Performance & Automated Test Specialist – Remote
About Compugen
Compugen is Canada’s largest privately-owned Technology Ally. To innovate industries, transform businesses, connect communities, and drive meaningful change, we must think bigger, reach broader, and act bolder. Through knowledge, curiosity, and collaboration, Compugen helps organizations delivering experience by design. This is what it means to be human-centered and technology-enabled.
Dreaming, designing, and delivering isn’t just a mantra for us — it’s a way of life. We believe that technology is the conduit, but our people – they are the connection that truly makes the magic happen!
Our Culture
We are a human-centered culture where we prioritize your well-being and are invested in helping you reach your fullest potential. We’re not only focused on achieving our goals — we’re dedicated to helping you achieve yours.
If you’re relentlessly curious, driven to make a difference, and collaborative at the core, then you belong with us.
Position Overview:
Compugen is seeking a Performance & Automated Test Specialist for a 1 year contract working remotely. Candidate must currently reside within Canadaand available to work Central Time.
Key Responsibilities:
The Performance & Automated Test Specialist is responsible for performance test planning, automated test scripting, performance and load test execution and performance test reporting.
- Provide performance testing task estimates.
- Gather performance testing requirements (understand realistic system load, identify bottlenecks, etc.) and benchmarks.
- Write and maintain performance test plans.
- Create and maintain automated test scripts.
- Design, create and maintain load generation infrastructure.
- Identify test data requirements and create required test data/data creation scripts.
- Design, execute and maintain performance and load tests for various performance test types (baseline/shakeout test, load test, capacity test, endurance test, etc.)
- Analyze performance test results and work with development and technical teams to pinpoint problem quires, functions, etc.
- Create status reports, test run analysis reports and final test phase reports.
- Resolve or escalate scripting or test execution issues.
- Communicate and obtain the approval of test results.
- Transition relevant test artifacts (documents, test data, test cases, test beds, test environments, test results, ID’s, and permissions, etc.) to ensure data and environmental cleanup, future use, maintenance, or obsolescence.
- Occasional overtime when project deadlines require it. There are times when performance tests need to be run outside of regular business hours.
Skills & Qualifications:
- A degree in computer science, software engineering or related discipline or an equivalent mix of education and experience
- Formal testing training
- SAP automated testing experience
- OpenText automated testing exprience
- OpenText ALM (HPQC) experience
- Experience creating and maintaining automated test scripts and test frameworks
- Experience creating, executing, and maintaining automated test scripts using OpenText Functional Testing/UFT/QTP
- Experience planning, designing, creating, executing, and maintaining performance tests using OpenText Performance Engineering/LoadRunner (VuGen, Analysis, Controller, Load Generator)
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work with a team as well as independently to complete deliverables within established time-lines
- Able to function within a high level of activity (working with deadlines on several concurrent initiatives)
- Experience with SDLC best practices
Desired:
- Certified Software Test Automation Specialist (CSTAS) based on Software Test Automation Body of Knowledge (STABOK)
- Certified Software Test Automation Architect (CSTAA) based on Software Test Automation Body of Knowledge (STABOK)
- Certified at ISTQB/ISEB Foundation Level, preferably advanced Level.
- OpenText LoadRunner Professional (LRP) Certified Developer
- OpenText Unified Functional Testing Certified Developer
Equity Statement
At Compugen, we’re committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, actively recruiting from all groups. We provide accommodation upon request to all applicants during the recruitment process. At Compugen, we believe that everyone deserves a seat at the table. If you require an accommodation, our People & Culture representative will work with you to meet your needs.