Sangeetha Manivannan

Performance Test Analyst with 7 years of experience in delivering scalable and high-performing enterprise and fintech applications. Skilled in LoadRunner, JMeter, and API performance testing, with strong expertise in performance engineering, workload modeling, and SLA validation. Hands-on experience with monitoring and observability tools like Dynatrace and Grafana to identify bottlenecks and optimize system performance.

Proficient in integrating performance testing into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and AWS CodePipeline, with solid knowledge of AWS, Docker, and Terraform. Adept in Java, SQL, and automation frameworks, with a strong focus on Agile practices, stakeholder collaboration, and data-driven performance optimization to ensure reliable and efficient system delivery.

Performance Test Analyst - Wealthsimple, Canada - Canada

(2025-11)

• Orchestrated end-to-end performance testing across wealth management and trading platforms, to validate system scalability under high-frequency financial transactions, to ensure sub-second response times and regulatory compliance, for retail investors and portfolio management teams, improving platform stability by 25% during peak trading hours.
• Developed and optimized advanced LoadRunner and JMeter test scripts for RESTful APIs and microservices, to simulate real-world trading scenarios including portfolio updates and fund transfers, to handle 1500+ concurrent users with consistent throughput, for backend engineering teams supporting fintech operations.
• Integrated performance testing into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and AWS CodePipeline, to enable continuous performance validation during deployments, to reduce production performance defects by 30% and accelerate release cycles, for DevOps and release management teams.
• Analyzed application performance using Dynatrace and Grafana dashboards, to identify latency issues in trade execution and account services, to reduce API response time by 20% through targeted optimizations, for cloud infrastructure and application teams.
• Collaborated with product managers and developers in Agile sprints, to translate non-functional requirements into measurable performance benchmarks, to ensure system readiness for high-volume financial events, for trading and investment product stakeholders.
• Designed and executed database performance testing on cloud-based data stores including AWS RDS and DynamoDB, to evaluate query execution and data consistency under load, to improve transaction processing efficiency and reduce query latency, for data engineering teams.
• Produced detailed performance reports highlighting KPIs such as response time, throughput, and error rates, to support data-driven decision making and capacity planning, to enhance system reliability and user experience, for senior leadership and business stakeholders.

Performance Test Analyst - Capgemini, India - India

(2023-02 - 2023-08)

• Led end-to-end performance testing lifecycle, to validate system scalability and reliability across enterprise applications, to ensure SLA compliance and production readiness, for global banking/enterprise clients.
• Engineered LoadRunner scripts using HTTP/HTML and Java Vuser protocols, to simulate real-world user behavior and workload models, to support 1000+ concurrent users and reduce response time by 30%, for critical business transactions.
• Automated 200+ regression and performance validation test cases using Selenium with Cucumber framework, to accelerate testing cycles and improve coverage, for QA and DevOps teams.
• Integrated performance testing into CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline and Jenkins, to enable shift-left testing and early defect detection, to reduce production defects by 20%, for release management teams.
• Conducted advanced performance monitoring using Dynatrace and Grafana, to identify memory leaks, CPU spikes, and latency issues, to enhance system throughput and stability, for infrastructure and development teams.
• Developed comprehensive performance reports and dashboards, to present KPIs like response time, throughput, and error rates, to support data-driven decision-making, for senior stakeholders and product owners.

Performance Test Analyst - Cognizant Technology Solutions, India - India

(2022-07 - 2023-01)

• Translated non-functional requirements (NFRs) into detailed performance test scenarios, to validate system behavior under load, to ensure application scalability and stability, for enterprise-grade applications.
• Designed and executed API performance testing strategies using Postman and JMeter, to validate RESTful services and backend integrations, to improve API response efficiency by 18%, for backend engineering teams.
• Conducted root cause analysis using Dynatrace, to diagnose performance bottlenecks across distributed systems, to resolve issues related to latency, CPU, and memory utilization, for production stability.
• Mentored junior testers and enforced performance testing best practices, to improve team productivity and testing quality, to strengthen shift-left testing adoption, for QA teams.
• Collaborated with developers and DevOps teams, to integrate performance validation into Agile sprint cycles, to ensure continuous performance benchmarking, for faster release cycles.
• Built reusable performance test assets and scripts, to standardize testing approaches across projects, to reduce effort duplication and improve efficiency, for testing teams.

Systems Engineer - Tata Consultancy Services, India - India

(2019-01 - 2022-07)

• Spearheaded performance testing strategy for 7+ enterprise applications, to validate system readiness during migration and transformation initiatives, to ensure zero critical performance failures, for large-scale enterprise clients.
• Designed workload models and executed large-scale load tests simulating 1000+ virtual users, to replicate real-time traffic patterns, to validate system behavior under peak conditions, for production environments.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to analyze performance results, to identify slow SQL queries, memory leaks, and infrastructure bottlenecks, to improve system throughput by 25%, for application performance optimization.
• Executed end-to-end performance testing across web, mobile, and cloud platforms, to ensure consistent performance across environments, to enhance user experience, for business-critical applications.
• Contributed to Agile ceremonies and sprint planning, to align testing strategies with development goals, to improve test coverage by 20%, for faster and reliable releases.
• Utilized monitoring tools like Geneos and Dynatrace, to track real-time system metrics and performance trends, to ensure proactive issue detection and resolution, for operations teams.
• Managed multiple testing initiatives simultaneously, to deliver high-quality outcomes within tight deadlines, to support business continuity and system reliability, for enterprise stakeholders.

Graduate Certificate - Project Management & Cloud Computing - Durham College, Oshawa (2025)