Quality Assurance Tester

Rivago Infotech Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Rivago Infotech Inc in the NYC area seeks a QA Tester focused on performance and automation to join a long-term project. The role requires establishing performance environments and delivering automated load scripts using LoadRunner and JMeter, with strong backend validation.

The candidate will work onsite 2–3 days per week, collaborate across teams, and contribute to continuous performance improvements in a healthcare-related context. Strong communication and problem-solving skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in performance testing and test automation.
• Ability to conduct both manual and automated testing.
• Expertise with LoadRunner and JMeter for performance scripts.
• Proficiency in backend testing with SQL and data validation.
• Experience in API, integration, and database testing in Agile/Scrum environments.
• ISTQB Foundation Level preferred; higher ISTQB certs a plus.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain performance testing environments.
• Design, develop, and execute performance and load test scripts.
• Develop and maintain automated performance test suites.
• Perform workload modeling and define performance scenarios.
• Execute tests with LoadRunner and JMeter; monitor, analyze results, report findings.
• Identify bottlenecks and provide recommendations to improve scalability.
• Support API, integration, database, and file-based testing; participate in test planning and release validation.
• Collaborate with developers, QA, and stakeholders to resolve quality issues.

Skills

Test automation

Manual testing

Performance testing

SQL

API testing

Agile/Scrum

Communication

ISTQB

Healthcare domain

Tools

LoadRunner

JMeter

Job description

Role: QA Tester (Performance &Automation)

Location: NYC Area – Onsite

Duration: Long term Project

Key Skills & Qualifications

Mandatory Skills

• Strong experience in test automation.
• Hands-on experience with manual testing.
• Strong expertise in LoadRunner and JMeter.
• Experience in performance engineering, including:
• Performance monitoring
• Test environment setup
• Capacity planning
• Bottleneck identification and analysis
• Performance results analysis and reporting
• Strong SQL and backend testing skills.

Experience with:

• API testing
• Integration testing
• Database testing
• File testing
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
• Certification
• ISTQB Foundation Level certification is preferred.
• Advanced ISTQB certifications are a plus.
• Certifications are considered beneficial as evidence of demonstrated testing expertise but are not mandatory.
• Healthcare experience is preferred but not mandatory.
• Candidates with healthcare payer experience will be given preference, particularly those with exposure to:

HRP

Member-related systems and testing

Provider-related systems and testing

Healthcare integration testing

Key Responsibilities:

• The successful candidate will contribute to the organization's Quality Engineering initiatives and will be responsible for:
• Establishing and maintaining performance testing environments.
• Designing, developing, and executing performance and load test scripts.
• Developing and maintaining automated performance test suites.
• Performing workload modeling and defining performance test scenarios.
• Executing performance, load, and scalability tests using LoadRunner and JMeter.
• Monitoring application and infrastructure performance during testing.
• Analyzing test results and identifying performance bottlenecks.
• Providing recommendations to improve application scalability, reliability, and stability.
• Performing backend and database validation using strong SQL skills.
• Supporting API, integration, database, and file-based testing.
• Supporting test planning, test execution, defect management, and release validation activities.
• Collaborating with developers, QA engineers, business teams, and other stakeholders to identify and resolve quality and performance issues.
• Contributing to continuous improvement of automation and performance testing practices within the Quality Engineering function.
• Automation skills are mandatory. Manual testing will be one of the candidate's responsibilities but will not be the primary focus.
• The candidate should be capable of taking ownership of the end-to-end performance testing lifecycle, including environment setup, test planning, scripting, execution, monitoring, analysis, reporting, and recommendations.
• Experience in healthcare payer environments is highly desirable.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills are essential.
• Candidates must be willing to work onsite in the NYC area 2–3 days per week.