Performance and Reliability Manager

Noir; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Software House in Peterborough is seeking a Performance & Reliability Director to drive performance and reliability across complex software platforms. The role involves leading cross-functional teams, overseeing best practices throughout the software lifecycle, and implementing innovative strategies for scalable systems. Applicants should have strong experience in performance engineering and reliability initiatives, with a salary range of £80,000 - £95,000 plus benefits. This role offers a hybrid working environment.

Benefits

Bonus

Benefits

Qualifications

• Experience leading performance and reliability initiatives in complex software environments.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management abilities.
• Proven track record in capacity planning, performance testing, and observability toolchains.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams across development, DevOps, and infrastructure.
• Oversee system profiling, capacity planning, and test strategies.
• Drive adoption of observability and monitoring frameworks.
• Champion continuous improvement and implement chaos testing programmes.
• Define and implement performance strategy and governance.

Skills

Performance Engineering

Reliability Engineering

SRE

Load Testing

Observability

Chaos Testing

Cloud Platforms

Microservices

Leadership

CI/CD

APM Tools

Tools

Datadog

Dynatrace

Job description

Overview

Performance & Reliability Director - Software House - Peterborough / Hybrid

Key skills: Performance Engineering, Reliability Engineering, SRE, Load Testing, Observability, Chaos Testing, Cloud Platforms, Microservices, Leadership, CI/CD, APM Tools

Are you a technology leader who is passionate about driving performance, scalability, and reliability across complex software platforms? If you thrive in high-growth environments where innovation, engineering excellence, and resilience are core values, this is a rare opportunity to define the performance strategy for a fast-moving, product-focused software house.

Our client, a leading Software House based in Peterborough, is seeking a Performance & Reliability Director to lead global performance and reliability initiatives. This role offers the chance to shape the technical vision for scalable, high-performing systems that underpin enterprise-grade software solutions used by clients worldwide.

As Performance & Reliability Director, you will lead cross-functional teams across development, DevOps, and infrastructure, embedding performance and resilience best practices throughout the software lifecycle. You will oversee system profiling, capacity planning, and test strategies — ensuring every release meets the highest standards for speed, scalability, and reliability.

You will drive the adoption of observability and monitoring frameworks, leveraging platforms like Datadog and Dynatrace to build a proactive performance culture. You will champion continuous improvement, implement chaos testing programmes, and ensure teams deliver fault-tolerant, data-driven solutions that perform predictably at scale.

This is an outstanding opportunity to make a strategic impact within a forward-thinking software business that values autonomy, innovation, and technical mastery. Your leadership will directly influence how world-class software is built, tested, and delivered.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional teams across development, DevOps, and infrastructure, embedding performance and resilience best practices throughout the software lifecycle.
• Oversee system profiling, capacity planning, and test strategies to ensure releases meet speed, scalability, and reliability standards.
• Drive adoption of observability and monitoring frameworks, leveraging platforms like Datadog and Dynatrace to build a proactive performance culture.
• Champion continuous improvement, implement chaos testing programmes, and ensure fault-tolerant, data-driven solutions that perform at scale.
• Define and implement performance strategy and governance for enterprise-grade software solutions used by clients worldwide.

Qualifications & Skills

• Key skills: Performance Engineering, Reliability Engineering, SRE, Load Testing, Observability, Chaos Testing, Cloud Platforms, Microservices, Leadership, CI/CD, APM Tools
• Experience leading performance and reliability initiatives in complex software environments
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management abilities
• Proven track record in capacity planning, performance testing, andObservability toolchains

Details

Location: Peterborough, UK / Hybrid

Salary: £80,000 - £95,000 + Bonus + Benefits

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.