Senior QA Engineer, Load Test

Job Summary:

This position spans a variety of technical responsibilities. Top among these responsibilities are hands-on load, performance, interface and integration testing across multiple MedPlus products. This senior engineer will support the building out and maintenance of a robust enterprise testing tool and will be expected to provide detailed insight into test planning and strategy for multiple releases each year.
 

Principal Responsibilities:

• Execute load and performance tests against web-based applications, web service interfaces, and back-end server components.
• Work with development teams to gather and document system requirements related to performance and system load.
• Analyze test data and system metrics, document test results, and identify and report performance issues.
• Lead the creation of load and performance test plans to capture test requirements, assumptions and test conditions.
• Identify production metrics important to performance/load testing efforts; assist with collection methods where feasible.
• Develop testing tools to simulate production data and drive testing of key system components.
• Provide technical assistance to interface and system integration test efforts across MedPlus systems.
• Create and manage load testing scripts.
   

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Candidate should have professional experience with performance / load testing in an enterprise environment. Testing experience in a multi-tiered, web-based environment is a plus.
• Understanding of network, database, and server operation as they relate to load testing. Familiar with high level design, operating characteristics and test points of multi-tiered, web-based application.
• Experience with functional and/or load testing of web services is required.
• Ability to understand architecture of products and subsystems. Able to identify and describe major components and public interfaces.
• Ability to work with technical resources from other groups to identify critical system interface and integration test points, and translate into measurable test requirements.
• Previous programming experience using: VB.Net, Java, C++, or C#, C.
• Scripting experience in KSH/Perl/Python/VBScript may be helpful.
• Familiarity with SQL/Oracle databases.
• Experience with Apache, Weblogic, JRockit, and/or RedHat.
• Candidate should have working knowledge of UNIX/Linux/Windows.
• Knowledge of HTTP/S, HTML, XML, JMS, SOAP/web services
• Knowledge of HL7, NCPDP, 270/271 messaging formats is a plus
• Analysis and report generation using HP Load Controller.
• Experience using enterprise Java technologies is a plus.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Experience working in an Agile environment is a plus.
• Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to weigh many options and choose the most efficient path.
• Experience using Load Runner or equivalent load testing tool set.
   

Minimum Qualifications:

• At least 3 year experience executing software load and performance testing in an enterprise environment.
• 2 year programming experience using VB, .NET (C# or VB), C, C++, Java, or other popular programming language. Perl/Python/JavaScript scripting experience may be considered equivalent.
• Comfortable with Unix/Linux/Windows operating systems.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science/information systems or equivalent degree or experience.
• Two years of experience in a formal QA role, or equivalent experience.
• Experience working in a custom application software development environment.

Location:

Mason, OH