Banking Performance Test Engineer - APIs and Integration

DiceTek UAE; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Dicetek LLC in Abu Dhabi is seeking an experienced Banking Performance Test Engineer to validate performance of APIs, event-driven systems and integration services across high-volume banking environments. You will leverage JMeter, LoadRunner, Dynatrace and Grafana to monitor observability and identify bottlenecks, ensuring operational readiness of core banking and payments platforms.

The role requires strong analytical skills, knowledge of Kafka and microservices, and hands-on experience with

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of experience in banking performance engineering.
• Experience with core banking systems, payment platforms or high-volume banking digital transformation programmes.
• Hands-on expertise in JMeter, LoadRunner or equivalent performance testing tools.
• Experience using Dynatrace and Grafana.
• Practical understanding of distributed tracing.
• Knowledge of API gateway performance.
• Understanding of Kafka and microservice performance.
• Experience with AI-assisted observability and analytical tools.

Responsibilities

• Validate the performance of APIs and enterprise integration services.
• Assess the scalability of services supporting high-volume banking transactions.
• Evaluate the resilience of integration components under demanding processing conditions.
• Support performance testing activities for event-driven banking systems.
• Identify performance constraints that may affect service reliability or operational readiness.
• Document performance findings and communicate relevant technical risks.

Skills

Performance testing

Observability

Distributed tracing

API performance

Analytical skills

Tools

JMeter

LoadRunner

Dynatrace

Grafana

AI-assisted observability

Job description

Banking Performance Test Engineer - APIs and Integration Job Snapshot - Role: Banking Performance Test Engineer - APIs and Integration - Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Industry: Banking - Function: Software Quality Assurance - Experience: 5-10 years - Job Type: Full Time - Work Arrangement: On-site

Position Overview

Dicetek LLC is seeking an experienced Banking Performance Test Engineer to support performance engineering and testing activities across high-volume banking technology environments in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The role focuses on validating the performance, scalability, resilience and operational readiness of APIs, event-driven systems and integration services supporting high-volume banking operations. The successful candidate will bring experience in core banking, payment systems or large-scale digital transformation programmes, together with practical expertise in performance testing, application monitoring and distributed system analysis. Strong knowledge of JMeter, LoadRunner or equivalent performance testing tools, Dynatrace, Grafana and distributed tracing is required. The role also requires an understanding of API gateways, Kafka, microservices and AI-assisted observability.

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates - City: Abu Dhabi - Industry: Banking - Function: Software Quality Assurance - Salary: Not disclosed - Gender: No Preference - Candidate Nationality: Not specified - Job Type: Full Time - Work Arrangement: On-site

Core Responsibilities

• Validate the performance of APIs and enterprise integration services.
• Assess the scalability of services supporting high-volume banking transactions.
• Evaluate the resilience of integration components under demanding processing conditions.
• Support performance testing activities for event-driven banking systems.
• Identify performance constraints that may affect service reliability or operational readiness.
• Document performance findings and communicate relevant technical risks.

Banking Systems and Integration Performance

• Apply performance engineering knowledge within core banking, payments or digital transformation environments.
• Analyse performance considerations associated with API gateways.
• Evaluate relevant performance characteristics of Kafka-based event processing.
• Assess microservice performance and dependencies across integrated applications.
• Support investigation of performance issues affecting banking integration services.

Performance Monitoring and Observability

• Use Dynatrace, Grafana and distributed tracing capabilities to analyse system behaviour.
• Review application and service performance information to identify potential bottlenecks.
• Correlate relevant monitoring information across distributed components.
• Apply AI-assisted observability and analytical capabilities where appropriate.
• Support technical analysis of performance and operational readiness concerns.

Required Experience

• 5-10 years of experience in banking performance engineering.
• Experience with core banking systems, payment platforms or high-volume banking digital transformation programmes.
• Hands-on expertise in JMeter, LoadRunner or equivalent performance testing tools.
• Experience using Dynatrace and Grafana.
• Practical understanding of distributed tracing.
• Knowledge of API gateway performance.
• Understanding of Kafka and microservice performance.
• Experience with AI-assisted observability and analytical tools.

Technical Skills and Platforms

Performance Engineering

• Performance testing and analysis.
• Scalability validation.
• Resilience assessment.
• Performance bottleneck identification.
• Operational readiness evaluation.

Performance Testing Tools

• Apache JMeter.
• OpenText LoadRunner or equivalent performance testing platforms.

Monitoring and Observability

• Dynatrace.
• Grafana.
• Distributed tracing.
• AI-assisted observability.
• Performance analytics.

Banking Integration Technologies

• Core banking systems.
• Payment processing environments.
• API gateways.
• Apache Kafka.
• Microservices.Event-driven integration services.

Key Delivery Focus

• Performance validation of banking APIs and integration services.
• Scalability assessment for high-volume transaction processing.
• Resilience evaluation of distributed banking services.
• Identification and analysis of performance bottlenecks.
• Monitoring and observability findings supporting operational readiness.

Professional Capabilities

• Strong analytical and performance troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to interpret performance testing and monitoring results.
• Understanding of dependencies within distributed banking applications.
• Practical knowledge of high-volume financial technology environments.
• Ability to communicate performance findings and technical risks clearly.
• Attention to system reliability, scalability and operational readiness.

Role Expectations

The Banking Performance Test Engineer will contribute to the validation of critical banking integration services by assessing performance, scalability and resilience across APIs, events and distributed application components. The role requires a combination of hands-on performance testing, observability expertise and knowledge of high-volume banking technology environments. Candidates should demonstrate relevant banking performance engineering experience and familiarity with the specified testing, monitoring and integration technologies.