Karthikkumar R

Test Lead

Performance Testing on U.S. Mortgage Lending Technology:

• Collaborated closely with the BA/Dev team on the BDD & TDD discussion to create high quality Test plan and Test script.
• Managing a functional team at offshore and coordinating with onshore team to deliver the work within the stipulated time frame.
• Preparing DSR and WSR for the team and share it to the stake-holders.
• Facilitate daily calls with the team to collect and report the project status.
• Preparing Test plan, System integration Test Scripts, Test conditions, Traceability matrix, Test Data and final status report.
• Involved in Regression, Smoke, Sanity, Integration, Retesting and Adhoc testing.
• Defect Logging and Management using JIRA – preparing defect report using JIRA.
• Handling production incidents and close those on a priority basis.
• Coordinates with clients and extensively worked on client cases after every release.
• Collaborated closely with product owners and analysts to streamline testing processes and ensure alignment with business requirements.
• Actively participated in Agile ceremonies, including Product Backlog Refinement, Sprint Planning, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospective meetings.
• Skilled in analyzing functional requirements and translating them into comprehensive test scenarios and cases.
• Provided training and mentorship to new team members, ensuring a smooth transition and knowledge sharing within the team.

• Streamlined testing processes for increased efficiency and reduced overall test cycle time.
• Conducted regression testing of existing products.
• Reduced defect leakage rate by conducting thorough root cause analyses and proactively addressing areas of concern in future release cycles.
• Enhanced product performance with thorough troubleshooting and identification of critical defects.
• Improved software quality by designing and implementing comprehensive test strategies and plans.

• Results-driven Software Test Engineer with five years of experience in performance testing. Skilled in LoadRunner, JMeter, Postman, and API testing, with expertise in both automation and manual testing.
• Proficient in designing and executing Virtual User Generator (VuGen) scripts using LoadRunner across WEB HTTP/HTML, Web Services, TrueClient, and SAP GUI protocols.
• Experienced in requirement gathering, test planning, execution, and performance analysis, leveraging LoadRunner VuGen, Controller, Analyzer, and JMeter for enhancements such as correlation, parameterization, and error handling.
• Strong knowledge of monitoring and profiling tools, including Perfmon, SiteScope, AppDynamics, and Dynatrace, with hands-on experience using Performance Center and network sniffers like Fiddler and HAR Analyzer.
• Adept in functional and non-functional testing (load, stress, endurance), leading and contributing to performance and manual testing initiatives, while ensuring quality throughout the Software Test Life Cycle (STLC).
• Skilled in client-side and server-side monitoring using AppDynamics and Grafana, performing performance bottleneck analysis, and optimizing application and database parameters for improved efficiency.
• Effective collaborator, working seamlessly with development teams, business analysts, and stakeholders to ensure smooth testing execution and quality assurance.

• Project: TEMPO Default Management System.
• Responsibilities:
• Preparing Business Scenarios, Unit and System integration Test Scripts, Test conditions and Test Cases and Test Data
• Worked on automation team to prepare Regression, smoke test scripts using POM and testNG framework.
• Involved product release activities
• Performed SIT testing Regression testing
• Defect Logging and Management using JIRA (defect tracker tool)
• Help team members to understand the requirement and let them complete the user stories

• Project: LSAMS – Servicing Technology
• Responsibilities:
• Preparing Business Scenarios, Unit and System integration Test Scripts, Test conditions and Test Cases and Test Data.
• Performed SIT testing and Regression testing.
• Defect Logging and Management using JIRA (defect tracker tool)
• Actively participate all the meetings like, Daily stand up, sprint planning, Defect Triage and Retrospective meetings.
• Prepared weekly status report for each sprint.
• Help team members to understand the requirement and let them complete the user stories.
• Coordinate with clients in case of any input required to complete the requirements
• Doing performance testing for frequently used scenarios by the clients using Load runner/Jmeter and the metrics shared to the leads.
• As a shared resources, prepared test scripts using selenium web driver for the existing manual test cases for other projects.
• As a shared resources, prepared load test scripts using Jmeter for other .Net projects.

• Project: Gatornet (Vendor Management & Settlement System)
• Responsibilities:
• Preparing Business Scenarios, Unit and System integration Test Scripts, Test conditions and Test Cases and Test Data.
• Performed security testing using Burpsuite and OASP-ZAP tool.
• Performed performance, Load and stress testing using Loadrunner & Jmeter.
• Involved product release activities
• Performed SIT testing Regression testing
• Defect Logging and Management using JIRA (defect tracker tool)
• Help team members to understand the requirement and let them complete the user stories
• Doing performance testing for frequently used scenario by the clients using Jmeter and the metrics shared to the leads.

• Project: Gatornet (Vendor Management & Settlement System)
• Responsibilities:
• Performed packaging by using install shield for each service pack & full build
• Involved product release activities
• Supports and coordinate with clients in case of any input required for them to perform the package installation in their environment.
• Prepared DSR and WSR and shared to the management.