance, Quality Engineering, Cloud Platform Assurance, Customer Experience Assurance and Robotic Test Automation. We have been ranked #1 for Market Impact by Everest Group for four times in a row and ranked #1 for completeness of vision, test advisory and Digital Business Assurance in Gartner Magic Quadrant!

Performance Test Lead (Onsite)

Location: Fort Worth, TX

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent related work experience.

Roles and Responsibilities

Provides guidance and technical leadership on cloud performance testing.

Depth knowledge on Azure and define performance requirements and strategy for all applications moving from on Prem to cloud.

Coordinate with multiple teams and stakeholders to articulate the non-functional requirements (NFR) of the application which involves review of Production statistics, existing systems configurations and operating methods as well as understanding evolving business needs and formulate Performance Test plan / Strategy.

Understand the application & architecture in detail and Establish baseline / benchmark metrics of the OnPrem and Cloud platform.

Strong hands-on experience on LoadRunner/Performance Center (Web & Webservices, REST/SOAP)

Strong hands-on experience on APM tools Dynatrace, Azure Application Insight to evaluate performance and identify/troubleshoot issues and tune AUT is required, along with cloud-native app testing/monitoring knowledge.

Knowledge of microservices reliability architecture and development

Strong understanding and knowledge of Cloud technologies and containerization using Docker & Kubernetes, REST, Microservices

Excellent understanding in the use of DevOps/CICD tools, GitHub Actions/workflow, use of tools like Jenkins, Splunk, understanding of NV concepts, etc.

Experience in client-side Performance Profiling/Tuning/Testing

Experience in providing the inputs by analyzing the GC Logs, Heap Dump analysis and Thread dump analysis.

Drives coordination with SMEs and different teams like Infrastructure, network, development, Sales and Business teams.

Required Skills

* Must have good cloud knowledge on Azure.

* Strong hands-on experience on LoadRunner/Performance Center (Web & Webservices, REST/SOAP)

* Strong hands-on experience on APM tools Dynatrace, Azure Application Insight to evaluate performance and identify/troubleshoot issues and tune AUT is required, along with cloud-native app testing/monitoring knowledge.

* Knowledge of microservices reliability architecture and development

* Strong knowledge containerization using Docker & Kubernetes, REST, Microservices

* Understanding in the use of DevOps/CICD tools, GitHub Actions/workflow, use of tools like Jenkins, Splunk, understanding of NV concepts, etc.

* Analyzing the GC Logs, Heap Dump analysis and Thread dump analysis

Work Authorization

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship (H-1B, L-1B, L-1A, etc.)

Benefits:

Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

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Employee Status : Full Time Employee

Shift : Day Job

Travel : No

Job Posting : Nov 06 2023

About Cognizant

Cognizant (Nasdaq-100: CTSH) is one of the world's leading professional services companies, transforming clients' business, operating and technology models for the digital era. Our unique industry-based, consultative approach helps clients envision, build and run more innovative and efficient businesses. Headquartered in the U.S., Cognizant is ranked 185 on the Fortune 500 and is consistently listed among the most admired companies in the world. Learn how Cognizant helps clients lead with digital at or follow us

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