[YOUR NAME]
[City, State] | [Phone Number] | [Email Address]
LinkedIn: [Profile URL] | GitHub: [Profile URL]

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Performance testing QA analyst with 5+ years of experience conducting load, stress, and scalability testing. Expert in identifying performance bottlenecks and optimizing system response times. Proven track record of ensuring applications can handle peak loads and maintain reliability under stress. Strong technical background in performance engineering and capacity planning.

TECHNICAL SKILLS
Performance Tools: JMeter, LoadRunner, Gatling, Locust, K6, BlazeMeter
Monitoring Tools: New Relic, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog
Programming: Java (Advanced), Python (Advanced), Groovy, JavaScript
Database: SQL optimization, Query performance tuning, Database profiling
Testing Types: Load Testing, Stress Testing, Endurance Testing, Spike Testing, Scalability Testing
Cloud Platforms: AWS (EC2, RDS, CloudWatch), Azure, Google Cloud Platform
Technologies: RESTful APIs, Microservices, Message Queues, Caching (Redis, Memcached)
CI/CD: Jenkins, GitLab CI, Docker, Kubernetes

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Performance QA Analyst | [Current Company Name], [City, State] | [Month Year - Present]
- Lead performance testing initiatives for cloud-based SaaS platform serving 1M+ users with 99.9% uptime SLA
- Designed and executed load tests simulating 10K concurrent users using JMeter and AWS infrastructure
- Identified and resolved performance bottlenecks reducing API response time from 2.5 seconds to 300ms
- Performed database performance tuning optimizing slow queries and improving database throughput by 60%
- Conducted capacity planning analysis providing recommendations for infrastructure scaling
- Implemented continuous performance testing in CI/CD pipeline catching regressions early
- Reduced infrastructure costs by 35% through performance optimization and efficient resource utilization
- Created performance monitoring dashboards using Grafana providing real-time visibility into system metrics

Performance QA Analyst | [Previous Company Name], [City, State] | [Month Year - Month Year]
- Executed performance testing for e-commerce platform handling Black Friday traffic spikes of 50K+ concurrent users
- Developed JMeter test scripts simulating realistic user journeys including browse, search, and checkout flows
- Performed stress testing identifying system breaking points and failure modes under extreme load
- Conducted endurance testing running 24-hour soak tests to detect memory leaks and resource exhaustion
- Analyzed application performance using APM tools (New Relic) identifying CPU hotspots and N+1 query issues
- Collaborated with development team to implement caching strategies reducing database load by 70%
- Validated CDN configuration and static asset delivery optimizing page load times
- Created performance test reports with metrics, graphs, and actionable recommendations

Performance Test Engineer | [Earlier Company Name], [City, State] | [Month Year - Month Year]
- Performed load testing for REST APIs using Gatling and Scala scripts
- Tested message queue performance using RabbitMQ and Kafka handling 100K+ messages per second
- Conducted database load testing simulating high transaction volumes on PostgreSQL and MySQL
- Performed network latency testing and optimization for distributed systems
- Created baseline performance benchmarks for new feature releases
- Validated auto-scaling policies ensuring systems scale appropriately under load
- Tested microservices performance and inter-service communication latency

EDUCATION
[Degree Name] in [Major]
[University Name], [City, State]
Graduated: [Month Year]

CERTIFICATIONS
ISTQB Advanced Level Performance Testing - [Year]
LoadRunner Certified Professional - [Year]
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate - [Year]

TECHNICAL PROJECTS
Published performance testing best practices on GitHub with 300+ stars
Speaker at [Conference Name] on "Scalable Performance Testing Strategies"