Muhammad Umar Masood

Muhammad Umar Masood has extensive work experience in performance engineering and testing roles. Muhammad Umar is currently working as a Lead Performance Engineer at Renaissance Learning since 2022. Prior to that, they worked as a Lead Performance Test Engineer at Southwest Airlines from 2021 to 2022.

From 2017 to 2021, Muhammad worked at Paycor as a Senior Performance Test Engineer. In this role, they implemented agile methodologies for the performance engineering team, designed and implemented CI/CD processes, and conducted scalability and capacity planning. Muhammad Umar also created frameworks and led teams in implementing performance test automation.

Before Paycor, Muhammad worked as a Senior Performance Engineer at Optimal in 2020-2021. Prior to that, they worked at Cigniti Technologies as a Performance Test Lead from 2015 to 2017, and at Capital One as a Performance Test Lead from 2014 to 2015.

Muhammad Umar'searlier experience includes working as a Performance Test Engineer at HSBC in 2014 and as a Senior Analyst - Global Investor Relations Advisory at BNY Mellon from 2013 to 2014. In these roles, Muhammad demonstrated their expertise in performance testing, developing workload patterns, executing performance tests, and providing recommendations for improvement.

Muhammad Umar Masood holds a Master of Science (MS) degree in Investor Relations from Fordham University, which they completed in 2012. Prior to that, they obtained a Master of Science (MS) degree in Banking & Finance from Government College University (GCU), Lahore, from 2007 to 2009. In 2006, they graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Economics & Statistics from Government College University (GCU), Lahore. In terms of additional certifications, they gained various qualifications such as Leadership Essentials from McKinsey & Company in 2023, and certifications in Team Leadership, Business Leadership, and others from McKinsey & Company. Muhammad Umar also obtained certifications in areas such as Google Kubernetes Engine and IBM Blockchain from Coursera, and became an AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in 2019. In 2018, they acquired the Certified Performance Pro certification from New Relic, Inc.