Performance & Reliability Director

Performance & Reliability Director

Performance & Reliability Manager – 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 passionate about driving performance, scalability, and reliability across complex software platforms? Do you thrive in high-growth environments where innovation, engineering excellence, and resilience are core values? If so, 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 Manager to lead its 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 Manager, you’ll lead cross‑functional teams across development, DevOps, and infrastructure, embedding performance and resilience best practices throughout the software lifecycle. You’ll oversee system profiling, capacity planning, and test strategies — ensuring every release meets the highest standards for speed, scalability, and reliability.

You’ll drive the adoption of observability and monitoring frameworks, leveraging platforms like Datadog and Dynatrace to build a proactive performance culture. You’ll 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.

Location: Peterborough, UK / Hybrid working.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Salary: £80,000 - £85,000 per annum.