Cloud Platform Product Manager - UK Security Clearance eligibility required

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Strong AWS knowledge, including core services (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch, CloudFront). Understanding of platform engineering concepts. Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform,

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What We Offer

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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.

✓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!

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

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As a Cloud Platform Product Manager, you’ll sit at the intersection of engineering, delivery, and user outcomes. You’ll lead product delivery for secure AWS-based platforms in government transformation programmes, shaping roadmaps that balance compliance, security, and performance with user experience.

This role is ideal for someone with a DevRel, DevEx, Platform or Product Lead background, who thrives in highly technical environments and is confident engaging both hands-on engineers and senior government stakeholders, aligning them with business objectives. Internally, you’ll have the opportunity to establish and lead Appvia’s strategy towards product management as part of our ambitious long term growth plans.

Discovery conversation with our Talent Acquisition Manager.
Interview with Hiring Manager.
Final Interview with 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.

Requirements

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Product Ownership

Define and own the product vision and roadmap for secure AWS-based platform products used within government programmes.
Align product delivery with business objectives, government standards (e.g., NCSC Cloud Security Principles), and compliance frameworks.
Drive backlog prioritisation, balancing feature delivery, security requirements, and operational excellence.

Stakeholder Engagement

Act as the product voice with government stakeholders, ensuring user needs, compliance requirements, and strategic goals are met.
Facilitate workshops, discovery sessions, and demos with end-users, security officers, and senior decision-makers.

Technical Leadership

Collaborate closely with platform engineers, architects, and security specialists to translate requirements into deliverables.
Support the definition and rollout of outcome focussed SOWs, ensuring clear lines of responsibility between different platform focussed product teams. (eg CI/CD, Observability etc)
Ensure delivery aligns with DevSecOps best practices (automation, IaC, continuous assurance).

Governance & Reporting

Define and monitor KPIs/OKRs for product success, including adoption, performance, cost optimisation, and compliance.
Provide clear reporting to government stakeholders on progress, risks, and measurable outcomes.

Certification in relevant cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP) at an expert/professional level is highly desirable, e.g.:

AWS Solutions Architect Professional

Certification in Kubernetes administration is desirable:

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
Certified Kubernetes Security Specialist (CKSS)

Proven experience as a Technical Product Manager / Platform Product Owner in secure, complex environments, including the following:

Strong AWS knowledge, including core services (EC2, S3, RDS, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch, CloudFront).
Understanding of platform engineering concepts.
Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps toolchains
Containerisation and Kubernetes.
Secure multi-tenanted environments / landing zones.
Experience working with UK government programmes (SC clearance eligible).
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.