AWS Principal Platform Engineer - UK Security Clearance eligibility required.

Appvia; London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology provider in cloud and DevOps solutions is looking for an AWS Principal Platform Engineer in London. You will lead engineering teams and drive strategic initiatives for cloud adoption, working closely with enterprise clients. This role offers a competitive salary along with excellent benefits, including flexible working options, personal development budgets, and comprehensive healthcare. Join a passionate team at Appvia that is committed to innovation and excellence in cloud solutions.

Benefits

Flexible working with core hours

25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Learning budget of £1,000 per year

Full Private Healthcare coverage

Cycle to Work scheme

Dog friendly office

Free snacks in the office

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of CI/CD and automation tools.
• Experience in leading an Engineering Team in Agile and DevOps.
• Project Management experience with an emphasis on cloud technologies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customers to execute cloud and DevOps strategies.
• Lead complex public cloud projects and mentor platform engineers.
• Stay updated with industry trends to drive knowledge sharing.

Skills

Platform Engineering

Automation

Container Orchestration

Public Cloud Expertise

DevOps Mastery

Networking

Education

Certification in AWS, Azure, GCP at expert/professional level

Certification in Kubernetes administration

Job description

AWS Principal Platform Engineer - Appvia - Security Clearance eligibility required.

Location: London, UK
Package: £90,000 - 120,000 + 10% Bonus + 10% Shares + Benefits (see more below)

About Us

At Appvia, we're committed to helping our customers navigate their journey to Cloud and DevOps maturity. As a leading provider in the industry, we offer cutting-edge technologies and services to support our clients' cloud adoption journey.

Our mission is to enable every company to deliver apps in the cloud. We dedicate ourselves to building a cloud infrastructure layer that allows platform engineering teams to manage, monitor and update with ease - at the same time, offering devs the flexibility to deploy their apps in the cloud without a hassle. We are passionate about driving value to our clients and have a desire to make their organisation succeed.

About the role

As a Principal AWS Platform Engineer, you'll play a pivotal role in guiding our customers towards Cloud and DevOps excellence. You'll leverage your expertise to design and implement scalable, resilient, and secure platforms while driving strategic initiatives to align with customer objectives.

This position offers a great opportunity to technically lead a team of cloud consultants, fostering innovation and excellence in cloud adoption strategies and driving the establishment of Appvia's internal solutions team at an exciting time in our journey.

Interview process - 4 stage

• Discovery conversation with our Talent Acquisition Manager.
• A paired Technical Assessment with Engineering team.
• Technical Interview deep dive with Practice Leadership.
• Competency focused Final Interview with Engineering Leadership.

Important

You must either hold active SC, or be eligible for SC:

• British Passport or ILR.
• To have resided in the UK for at least the last 5 years.
• Have no criminal records.
• Have no financial irregularities.

About you

You’ll be passionate about new technology and automation, and experienced in leading an Engineering Team in Agile and DevOps best practices. You’ll also be able to talk to us about your:

• Expert knowledge of continuous integration and deployment practices
• Ability to collaborate with people of all levels of technical ability
• Ability to lead and mentor on industry best practices
• Project Management experience
• Fantastic people skills, including the ability to motivate a team towards a common goal
• Bid work and Pre-Sales Engineering experience

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with prospective and existing customers to define and execute strategies for cloud and DevOps adoption.
• Educate customers and industry stakeholders on the benefits and best practices of cloud-native technologies.
• Lead large, complex public cloud projects, providing strategic direction and selecting appropriate technologies.
• Manage teams of platform engineers and consultants, fostering a positive and collaborative team culture.
• Engage with enterprise clients to understand their unique challenges and deliver tailored solutions.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and emerging technologies, contributing to industry knowledge sharing through blog posts and videos.

Skills

• Platform Engineering: Mastery of designing and implementing scalable, resilient, and secure platforms.
• Automation: Expertise in infrastructure-as-code (IaC) practices, automation tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) and scripting languages (e.g. Python, Ruby).
• Container Orchestration: In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with Kubernetes and its managed counterparts (EKS, AKS, GKE).
• Public Cloud Expertise: In-depth knowledge of AWS, Azure, or GCP services, architecture, and best practices.
• DevOps Mastery: Excellent knowledge of CI/CD, containerisation, and serverless technologies.
• Networking: Expertise in designing and managing secure, scalable AWS network architectures (VPC, VPN, Load Balancers, Transit Gateway).

Experience

• Leadership on Large Projects: Proven experience leading and delivering large, complex public cloud projects.
• Team Management and Mentorship: Extensive experience leading and managing teams, fostering a collaborative culture, and mentoring team members.
• Enterprise Customer-Facing Experience: Significant experience engaging with enterprise clients, managing relationships, and ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Continuous Learning and Industry Involvement: Proven commitment to staying up-to-date with the latest trends and contributing to industry knowledge sharing.

Qualifications

• Certification in relevant cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP) at an expert/professional level is highly desirable, e.g.:
• AWS Solutions Architect Professional
• AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty (highly desirable)

• Certification in Kubernetes administration is desirable:
• Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
• Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKSS)

Why join Appvia?

We are a self-funded, London based startup; providing businesses with a fast and secure way to deploy containerised applications into the cloud.

We are on a mission to enable organisations to make cloud-based software delivery simple and efficient, whilst having the insights into costs, security and cadence. As a company that holds customers at the heart of everything we do, we are looking for candidates that want to make a real change to how Dev and Ops is working in the industry.

With us our customers, like the UK’s Home Office & Bank of England, are harnessing cloud-native technologies, limiting the challenges of infrastructure management and rapidly delivering digital products.

What’s on offer?

️Work-life balance

• Flexible working with core hours of 10-4pm because we know life happens outside of work
• Hybrid working - only one compulsory office day per month
• 25 days’ holiday a year, plus bank holidays
• An additional day off for your birthday
• Enhanced maternity and paternity to full pay
• Workplace Nursery Benefit to help working parents

For your well-being

• Full Private Healthcare cover for you with partners and children covered 50%
• Death in Service
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Electric Car Scheme
• Pension plus a salary sacrifice option for even greater savings
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free hygiene products available in the London office

Mental health support

• Free therapy through AXA
• Access to the Headspace App
• Trained Mental Health First Aiders

Other fun perks

• Learning budget of £1,000 a year
• Your own MacBook Pro while you work at Appvia
• Dog friendly office
• Wear what makes you comfortable
• Free snacks in the office
• Pool table & ping pong table
• Regular team socials, board game nights, industry meetups and more!

But don’t just take our word for it, you can check out what our Appvians say about us on Glassdoor and by following us on LinkedIn, Twitter and TikTok.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and actively encourage, respect, and recognise diversity of thought and background throughout the business. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity, and disability status.

Note: While all roles are active and approved at the time of posting, the dynamic nature of our start-up means some applications may be processed to pipeline talent for future opportunities rather than current openings. We will strive to keep you informed of any changes to the status of your application.