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GC and Citizens Only Urgent Need Performance Tester

USM
Washington, District of Columbia, USMidPosted Recently
SQL

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This role is best for mid-level QA engineers with hands-on experience in SQL, Performance testing (JMeter / k6 / LoadRunner) open to working from Washington, District of Columbia, US.

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Programming languages

  • SQLData validation and back-office QA rely on solid SQL.

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Job description

Company Description USM Business Systems Inc. is a quickly developing worldwide System Integrator, Software and Product Development, IT Outsourcing and Technology assistance supplier headquartered in Chantilly, VA with off-shore delivery centers in India. We offer world-class ability in giving most astounding quality and administrations through industry best practices planned to convey remarkable worth to our customers. Utilizing our industry knowledge, administration service offering expertise and innovation abilities, we distinguish new business and innovation slants and create answers for help customers around the globe, giving top of the line solid and practical IT benefits which are cost effective services. Established in 1999, the organization has corner qualities in building and dealing with a Business Oriented IT environment with rich involvement in technology innovation, ERP and CRM counselling, Product Engineering, Business Intelligence, Data Management, SOA, BPM, Data Warehousing, SharePoint Consulting and IT Infrastructure. Our other offerings include modified solutions and administrations in ERP, CRM, Enterprise architecture, offshore advisory services ,e-commerce, Social , Mobile, Cloud, Analytics (SMAC) and DevOps. USM, a US ensured Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) is perceived as one of the fastest developing IT Systems Integrator in the Washington, DC zone. Most as of late, USM was positioned #9 on the rundown of the Top administrations organizations in the DC Metro Area - Washington Business Journal (2011). We are a project-driven firm that reliably meets the IT needs of our State and Government customers through development and business keenness. Job Description Position Title: Performance tester Location: Washington, DC (LOCALS Only) Duration: 6-12 Months Required Skills: Bachelor of Science (BS) in a technical discipline (i.e., Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Science, etc.) 5-8 years of experience in a technical discipline, 3 of which must be in automated software and enterprise testing 1-3 years of experience in performance testing concepts and techniques Experience with at least 2 relational database management systems (e.g., DB2, Oracle, SQL) Experience with the following performance testing toolsets: HP Performance Center / Loadrunner, CA (Wily Introscope) Experience with HP ALM Strong understanding with system and application monitoring concepts (perform counters, any other diagnostic utilities) Strong understanding of Server, Network, Virtualization and Database concepts. Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), quality assurance life cycle and testing methodologies Strong understanding of performance testing concepts, types of system performance tests and their goals Experience with defect tracking tools (e.g., Bugzilla, PVCS Tracker, ClearQuest, HP ALM) Experience with Microsoft Office Tools (i.e., Word, Excel, Outlook) Must have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written (in English) Preferred Skills: All required skills are must haves Experience working in the healthcare industry Software: 1. Hewlett Packard Tool Suite - Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and Performance Center (PC) 2. Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, and Word) 3. Proven proficiency with: SQL and PL/SQL Additional Information If my requirement matches your resume, then please do reply on my email id alih@usmsystems(dot)com or can directly call me on 703 955-3955

Job highlights

Key skills: SQL

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  1. 1Refresh at least one automation framework (Selenium or Playwright) end-to-end — the interview will drill into it. Selenium interview questions
  2. 2Read through the general QA/SDET interview prep guide to refresh core testing concepts. Job Interview Prep
  3. 3Warm up on SQL joins, group-bys, and window functions — most QA rounds include a data-validation query. SQL Q&A
  4. 4Do at least one AI mock interview end-to-end so you're comfortable narrating your answers under time. AI Mock Interview
  5. 5Run your CV through the ATS review so it clears keyword filters for this role before you apply. Resume ATS Review

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  • Q1.Write a SQL query to find duplicates across two columns and how you'd fix them in test data.
  • Q2.How do you design a load test scenario from a production traffic pattern?
  • Q3.Walk me through a bug you found that shipped anyway — how did you handle it?
  • Q4.How do you decide what to automate vs test manually for a new feature?
  • Q5.How would you set up a test strategy for this team in your first 30 days?

Salary context

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