Performance Engineer - Load Testing & Observability

Bank of America Corporation; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Bank of America is seeking a Performance Engineer to design, develop, and execute load and performance tests for complex banking applications. You will collaborate with development, QA, and SRE teams to ensure scalability, reliability, and release readiness.

The role requires hands-on experience with LoadRunner/VuGen, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, and SQL, and offers an opportunity to advance within an enterprise technology organization while contributing to impactful financial services projects.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in Performance Testing, Performance Engineering, Quality Engineering, or related tech discipline.
• Hands-on experience using LoadRunner, including VuGen script development, test execution, workload modeling, and results analysis.
• Strong understanding of Java, HTTP/HTTPS, APIs, and distributed architectures.
• Proficiency in SQL query development and database analysis.
• Experience with monitoring/observability tools (Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Splunk).
• Familiarity with CI/CD, DevOps, and automation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and execute performance test scripts and workloads using LoadRunner/VuGen.
• Perform load, stress, endurance, and capacity testing for banking apps, APIs, and platforms.
• Analyze performance results to identify bottlenecks across layers.
• Collaborate with Development, QA, Infrastructure, Architecture, and SRE teams.
• Create dashboards, test data, and reporting artifacts.

Skills

Performance testing

LoadRunner/VuGen

Java / Python / SQL

Analytical thinking

Verbal & written comms

SRE collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/IT

Tools

LoadRunner

VuGen

Dynatrace

Splunk

AppDynamics

Oracle AWR

SQL

Job description

Bank of America is seeking a Performance Engineer to design, develop, and execute load and performance tests for complex banking applications. You will collaborate with development, QA, and SRE teams to ensure scalability, reliability, and release readiness.

The role requires hands-on experience with LoadRunner/VuGen, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, and SQL, and offers an opportunity to advance within an enterprise technology organization while contributing to impactful financial services projects.