QA Tester (Performance &Automation)

· The successful candidate will contribute to the organization’s Quality Engineering initiatives and will be responsible for:

· Establishing and maintaining performance testing environments.

· Designing, developing, and executing performance and load test scripts.

· Developing and maintaining automated performance test suites.

· Performing workload modeling and defining performance test scenarios.

· Executing performance, load, and scalability tests using LoadRunner and JMeter.

· Monitoring application and infrastructure performance during testing.

· Analyzing test results and identifying performance bottlenecks.

· Providing recommendations to improve application scalability, reliability, and stability.

· Performing backend and database validation using strong SQL skills.

· Supporting API, integration, database, and file-based testing.

· Supporting test planning, test execution, defect management, and release validation activities.

· Collaborating with developers, QA engineers, business teams, and other stakeholders to identify and resolve quality and performance issues.

· Contributing to continuous improvement of automation and performance testing practices within the Quality Engineering function.

· Strong experience in test automation.

· Hands-on experience with manual testing.

· Strong expertise in LoadRunner and JMeter.

· Experience in performance engineering, including:

· Workload modeling

· Performance monitoring

· Test environment setup

· Capacity planning

· Bottleneck identification and analysis

· Performance results analysis and reporting

· Strong SQL and backend testing skills.

Experience with:

· API testing

· Integration testing

· Database testing

· File testing

· Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

· Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

· Certification

· ISTQB Foundation Level certification is preferred.

· Advanced ISTQB certifications are a plus.

· Certifications are considered beneficial as evidence of demonstrated testing expertise but are not mandatory.

Healthcare Knowledge

· Healthcare experience is preferred but not mandatory.

· Candidates with healthcare payer experience will be given preference, particularly those with exposure to, · Automation skills are mandatory. Manual testing will be one of the candidate’s responsibilities but will not be the primary focus.

· The candidate should be capable of taking ownership of the end-to-end performance testing lifecycle, including environment setup, test planning, scripting, execution, monitoring, analysis, reporting, and recommendations.

· Experience in healthcare payer environments is highly desirable.

· Strong communication and collaboration skills are essential.

· Candidates must be willing to work onsite in the NYC area 2-3 days per week.