Performance Engineering Lead at Charles Hudson Technology Solutions (2023-01 – Present)
Led performance engineering team validating system reliability, scalability, and resilience for enterprise applications across cloud and hybrid environments.
- Defined performance SLIs/SLOs, test strategies, and workload models aligned with production traffic and business-critical use cases.
- Designed and executed load, stress, endurance, and failover test suites using JMeter, LoadRunner, and Dynatrace, identifying reliability risks and capacity limits before production deployment.
- Partnered with cloud architects, DevOps, and platform teams during full-stack application migration to Google Cloud Platform (GCP), ensuring cloud-native performance and optimal resource utilization.
- Leveraged observability telemetry and monitoring insights to correlate system metrics with application behavior, enabling proactive issue detection and root cause analysis.
- Delivered data-driven performance recommendations that improved system availability, scalability, and deployment readiness in cloud environments.
- Recognized with multiple Customer Centricity and Extra Miler client awards for outstanding delivery.
Cloud Solution Delivery Sr. Analyst at NTTDATA IPS (2022-01 – 2023-12)
Owned end-to-end performance testing as an individual contributor for a high-visibility Japanese client engagement, ensuring on-time delivery without external dependencies.
- Gathered non-functional requirements (NFRs) and translated them into scalable workload models simulating real-world user behavior and peak traffic conditions.
- Authored comprehensive performance test plans covering load, stress, and endurance scenarios, reducing ambiguity and rework during test execution.
- Developed and maintained Apache JMeter scripts for API and application performance testing, enabling repeatable, automated test cycles.
- Executed performance tests and analyzed response times, throughput, and error rates to identify bottlenecks and performance risks.
- Monitored application and infrastructure metrics using AWS CloudWatch, correlating system behavior with test results to support root cause analysis.
- Delivered actionable performance reports that supported production readiness and capacity planning decisions.
Test Analyst at Accenture Solutions (2020-01 – 2022-12)
Executed large-scale load tests simulating up to 1.3 million concurrent users during high-traffic events (annual football matches) for the BT Sports domain with zero production incidents.
- Designed and executed performance test scripts using Apache JMeter and BlazeMeter, covering script validation, execution, and results analysis.
- Automated web application testing workflows using Jenkins CI/CD pipelines, building automation frameworks from scratch.
- Conducted POC evaluations of Akamai and Redline13 as cost-effective alternatives to BlazeMeter; analyzed results across ~50 test iterations and documented tooling limitations for stakeholder decision-making.
- Managed testing workflows with Kanban boards, improving task visibility and team coordination across sprints.
- Identified performance bottlenecks in CI/CD and cloud-based infrastructure environments using multiple analysis techniques.
Test Engineer at Infosys Ltd. (2016-01 – 2020-12)
Conducted end-to-end performance testing for web applications supporting critical banking transactions within the Citibank Corporate Banking portfolio.
- Applied instrumentation-first testing approach: created test scripts, scenarios, and workloads, followed by execution and detailed result analysis.
- Analyzed non-functional requirements (NFRs) and performed trend analysis to assess system behavior under load across multiple release cycles.
- Planned and coordinated test environments and infrastructure, ensuring readiness and availability for scheduled performance test windows.
- Prepared and presented performance findings and recommendations to stakeholders to support production release decisions.
- Mentored and trained junior team members on performance scripting standards, result analysis techniques, and best practices.
- Implemented process improvements enhancing team efficiency, testing quality, and maintainability of performance test assets.
- Participated in onsite client assignments supporting release planning and production readiness discussions.
