Sr Test Engineer (4+ years in Performance testing)

Overview

Join a world-class team of skilled engineers who build creative digital solutions to support our colleagues and clients. We make a broad organizational impact by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that power Gartner. Gartner IT values its culture of nonstop innovation, an outcome-driven approach to success, and the notion that great ideas can come from anyone on the team.

About The Role

Looking for a strong Senior Test Engineer in Performance testing.

What you’ll do:

• Create NFR (non-functional requirements) for applications and ensure performance & resiliency is considered early in the SDLC.
• Work with business and development leads to create comprehensive performance test plans with well-defined scenarios, reusable test cases
• Record user journeys and create performance test scripts in JMeter
• Execute the performance tests and analyse the results data from JMeter and APM data from APM tools like Dynatrace or New Relic or AppDynamics, log data from Splunk
• Understand the application architecture and perform Single point of failure analysis.
• Create scenarios for testing resiliency of the application
• Execute Chaos simulations and identify resiliency issues of application. Perform root cause analysis on data quality issues and recommend corrective actions.
• Communicate and present performance test & resiliency test results to the stakeholders
• Collaborate with cross functional teams of developers, cloud & system engineers &
• DBAs to identify, document and recommend performance/resiliency improvement solutions
• Work with Dev team to establish quality control gates as part of build pipelines
• Provide deep dive and forensic analysis to identify application defects in terms of performance & resiliency. Use analysis to make recommendations and drive results
• Validate data integration and data migration processes to ensure seamless data flow across systems.
• Design and develop Grafana dashboards for real time visualization and end to end monitoring of tests.
• Design test cases and test plans to test survivorship rules to determine which attributes should be retained in the golden record.
  
  

Overall 4+ years of experience in Information Technology with specialization in SDLC / Agile based delivery. Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Data Management, or a related field.

Must have:

• Improving performance and working with/in development team
• Experience in creating Non-Functional requirements and Workload Models
• Experience in performance testing strategies and tools such as JMeter,
• Experience in working with Dev or Operations team and performing root cause analysis with good working knowledge of application, processes and operating system
• Experience in troubleshooting using APM tools such as Dynatrace or AppDynamics or New Relic
• Experience in triaging browser performance issues using developer tools or similar Preferred: Exposure to resiliency testing or chaos simulations
• Ability to work independently and partner with team members with a strong sense of initiative and drive
• Excellent analytical, verbal & written communication with data driven analysis
• Proven experience in quality assurance, specifically in Master Data Management (MDM) environments.
• Understanding of data management principles, data governance, and data quality standards.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, to effectively collaborate with team members and stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong command on any programmatic language like Python/Java
  
  

• Passionate about open-source technologies, self-learner and curious.
• Passion for automation and developing infrastructure as code.
• A team player who can comfortably work with distributed teams across the globe.
• Attentive to details and well organized.
• Able to solve complex problems and successfully manage ambiguity and unexpected change.
• Coachable and embracing of best practices and feedback as a means of continuous improvement
• Consistently high achiever marked by perseverance, humility, and a positive outlook in the face of challenges
  
  

Don’t meet every single requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the right candidate for this, or other roles.

Who are we?

At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world.

Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective business and technology insights, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities.

Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to 21,000 associates globally who support ~14,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.

What makes Gartner a great place to work?

Our vast, virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities – opportunities that may not even exist right now – for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance.

We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients.

Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations.

We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.

What do we offer?

Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers.

In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.

Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us.

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