Software Engineer - QA Services (Remote)

Zions Bancorporation; Midvale (UT); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance -

Life and Disability Insurance

401(k) with match and Profit Sharing

Job summary

Zions Bancorporation's Enterprise Technology and Operations team is hiring a Software Engineer focused on performance engineering and site reliability. You will design and execute load tests with JMeter or LoadRunner, analyze REST APIs and batch processing under load, and identify bottlenecks across application and database layers.

You will monitor health with Grafana and Splunk, drive root-cause analysis, and integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines while collaborating with cross-functional teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience analyzing performance of REST APIs, SOAP Services, Event-driven systems, Microservices, and Batch processing applications.
• Strong proficiency in Java, Python, or C# (or similar).
• Strong SQL and database performance tuning experience.
• Knowledge of Linux, cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and observability tools.
• Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills.
• Experience in application performance tuning, reliability engineering, or SRE practices.
• Knowledge of distributed systems and modern application architecture.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute load, stress, scalability, and endurance tests using JMeter or LoadRunner.
• Analyze performance across application, API, database, and batch processing under load.
• Identify bottlenecks and propose performance improvements across layers.
• Monitor system health with Grafana, Splunk, and observability tools.
• Drive root cause analysis, tuning, and resiliency improvements.
• Integrate performance testing and monitoring into CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with development and platform teams to meet performance targets.

Skills

Performance testing

JMeter

LoadRunner

5+ years of experience in Performance/

SRE practices

Java

Python

C#

SQL

Linux

Cloud platforms

CI/CD

DevOps

Observability tools

Troubleshooting

Distributed systems

Education

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

Tools

JMeter

LoadRunner

Grafana

Splunk

Kubernetes

Google Cloud

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 implementing SLI/SLO/error budget framework
• Experience supporting high-volume enterprise banking or financial systems

Visa Sponsorship:

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 can be located 100% remote within the United States or will be a hybrid work schedule (3 days a week in office) if you are within 50 miles of 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.

Pay Range: $110,000 - $145,000

Benefits :

• 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

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of this corporation to provide 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, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. This policy is established and administered in accordance with all applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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