lead performance testing and chaos engineering initiatives, and embed reliability best practices across engineering, DevOps, and infrastructure teams. This is a senior, strategic leadership role focused on system excellence, observability, and continuous improvement. Ideal Candidate: Proven experience leading Performance Engineering, Reliability, or SRE functions Deep expertise in performance testing methodologies (load, stress, spike, soak) Strong hands-on background with LoadRunner … strategy across critical platforms and services Oversee load, stress, and chaos testing initiatives to ensure systems perform and recover under real-world conditions Define and drive best practices for observability, monitoring, and APM adoption using tools like Dynatrace Drive incident reduction, faster recovery (MTTR) , and continuous reliability improvements Champion a culture of performance ownership , ensuring teams build with scalability, stability More ❯
lead performance testing and chaos engineering initiatives, and embed reliability best practices across engineering, DevOps, and infrastructure teams. This is a senior, strategic leadership role focused on system excellence, observability, and continuous improvement. Ideal Candidate: Proven experience leading Performance Engineering, Reliability, or SRE functions Deep expertise in performance testing methodologies (load, stress, spike, soak) Strong hands-on background with LoadRunner … strategy across critical platforms and services Oversee load, stress, and chaos testing initiatives to ensure systems perform and recover under real-world conditions Define and drive best practices for observability, monitoring, and APM adoption using tools like Dynatrace Drive incident reduction, faster recovery (MTTR) , and continuous reliability improvements Champion a culture of performance ownership , ensuring teams build with scalability, stability More ❯
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Noir
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 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 … 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 More ❯
