Key skills
AWSCloudEC2KubernetesTerraformCloudFormationS3RDSCloudFrontIAMCloudWatchCI/CDStakeholder ManagementOKRsCommunicationCloud Security
About this role
Role Overview
- Lead product delivery for secure AWS-based platforms in government transformation programmes
- Shape roadmaps that balance compliance, security, and performance with user experience
- 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
- Act as the product voice with government stakeholders, ensuring user needs are met
- Collaborate closely with platform engineers, architects, and security specialists to translate requirements into deliverables
- 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
Requirements
- Proven experience as a Technical Product Manager / Platform Product Owner in secure, complex environments
- 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.
Tech Stack
- AWS
- Cloud
- EC2
- Kubernetes
- Terraform
Benefits
- 25 days’ holiday a year, plus bank holidays
- An additional day off for your birthday
- Enhanced maternity and paternity to full pay
- Workplace Nursery Benefit to help working parents
- Full Private Healthcare cover for you with partners and children covered 50%
- Death in Service
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Electric Car Scheme
- Pension plus a salary sacrifice option for even greater savings
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Free hygiene products available in the London office
- Free therapy through AXA
- Access to the Headspace App
- Trained Mental Health First Aiders
- 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!