AWS Senior Platform Engineer - Security Clearance eligibility required. at Appian

London, England, United Kingdom

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£75,000 – £90,000Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
NoVisa
Technology, Cloud Computing, ConsultingIndustries

Requirements

  • Passionate about new technology and automation
  • Experienced in being part of an Engineering Team and Agile and DevOps best practices
  • 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
  • Hold active SC or be eligible for SC: British Passport or ILR, resided in the UK for at least the last 5 years, no criminal records, no financial irregularities

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with clients to assess their current infrastructure, identify opportunities for improvement, and develop tailored cloud and DevOps strategies
  • Design and implement scalable, resilient, and secure cloud-native solutions leveraging industry best practices and cutting-edge technologies
  • Develop pipelines to deploy code all the way to production with Terraform, using GitHub Actions
  • Manage new demand for platform and application onboarding
  • Assist application development teams to architect their applications to be cloud native, or help transform existing applications to cloud native where possible
  • Implement monitoring and alerting
  • Improve security posture of applications being migrated
  • Create secure deployment patterns and templates/modules for application development teams to reuse
  • Gather requirements for building and maintaining a centralised platform for product teams to iterate on their applications in AWS
  • Set best practices and policies, especially around microservice architecture
  • Develop, maintain and operate complex operational tooling (e.g. Kubernetes, Opensearch, Prometheus, Grafana, Github or equivalent alternative technologies)
  • Assess customer technical capabilities and upskill for reduced friction and increased platform adoption
  • Enhance operational reliability and scalability of existing products
  • POC new ideas and products, and balance trade offs between technical, analytical and product needs
  • Streamline operational tasks through engineering and automation
  • Improve operational visibility around core products such as tracking technologies, improved metrics etc
  • Implement integrations between components to improve the team

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

AWSPlatform EngineeringCloudDevOpsAgileAutomationKubernetes

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

What is the compensation package for this role?

The package is £75,000 - 90,000 plus 10% Bonus, 10% Shares, and Benefits.

Is this a remote or hybrid position, and what's the office requirement?

This is a hybrid role in London, UK, requiring ~1+ day per week in the office.

What key skills and experience are required for this position?

Key requirements include knowledge of continuous integration and deployment practices, experience developing pipelines with Terraform and GitHub Actions, project management experience, and fantastic people skills including team motivation.

What is the interview process like?

The 4-stage process includes a discovery conversation with Talent Acquisition, a paired Technical Assessment with the Engineering team, a Technical Interview deep dive with Practice Leadership, and a Competency focused Final Interview with Engineering Leadership.

What security clearance is required for this role?

Candidates must hold active SC clearance or be eligible, requiring a British Passport or ILR, residence in the UK for at least the last 5 years, no criminal records, and no financial irregularities.

Appian

Low-code automation platform for businesses

About Appian

Appian offers a low-code automation platform that allows businesses to create custom applications quickly without needing extensive coding knowledge. This platform is designed to help organizations in various industries, such as finance and healthcare, improve customer experience and streamline operations. Appian stands out from competitors by providing a subscription-based model along with professional services for implementation and support. The company's goal is to empower businesses to enhance their operations through accessible software solutions.

McLean, VirginiaHeadquarters
1999Year Founded
$46.7MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Consulting, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
1,001-5,000Employees

Benefits

Private Health Insurance
Comprehensive Global Wellness Program
Fully-covered Global Milk Stork Benefit
Global Wellness Reimbursement
Quarterly Awards and Recognition
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
401(k) or Pension Plans with Employer Matching
Company Paid Life Insurance and Disability
Employee Assistance Program
Global Parental Leave
Charitable Giving Program
Paid Time-Off and Paid Holidays
Tuition reimbursement for job-related continuing education
Professional Development Courses

Risks

Emerging low-code platforms offer similar capabilities at lower costs, threatening market share.
Departure of key personnel like Suvajit Gupta may impact innovation.
Reliance on large enterprise clients poses revenue risks if they switch providers.

Differentiation

Appian's low-code platform enables rapid application development without extensive coding knowledge.
The platform supports diverse industries, including finance, healthcare, and government.
Appian's Autoscale feature allows scaling of six million processes per hour.

Upsides

Growing demand for low-code platforms boosts Appian's market potential.
AI-driven process automation aligns with Appian's recent platform enhancements.
Cloud-native platform benefits from the shift to remote and hybrid work models.

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