diff --git a/src/v/test_utils/BUILD b/src/v/test_utils/BUILD
index 39f63317f9a53..a991724f0ea6c 100644
--- a/src/v/test_utils/BUILD
+++ b/src/v/test_utils/BUILD
@@ -128,3 +128,24 @@ redpanda_test_cc_library(
         "@seastar",
     ],
 )
+
+redpanda_test_cc_library(
+    name = "profile_utils",
+    srcs = [
+        "profile_utils.cc",
+    ],
+    hdrs = [
+        "profile_utils.h",
+    ],
+    implementation_deps = [
+        "//src/v/redpanda/admin",
+        "//src/v/resource_mgmt:cpu_profiler",
+        "//src/v/resource_mgmt:memory_sampling",
+    ],
+    include_prefix = "test_utils",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = [
+        "//src/v/base",
+        "@seastar",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/src/v/test_utils/CMakeLists.txt b/src/v/test_utils/CMakeLists.txt
index 4f88aa657ed91..0655e519f3bd1 100644
--- a/src/v/test_utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/v/test_utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -22,3 +22,12 @@ v_cc_library(
 
 add_subdirectory(go/kreq-gen)
 add_subdirectory(tests)
+
+v_cc_library(
+  NAME profile_utils
+  SRCS
+    profile_utils.cc
+  DEPS
+    Seastar::seastar
+    v::resource_mgmt
+)
diff --git a/src/v/test_utils/profile_utils.cc b/src/v/test_utils/profile_utils.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..853ff6784909f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/v/test_utils/profile_utils.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 Redpanda Data, Inc.
+ *
+ * Use of this software is governed by the Business Source License
+ * included in the file licenses/BSL.md
+ *
+ * As of the Change Date specified in that file, in accordance with
+ * the Business Source License, use of this software will be governed
+ * by the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ */
+
+#include "test_utils/profile_utils.h"
+
+#include "container/lw_shared_container.h"
+#include "redpanda/admin/api-doc/debug.json.hh"
+#include "resource_mgmt/cpu_profiler.h"
+#include "resource_mgmt/memory_sampling.h"
+
+#include <seastar/core/file.hh>
+#include <seastar/core/fstream.hh>
+#include <seastar/core/sharded.hh>
+#include <seastar/http/httpd.hh>
+#include <seastar/json/json_elements.hh>
+#include <seastar/util/log.hh>
+
+#include <functional>
+#include <limits>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <optional>
+
+namespace test_utils {
+
+class profile_helper {
+public:
+    explicit profile_helper(
+      std::chrono::milliseconds cpu_profiler_sample_period)
+      : _sample_period(cpu_profiler_sample_period) {}
+
+    ss::future<> start();
+    ss::future<> stop();
+
+    ss::future<> write_cpu_profiler_results(std::filesystem::path path);
+    ss::future<> write_memory_profiler_results(std::filesystem::path path);
+
+private:
+    std::chrono::milliseconds _sample_period;
+    ss::sharded<resources::cpu_profiler> _cpu_profiler;
+    ss::sharded<memory_sampling> _memory_sampler;
+    seastar::logger _logger{"profile_helper_logger"};
+};
+
+ss::future<> profile_helper::start() {
+    co_await _cpu_profiler.start(
+      config::mock_binding(true),
+      config::mock_binding<std::chrono::milliseconds>(_sample_period));
+    co_await _cpu_profiler.invoke_on_all(&resources::cpu_profiler::start);
+    co_await _memory_sampler.start(
+      std::ref(_logger), config::mock_binding<bool>(true));
+    co_await _memory_sampler.invoke_on_all(&memory_sampling::start);
+}
+
+ss::future<> profile_helper::stop() {
+    co_await _cpu_profiler.stop();
+    co_await _memory_sampler.stop();
+}
+
+namespace {
+ss::future<ss::file> make_handle(
+  std::filesystem::path path, ss::open_flags flags, ss::file_open_options opt) {
+    auto file = co_await ss::open_file_dma(path.string(), flags, opt);
+
+    co_return std::move(file);
+}
+
+ss::future<> write_to_file(
+  std::filesystem::path path, seastar::json::json_return_type json) {
+    auto handle = co_await make_handle(
+      std::move(path), ss::open_flags::create | ss::open_flags::wo, {});
+    auto ostream = co_await ss::make_file_output_stream(std::move(handle));
+    if (json._body_writer) {
+        co_await json._body_writer(std::move(ostream));
+    } else {
+        co_await ostream.write(json._res);
+        co_await ostream.close();
+    }
+}
+} // namespace
+
+ss::future<>
+profile_helper::write_cpu_profiler_results(std::filesystem::path path) {
+    std::vector<resources::cpu_profiler::shard_samples> profiles
+      = co_await _cpu_profiler.local().results(std::nullopt);
+
+    auto json_res = co_await ss::make_ready_future<ss::json::json_return_type>(
+      ss::json::stream_range_as_array(
+        lw_shared_container(std::move(profiles)),
+        [](const resources::cpu_profiler::shard_samples& profile) {
+            ss::httpd::debug_json::cpu_profile_shard_samples ret;
+            ret.shard_id = profile.shard;
+            ret.dropped_samples = profile.dropped_samples;
+
+            for (auto& sample : profile.samples) {
+                ss::httpd::debug_json::cpu_profile_sample s;
+                s.occurrences = sample.occurrences;
+                s.user_backtrace = sample.user_backtrace;
+
+                ret.samples.push(s);
+            }
+            return ret;
+        }));
+
+    co_await write_to_file(std::move(path), std::move(json_res));
+}
+
+ss::future<>
+profile_helper::write_memory_profiler_results(std::filesystem::path path) {
+    auto profiles = co_await _memory_sampler.local()
+                      .get_sampled_memory_profiles(std::nullopt);
+
+    std::vector<ss::httpd::debug_json::memory_profile> resp(profiles.size());
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < resp.size(); ++i) {
