Technical Product Manager - Appvia - Security Clearance eligibility required

Location: London, UK (Hybrid ~ 1-2 days in-office per week)

Contract: Permanent / Full-time

Package: £90,000 - 120,000 + 10% Bonus + 10% Shares + Benefits

Overview

About Appvia: At Appvia, we’re committed to helping our customers navigate their journey to Cloud and DevOps maturity. 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, building a cloud infrastructure layer that lets platform engineering teams manage, monitor and update with ease, while giving developers the flexibility to deploy in the cloud without a hassle.

About the role: As a Technical 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 suits someone with a DevRel, DevEx, Platform or Product Lead background who thrives in highly technical environments and can engage both hands-on engineers and senior government stakeholders, aligning them with business objectives. Internally, you’ll help establish and lead Appvia’s strategy towards product management as part of our long-term growth plans.

Interview process

1. Discovery conversation with our Talent Acquisition Manager.
2. Interview with Hiring Manager.
3. Final Interview with CEO.

Important

• You must either hold active SC, or be eligible for SC, and potentially DV:
• British Passport.
• To have resided in the UK for at least the last 5 years.
• Have no criminal records.
• Have no financial irregularities.
• Willing to undergo DV Vetting Process.

About you

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).
• Understanding of platform engineering concepts.
• Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
• CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps toolchains.
• Secure multi-tenanted environments / landing zones.
• Experience working with UK government programmes (SC/DV clearance eligible).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Skills & Experience

• 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-focused SOWs, ensuring clear lines of responsibility between different platform-focused product teams (e.g., CI/CD, Observability).
  • 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 optimization, and compliance.
  • Provide clear reporting to government stakeholders on progress, risks, and measurable outcomes.

Desirables

• Multi-cloud (Azure, GCP) exposure.
• Knowledge of FinOps and cloud cost optimisation.
• Hands-on software development or platform engineering background.
• Agile delivery at scale (dual-track agile, SAFe, LeSS).

Qualifications

• 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)

Why join Appvia?

We are a self-funded, London-based startup; providing businesses with a fast and secure way to deploy containerised applications into the cloud. Our mission is to enable organisations to make cloud-based software delivery simple and efficient, with insights into costs, security and cadence. We value diversity and aim to empower our customers and employees alike.

We work with customers like the UK Home Office and Bank of England, harnessing cloud-native technologies to reduce infrastructure management challenges and rapidly deliver digital products.

What’s on offer?

Work-life balance

• Flexible working with core hours of 10-4pm
• Hybrid working - one compulsory office day per month
• 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 for working parents

For your well-being

• 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 greater savings
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free hygiene products available in the London office

Mental health support

• Free therapy through AXA
• Access to Headspace App
• Trained Mental Health First Aiders

Other fun perks

• 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

Note: All roles are active and approved at posting; some applications may be considered for pipeline opportunities due to dynamics of a startup. We will strive to keep you informed of changes to your application status.