AWS Senior Platform Engineer Security Clearance eligibility

What's on offer? AWS Senior Platform Engineer - UK Government Security Clearance eligibility required

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Title:

AWS Senior Consultant

Location: London, UK (Hybrid - typically :1-2 days per month in office)

Contract: Permanent, Full-time

Package: £75,000 - £90,000 + 10% Bonus + 10% Shares + Benefits (see more below)

Appvia is a specialist cloud and platform engineering consultancy and product house helping organisations build, secure, and scale in the cloud. We work with public and private sector customers to design modern cloud platforms, embed strong engineering practices, and enable teams to deliver software faster and more reliably.

Our focus is on platform engineering, Dev Ops, automation, and cloud-native delivery, creating foundations that balance developer velocity with security, resilience, and governance.

As an AWS Senior Platform Engineer, you will be a key contributor to Appvia's platform engineering engagements, working hands-on to design, build, and operate secure, scalable AWS platforms.

This role is ideal for an experienced engineer who enjoys solving complex technical problems, working closely with development teams, and contributing to the continuous improvement of cloud platforms and delivery pipelines. You'll operate within multi-disciplinary teams, supporting both application and platform workloads while helping customers adopt modern Dev Ops and platform engineering practices.

You will be expected to take ownership of technical delivery within your area, contribute to solution design, and support less experienced engineers through mentoring and knowledge sharing.

• Discovery conversation with Talent Acquisition
• Paired technical assessment with an Engineering team member
• Technical deep dive with Practice Leadership
• Competency-focused final interview with Engineering Leadership

As a condition of employment, all successful candidates are required to complete Appvia's standard pre-employment checks, including right-to-work verification and reference checks, and to agree to Appvia's confidentiality and data handling policies as part of their employment terms. Screening for this role is carried out in line with UK Government vetting standards and Appvia's Information Security Management System.

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 are a strong AWS engineer with a background in cloud-native infrastructure and Dev Ops, comfortable working in client-facing environments and contributing directly to delivery.

You will bring:

• Hands-on experience building and operating AWS platforms
• A solid understanding of modern CI/CD and automation practices
• Confidence collaborating with engineers, architects, and delivery leads
• A pragmatic approach to improving reliability, security, and developer experience

• Design, build, and operate AWS-based platform components aligned to best practices.
• Implement and maintain infrastructure as code using Terraform.
• Build and improve CI/CD pipelines, supporting faster and safer delivery.
• Support containerised workloads using Kubernetes and managed services such as EKS.
• Work closely with application teams to enable cloud-native patterns and platform adoption.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting to improve operational visibility.
• Create reusable templates, modules, and deployment patterns.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of platform reliability, scalability, and security.
• Support onboarding of new workloads and teams onto shared cloud platforms.
• Share knowledge through code reviews, documentation, and mentoring