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, Dev Ops, 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.