Senior AWS Platform Engineer — Lead Cloud & DevOps

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

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

10% Bonus

Stock options 10% shares

Private healthcare

Learning budget £1,000 per year

Job summary

Appvia seeks an AWS Principal Platform Engineer with UK security clearance to lead the design, build, and evolution of scalable, secure cloud platforms. You will guide engineering teams and work across delivery leads and solution architects to shape technical direction and best practices.

This hands‑on leadership role requires experience across CI/CD, IaC, and cloud architectures, in a hybrid London environment. You will mentor teams and influence reusable standards across engagements.

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of CI/CD and deployment practices.
• Ability to collaborate with people of all levels of technical ability.
• Ability to lead and mentor on industry best practices.
• Bid work and Pre‑Sales Engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customers to define and execute cloud/DevOps strategies.
• Educate stakeholders on cloud-native technologies and best practices.
• Lead large public cloud projects, providing strategic direction and technology choices.
• Manage platform engineering teams and consultants to foster collaboration and delivery excellence.
• Engage with enterprise clients to understand challenges and deliver tailored solutions.
• Stay updated with trends and contribute to industry knowledge sharing through content.

Skills

Platform engineering

Automation

Container orchestration

Public cloud

DevOps

Networking

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Python

Ruby

Job description

Appvia seeks an AWS Principal Platform Engineer with UK security clearance to lead the design, build, and evolution of scalable, secure cloud platforms. You will guide engineering teams and work across delivery leads and solution architects to shape technical direction and best practices.

This hands‑on leadership role requires experience across CI/CD, IaC, and cloud architectures, in a hybrid London environment. You will mentor teams and influence reusable standards across engagements.