Azure Principal Platform Engineer - Appvia - UK Government Security Clearance eligibility required.
Location: London, UK (Hybrid - typically ~1-2 days per month in office)
Contract: Permanent
Package: £90,000 – 120,000 + 10% Bonus + 10% Shares + Benefits (see more below)
About Us
At Appvia, we are committed to helping our customers navigate their journey to Cloud and DevOps maturity. We offer cutting‑edge technologies and services to support cloud adoption, enabling companies to deliver applications in the cloud with ease.
About the role
As an Azure Principal Platform Engineer, you will guide customers toward Cloud and DevOps excellence, designing and implementing scalable, resilient, and secure platforms while leading a team of cloud consultants and establishing Appvia’s internal solutions team.
About you
You are passionate about new technology and automation, experienced in leading an engineering team in Agile and DevOps best practices, and able to communicate with stakeholders at all levels.
- Knowledge of continuous integration and deployment practices
- Ability to collaborate with people of all technical levels
- Understanding of industry best practices
- Project management experience
- Strong people skills, including motivating a team toward a common goal
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with prospective and existing customers to define and execute strategies for cloud and DevOps adoption
- Educate customers and 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 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 through blogs and videos
Skills
- Platform engineering: designing and implementing scalable, resilient, and secure platforms
- Automation: infrastructure‑as‑code practices, tools (e.g., Terraform), and scripting languages (Python, Ruby)
- Container orchestration: Kubernetes and managed services (AKS)
- Public cloud expertise: Azure services, architecture, landing zones and best practices
- DevOps mastery: CI/CD, containerization, serverless technologies
Experience
- Leadership on large projects: proven experience delivering large, complex public cloud initiatives
- Team management and mentorship: extensive experience managing and mentoring teams
- Enterprise customer‑facing experience: significant engagement with enterprise clients, managing relationships and ensuring customer satisfaction
- Continuous learning and industry involvement: commitment to staying current and contributing to industry knowledge
- Real‑world design and governance experience, particularly with: Conditional Access, Identity lifecycle and PIM, Entra ID Protection and integration with Defender or Sentinel
Qualifications
- Azure certification at expert/professional level (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert – AZ‑305, Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert – SC‑100, Microsoft Certified: Information Security Administrator Associate – SC‑401, Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate – SC‑300)
- Kubernetes administration certification (CKA, CKSS)
Why join Appvia?
We are a self‑funded London‑based startup delivering a fast and secure way to deploy containerised applications in the cloud. We empower organisations to make cloud‑based software delivery simple and efficient, backed by insights into costs, security, and cadence.
What’s on offer?
- Flexible working hours 10‑4pm; hybrid work with one office day per month
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays; additional day off on birthday
- Enhanced maternity and paternity to full pay; workplace nursery benefit
- Full private healthcare cover for you and children (50% covered)
- Death in Service; Cycle to Work scheme; Electric Car scheme
- Pension with salary sacrifice option
- Employee Assistance Programme; free hygiene products at London office
- Free therapy through AXA; access to Headspace; trained Mental Health First Aiders
- Learning budget £1,000 per year; own MacBook Pro
- Dog‑friendly office; casual dress; free snacks; pool & ping‑pong tables; regular socials and industry meet‑ups
We are an equal opportunities employer and actively encourage diversity of thought and background. All applicants will be considered without regard to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, veteran, neurodiversity, or disability status.
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