Senior Systems Performance Engineer

Anticipated End Date:

2026-08-24

Position Title:

Systems Performance Engineer Senior

Job Description:

Systems Performance Engineer Senior

Location: Ideal candidates will be able to report to our Pulse Point location at 5650 University Parkway, Winston-Salem, NC 27105.

This role requires associates to be in-office 1 - 2 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace.

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.

Work Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

The Systems Performance Engineer Senior is responsible for delivering application systems which meet the performance and throughput requirements of business stakeholders.

How You Will Make an Impact:

• Assist business users in defining performance SLAs, test cases, and test plans.
• Lead and coordinate performance engineering efforts for medium to large initiatives.
• Gather, prepare, and document test data and expected system performance characteristics.
• Collect and prepare test data for execution.
• Develop and execute performance tests including load, stress, endurance, fail-over, and interoperability testing.
• Analyze performance test results and production systems and recommend performance tuning improvements.
• Identify, report, and review defects affecting system performance and stability.
• Create reports documenting performance metrics, test results, analysis, and recommendations.
• Monitor production system performance.
• Lead peer reviews to ensure completeness of performance test assets.
• Follow SDLC and performance engineering processes.
• Resolve performance and stability issues in performance test environments.
• Lead performance defect triage and coordinate performance engineering activities.
• Develop performance engineering work plans, project schedules, and resource estimates.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand performance and operational requirements.
• Review architectural designs for performance risks and potential issues.
• Prepare capacity analyses when applicable.
• Facilitate: team efforts across multiple projects and/ or systems; improvement of the performance engineering process in the SDLC; resolution of production performance and stability issues.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field of study.
• Seven (7) years of performance test engineering and performance testing experience, or related experience.

Experience Requirements:

• Seven (7) years of required performance test engineering and performance testing experience, or related experience must include:
  • Performance Center.
  • LoadRunner.
  • Application monitoring tools including AppDynamics, Splunk, Wily, and CloudWatch.
  • CI/CD.
  • Jenkins.
  • REST.
  • Web services.
  • Databases including Oracle and SQL Server.

APPLY:               https://careers.elevancehealth.com/

Job Level:

Non-Management Exempt

Workshift:

Job Family:

IFT > IT Test/QA & Release Mgmt

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process should submit the following form: Accessibility Accommodation Request Form and a member of the team will be in contact. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.

Prospective employees required to be screened under Florida law should review the education and awareness resources at HB531 | Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.

NOTE: Workday keeps job postings active through 11:59:59 PM on the day before the listed end date. Example: If the end date is 3/13, the posting will automatically come down on 3/12 at 11:59:59 PM. In other words — the job is posted until 3/13, not through 3/13.