Azure Principal Platform Engineer Security Clearance eligibility

Azure Principal Platform Engineer - UK Government Security Clearance eligibility required

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Title:

Azure Principal Consultant

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)

At Appvia, we’re committed to helping our customers navigate their journey to Cloud and Dev Ops 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.

As an Azure Principal Platform Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in guiding our customers towards Cloud and Dev Ops 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.

• 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.

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.

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

• Knowledge of continuous integration and deployment practices
• Ability to collaborate with people of all levels of technical ability
• Understanding of industry best practices
• Project Management experience
• Fantastic people skills, including the ability to motivate a team towards a common goal

• Collaborate with prospective and existing customers to define and execute strategies for cloud and Dev Ops 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.

• Platform Engineering:
  Mastery of designing and implementing (hands‑on) scalable, resilient, and secure platforms.
• Automation:
  Expertise in infrastructure‑as‑code (IaC) practices, automation tools (e.g., Terraform) and scripting languages (e.g. Python, Ruby).
• Container Orchestration:
  In‑depth knowledge and hands‑on experience with Kubernetes and its managed counterparts (AKS).
• Public Cloud Expertise:
  In‑depth knowledge of Azure services, architecture, landing zones and best practices.
• Dev Ops Mastery:
  Excellent knowledge of CI/CD, containerization, and serverless technologies.

• 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…