Job Description Summary

The Performance Test Engineer is a member of the Enterprise Quality Assurance team working on new, emerging, and existing software products. The Performance Test team plays a key role in ensuring the quality of the software product before it is deployed into the production environment. The candidate must be able to ensure the product meets the needs specified in the requirements of the project. This includes review of the requirements and product design, developing a test design, creating test scripts, executing tests, and reporting and analyzing the results of an acceptance test plan.

Job Duties

• Evaluate Non-Functional Requirement documents and identify performance test needs; types of tests, scripting scenarios, volume projections, etc.
• Coordinate and collaborate with multiple groups to determine, gather and verify performance test needs
• Develop a workload simulation matrix and determine scripting scenarios
• Develop a Performance Test Plan/Strategy document that includes short and long-term test objectives, types of tests required, workload matrix, scenarios, etc.
• Develop test scripts and load projections needed to simulate virtual users
• Develop test execution scenarios for various types of tests such as load, stress, endurance, and performance tests.
• Administer deep-dive and methodic performance degradation diagnostics/troubleshooting and propose viable explanations
• Perform heap and thread analysis, database deadlock detection, understand and detect resource contention, etc.
• Suggest improvements and configuration changes that improve performance
• Document test results and develop custom made summary reports to satisfy both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Qualifications

• 4 years of progressive IT experience
• 2 years of performance testing and engineering experience
• Experience applying extensive technical expertise in the area of performance testing and advanced scripting.
• Experience in developing multi-protocol (web, database.) advanced scripts that follow object oriented framework
• Possess full knowledge of industry standard SDLCs, including Agile methodology
• Experience working in a Cloud platform
• Must be able to work independently and within in a team
• Must be driven and a self-starter
• Able to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings.

Experience with any of the following is a plus:

• Neotys Neoload
• Application Performance Monitoring and Profiling tools, such as: DynaTrace, Introscope, Tivoli, AppDynamics etc.
• Java Scripting
• SoapUI
• Jmeter
• JProbe

Why Choose CCC:

We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer generous benefit plans and resources designed with employee satisfaction in mind.
What we value is simple - customers, employee commitment, collaboration and clear communication.

We hire people who will embrace the company’s goals and productively contribute in ways that help us serve the customer, innovate, and stay strong.
We make it a priority to keep employees healthy, happy and enriched.

• Healthy - Wellness programs, competitive medical benefit offerings
• Happy – Recognition programs, a confidential employee assistance program, Perkspot/employee discount program and potentially flexible work arrangements such as staggered start times
• Enriched – Tuition reimbursement, training and learning programs, and leadership development opportunities

Our corporate headquarters is located in downtown Chicago within the historic Merchandise Mart—a certified LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) building.

Please Note: Contingent Workers, Field Inventory Representatives and Interns are not eligible for the benefits above.

CCC Information Services was recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Mid-Sized Employers in 2018 and ranked #17 in the Top 100 Digital Companies in Chicago in 2017 by Built In Chicago.

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