Rucha Chapde

Digital & Mobile Banking Platforms | Oct 2017 – Present

• Led end-to-end Performance Testing Lifecycle including test strategy definition, workload modeling, script development, scenario design, execution, monitoring, defect management, and executive-level reporting.
• Engineered and maintained LoadRunner scripts (Web HTTP/HTML, Web Services, True Client Ajax – Java) to simulate real-world user behavior across high-volume mobile banking transactions.
• Designed and executed sanity, load, stress, soak, regression, endurance, and isolation tests to validate monthly and annual production releases.
• Performed deep-dive root cause analysis by identifying server bottlenecks, thread contention, memory leaks, and database deadlocks using application logs, AWR reports, and monitoring tools.
• Analyzed production-equivalent workloads and recommended performance tuning strategies for Java-based distributed systems, improving application stability under peak load.
• Conducted API performance validation for downstream services integrated with Mobile Gateway, ensuring response time SLAs were consistently met.
• Automated JSON-based UI performance report extraction using Python, reducing manual reporting effort and improving data accuracy.
• Monitored and analyzed system performance metrics using AppDynamics, Grafana, Kibana, Wily Introscope, and OpenShift logs to proactively detect anomalies.
• Extracted and interpreted Oracle AWR reports to assess database health, query efficiency, and resource utilization under load.
• Partnered with cross-functional Agile teams (development, infrastructure, QA, release management) to ensure Go-Live readiness and non-functional compliance.
• Tracked defect trends, performance KPIs, and test coverage using Jira, providing transparent reporting to stakeholders and leadership.
• Authored detailed Test Strategy, Test Plan, and Test Closure Reports aligned with enterprise non-functional requirements.
• Reduced performance analysis turnaround time through process optimization and automation initiatives.
• Recognized for ownership and performance assurance leadership during PingIT migration from WAS to aPaaS platform.
• Led a Proof of Concept initiative to capture and analyze mobile UI performance metrics, enhancing visibility into client-side performance behavior.

Personal Banking Applications | Feb 2015 – Sept 2017

• Contributed to performance validation of enterprise banking applications supporting internal and external users across multiple business domains.
• Developed and enhanced LoadRunner scripts using Web HTTP/HTML and Web Services protocols for functional and non-functional validation.
• Designed performance test scenarios in ALM Performance Center, aligning workload models with real-world business transactions.
• Conducted baseline, benchmark, and comparative load testing across application builds to assess performance regression risks.
• Monitored application and infrastructure metrics using AppDynamics, Wily Introscope, and Ganglia to identify performance degradation patterns.
• Generated and analyzed database performance reports using SQL Plus and Toad to diagnose query inefficiencies and locking issues.
• Coordinated cross-team defect triage sessions, ensuring timely resolution and validation of performance-related defects.
• Delivered structured weekly performance dashboards and executive summaries to stakeholders, highlighting risk areas and release readiness.