Manager, Performance and Reliability

Hancock Whitney Bank•Gulfport, MS

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About The Position

Responsible for leading a team of technical engineers dedicated to ensuring the performance, reliability, and scalability of critical systems and applications. This role combines hands-on systems expertise with strategic planning and leadership. The manager will develop and execute performance strategies, guide architectural decisions, and establish a robust performance engineering program.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or at least 10 years of experience in software, systems, or performance engineering, or equivalent combination of education and experience, Master’s degree preferred.
Hands-on experience with performance testing, system tuning, and diagnosing bottlenecks.
Familiarity with distributed systems, cloud platforms, and modern monitoring tools.
Experience with scripting or automation.
2 years leading engineers or serving as a technical lead/mentor.
Experience collaborating with architecture and development teams on performance-related improvements.

Nice To Haves

Preferred degree in Computer science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field.

Responsibilities

Lead initiatives to identify and eliminate performance bottlenecks across applications, services, and infrastructure.
Develop a long-term performance and scalability roadmap aligned with company growth.
Collaborate with architecture and development teams to embed performance and reliability requirements into design from inception.
Advocate for scalable patterns, resilient architectures, and efficient resource utilization.
Oversee the selection, implementation, and management of tools for performance testing, monitoring, and diagnostics.
Drive automation to streamline performance validation and analysis.
Lead root-cause investigations and provide guidance on performance tuning and system improvements.
Stay current with trends in performance engineering, cloud, microservices, and distributed systems.
Establish processes, documentation, and governance for performance engineering practices.
Manage a small team of technical engineers, creating a foundation for a high-performing Performance & Reliability function.
Performs other related job duties and special projects as assigned.