Software Engineer (QA Services)

Zions Bancorporation; Midvale (UT); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance - Start Day One

Life and Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off & Holidays

401(k) with company match

Tuition Reimbursement

On-site wellness & cafe

Job summary

Zions Bancorporation’s Enterprise Technology and Operations team seeks a Software Engineer focused on performance engineering and application tuning. You will design and execute load tests, monitor system performance, and drive optimization across REST APIs, microservices, and batch processing in a hybrid work setup at the Midvale UT campus.

The role emphasizes 40% performance engineering and 60% tuning/SRE with CI/CD integration and strong Linux/cloud skills.

Qualifications

• 4-5+ years in Performance Engineering, SRE, or related field.
• Experience analyzing REST APIs, SOAP, microservices, and batch apps.
• Proficient in Java, Python, or C# and SQL performance tuning.
• Knowledge of Linux, cloud, CI/CD, DevOps, and observability tools.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and run load, stress, scalability, and endurance tests with JMeter or LoadRunner.
• Analyze performance of application, API, DB, and batch processing under load.
• Identify bottlenecks across layers and recommend improvements.
• Monitor health using Grafana, Splunk, or similar tools.
• Drive root cause analysis and resiliency improvements; integrate tests into CI/CD.
• Collaborate with dev and platform teams to meet perf targets.

Skills

Java

Python

C#

SQL

REST APIs

SOAP Services

Microservices

Batch processing

Troubleshooting

DevOps

CI/CD

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, or related discipline

Tools

Apache JMeter

LoadRunner

Kubernetes

Google Cloud

Grafana

Splunk

Job description

Zions Bancorporation’s Enterprise Technology and Operations (ETO) team is redefining what it means to work for a financial institution. For over 150 years, we have delivered exceptional experiences to our clients and communities. Today, we are accelerating innovation and modernizing technology to build the workforce of the future. Join us and help shape this transformation.

We are seeking a Software Engineer that has in depth knowledge and experience with performance testing tools such as Apache JMeter or LoadRunner to join our QA Services team. This Software Engineer will improve application performance, scalability, and reliability across online and batch processing platforms. This role focuses on 40% Performance Engineering and 60% Application Performance Tuning / Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).

Responsibilities:

• Design and execute load, stress, scalability, and endurance tests using JMeter, or LoadRunner.
• Analyze application, API, database, and batch processing performance under load.
• Identify performance bottlenecks across application, infrastructure, and database layers, and provide recommendations for performance improvements and optimization.
• Monitor system health, reliability, and performance using observability platforms such as Grafana, Splunk, or similar tools.
• Drive root cause analysis, performance tuning, and resiliency improvements.
• Integrate performance testing and monitoring into CI/CD pipelines.
• Partner with development and platform teams to ensure applications meet performance, availability, and scalability goals.

Qualifications:

• Strong experience with performance testing tools such as Apache JMeter, LoadRunner, etc.
• 4-5+ years of experience in Performance Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, Software Engineering, or a related field plus Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, or related discipline. A combination of education and experience may meet qualifications.
• Experience analyzing performance of REST APIs, SOAP Services, Event-driven systems, Microservices, and Batch processing applications
• Strong proficiency in Java, Python, C#, or similar programming languages.
• Strong SQL and database performance tuning experience.
• Knowledge of Linux, cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and monitoring/observability tools.
• Strong troubleshooting experience (CPU bottlenecks, memory leaks, thread contention, garbage collection issues, database performance problems, network latency issues), performance analysis, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in application performance tuning, reliability engineering, or SRE practices.
• Knowledge of distributed systems and modern application architecture.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Kubernetes and containerized workloads
• Experience with Google Cloud
• Experience supporting high-volume enterprise banking or financial systems

This position is currently not eligible for employment visa sponsorship (e.g., H-1B visa). This includes, for example, situations where a candidate may have temporary work authorization while enrolled in school or upon graduation (e.g., CPT, OPT) but would need H-1B visa sponsorship within a few years of employment in order to maintain employment eligibility.

Location:

This position has a hybrid work from home schedule with a minimum of three days per week in the office at the new Zions Technology Center in Midvale, UT.

The Zions Technology Center is a 400,000-square-foot technology campus in Midvale, Utah. Located on the former Sharon Steel Mill superfund site, the sustainably built campus is the company’s primary technology and operations center. This modern and environmentally friendly technology center enables Zions to compete for the best technology talent in the state while providing team members with an exceptional work environment with features such as:

• Electric vehicle charging stations and close proximity to Historic Gardner Village UTA TRAX station.
• At least 75% of the building is powered by on-site renewable solar energy.
• Access to outdoor recreation, parks, trails, shareable bikes and locker rooms.
• Large modern cafe with a healthy and diverse menu.
• Healthy indoor environment with ample natural light and fresh air.
• LEED-certified sustainable building that features include the use of low VOC-emitting construction materials.
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance - START DAY ONE!
• Life and Disability Insurance, Paid Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• Health Savings (HSA), Flexible Spending (FSA) and dependent care accounts
• Paid Training, Paid Time Off (PTO) and 11 Paid Federal Holidays
• 401(k) plan with company match, Profit Sharing, competitive compensation in line with work experience
• Mental health benefits including coaching and therapy sessions
• Tuition Reimbursement for qualifying employees
• Employee Ambassador preferred banking products

This position will be open until filled.

All candidates, including those with criminal histories will be considered for employment. However, a background check adjudicated consistently with the FDIC Section 19 regulation will be completed on any candidate who accepts a conditional job offer from the Company. Because the Company is a financial institution, the FDIC guidelines apply to all positions within the company and as such any and all job duties have a direct relationship to a candidate’s criminal history and that criminal history would need to align with the FDIC Section 19 regulations.

Zions Bancorporation, National Association prohibits illegal discrimination and reaffirms its policy of providing Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), by extending equal employment and advancement opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, without regard to race, color, religion, age (40 and over), sex, pregnancy, gender, disability, national origin, ethnic background, citizenship, protected veteran status, military service, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law.

It is the Company’s policy not to discriminate because of a person’s relationship or association with a protected veteran. This includes spouses and other family members. Also, Zions will safeguard the fair and equitable treatment of protected veteran spouses and family members with regard to all employment actions and prohibit harassment of applicants and employees because of their relationship or association with a protected veteran.

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