+        resp[i].shard = profiles[i].shard_id;
+
+        for (auto& allocation_sites : profiles[i].allocation_sites) {
+            ss::httpd::debug_json::allocation_site allocation_site;
+            allocation_site.size = allocation_sites.size;
+            allocation_site.count = allocation_sites.count;
+            allocation_site.backtrace = std::move(allocation_sites.backtrace);
+            resp[i].allocation_sites.push(allocation_site);
+        }
+    }
+
+    co_await write_to_file(std::move(path), resp);
+}
+
+namespace {
+constexpr auto cpu_profile_file_template = "{}_cpu_profile_{}.json";
+constexpr auto memory_profile_file_template = "{}_memory_profile_{}.json";
+
+std::string fmt_cpu_prof(std::string_view section_name, size_t id) {
+    return std::format(cpu_profile_file_template, section_name, id);
+}
+
+std::string fmt_mem_prof(std::string_view section_name, size_t id) {
+    return std::format(memory_profile_file_template, section_name, id);
+}
+
+ss::future<bool> profiles_exists_for(
+  std::string_view section_name,
+  std::filesystem::path path,
+  size_t profile_id) {
+    auto cpu_p_exists = co_await ss::file_exists(
+      (path / fmt_cpu_prof(section_name, profile_id)).string());
+    auto memory_p_exists = co_await ss::file_exists(
+      (path / fmt_mem_prof(section_name, profile_id)).string());
+    co_return cpu_p_exists || memory_p_exists;
+}
+
+ss::future<size_t> next_free_profile_file_id(
+  std::string_view section_name, std::filesystem::path path) {
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max(); i++) {
+        auto profiles_exist = co_await profiles_exists_for(
+          section_name, path, i);
+        if (!profiles_exist) {
+            co_return i;
+        }
+    }
+
+    co_return 0;
+}
+} // namespace
+
+ss::future<> profile_section(
+  std::string_view section_name,
+  std::function<ss::future<>()> section,
+  profile_options opts) {
+    static std::mutex mux{};
+    bool skip_profiles = false;
+
+    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mux, std::defer_lock);
+    if (!lock.try_lock()) {
+        // If some other section is concurrently being profiled then skip
+        // profiling this section.
+        co_await section();
+        co_return;
+    }
+
+    if (opts.once) {
+        skip_profiles = co_await profiles_exists_for(
+          section_name, opts.output_dir, 0);
+    }
+
+    if (skip_profiles) {
+        co_await section();
+        co_return;
+    }
+
+    auto profile_id = co_await next_free_profile_file_id(
+      section_name, opts.output_dir);
+    auto cpu_profile_path = opts.output_dir
+                            / fmt_cpu_prof(section_name, profile_id);
+    auto memory_profile_path = opts.output_dir
+                               / fmt_mem_prof(section_name, profile_id);
+
+    profile_helper ph(opts.profile_sample_period);
+    co_await ph.start();
+
+    co_await section();
+
+    co_await ph.write_cpu_profiler_results(cpu_profile_path);
+    co_await ph.write_memory_profiler_results(memory_profile_path);
+    co_await ph.stop();
+}
+
+} // namespace test_utils
diff --git a/src/v/test_utils/profile_utils.h b/src/v/test_utils/profile_utils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4abb98935a5a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/v/test_utils/profile_utils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 Redpanda Data, Inc.
+ *
+ * Use of this software is governed by the Business Source License
+ * included in the file licenses/BSL.md
+ *
+ * As of the Change Date specified in that file, in accordance with
+ * the Business Source License, use of this software will be governed
+ * by the Apache License, Version 2.0
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "base/seastarx.h"
+
+#include <seastar/core/seastar.hh>
+
+#include <chrono>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <string_view>
+
+namespace test_utils {
+/**
+ * Profile Options
+ */
+struct profile_options {
+    /// For a given section only collect a one profile regardless of how many
+    /// times the section runs.
+    bool once{false};
+    /// The sample period for the CPU profiler.
+    std::chrono::milliseconds profile_sample_period{5};
+    /// The directory the profiles should be written to.
+    std::filesystem::path output_dir{std::filesystem::current_path()};
+};
+
+/**
+ * Enables profilers for the duration that \p section runs. Writes resulting
+ * profiles out to files named using \p section_name.
+ *
+ * This function is intended to only be used in tests.
+ *
+ * Usage
+ * =====
+ *
+ * Consider the following section of code from a microbenchmark;
+ *
+ *     perf_tests::start_measuring_time();
+ *     auto res = co_await reader.consume(
+ *          std::move(consumer), model::no_timeout);
+ *     perf_tests::stop_measuring_time();
+ *
+ * To get profiles for the section `profile_section` would be used;
+ *
+ *     co_await profile_section("example_section_name", [&]() -> ss::future<> {
+ *          perf_tests::start_measuring_time();
+ *          auto res = co_await reader.consume(
+ *              std::move(consumer), model::no_timeout);
+ *          perf_tests::stop_measuring_time();
+ *     });
+ *
+ * This will result in the following files in the current working directory;
+ *     - example_section_name_cpu_profile_N.json
+ *     - example_section_name_memory_profile_N.json
+ *
+ * Where `N` indicates which run of the section the profile is for, with 0
+ * indicating the first run.
+ *
+ * Note that this function will not override any existing files.
+ */
+ss::future<> profile_section(
+  std::string_view section_name,
+  std::function<ss::future<>()> section,
+  profile_options opts = {});
+
+} // namespace test_utils