Description
Background
The Performance Test tool HP Performance Center/LoadRunner is the primary tool used for performance testing. There is Testing COE at customer end which is responsible for a Performance Test service as well as the tool support.
Assignment
The role is meant to be a part of the Performance Test team. The Performance Test Tool administrator is meant to plan, test and apply upgrades on the HP Performance Center platform. Since HP PC is sharing databases with HP ALM and HP UFT, the specialist needs to communicate with those specialists in order to get the whole picture of an upgrade. Documentation of the planning, testing and applied upgrades are vital ingredients in this assignment. The HP PC specialist role also includes solving incidents and requests from users.
Examples of tasks could be:
- Investigate how the new version integrates with ALM and UFT versions
- Communicate with all HP PC project accountables about planned upgrades
- Check environments in test and production to ensure testing is done in proper configuration
- Plan the migration of all different ALM projects together with UFT and PC
- Document findings and progress of the planned, tested and executed upgrades
- Investigate root causes of problems that users have when logging into/working with HP PC
- Solving incidents and requests
Competence
Microsoft Windows and how to manage Servers and machines. Install patches, look for errors.
Preferable product knowledge (in priority)
1. HP Performance Center
2. HP LoadRunner
3. HP ALM
4. MS SQL Server
Preferable skills:
SQL, to manage the database for advanced usage. Currently MS SQL server is used.
Scripting - powershell, batch or VB-script to script installations and other common tasks
JSP - Configuring some pages for user experience
XML - What it is and how to use
AD/LDAP/CDS for the user authentication
Certificates, for client Scripting and do server https configuration
LoadRunner Scripting - User support
Performance Testing - User support
Mindset:
Analytical
Curious to find how everything works together and then how (user) problems can be solved
Good at finding solutions to tricky problems for users, often ad-hoc for users stalled in testing