Graduate Platform Engineer
Appvia
Graduate Platform Engineer role at Appvia, developing cloud, DevOps, automation, and platform engineering skills through hands-on delivery, mentoring, and structured training within the AWS Practice.Launch your platform engineering career at AppviaAppvia is launching its first new graduate engineering academy in several years, creating an initial cohort of six Graduate Platform Engineers who will join our AWS Practice and support a major new UK public sector programme.This is an opportunity to begin your career in a growing, specialist technology consultancy where you will learn directly from experienced engineers while contributing to meaningful, real-world delivery.You will not be one of hundreds of graduates following a generic training programme. You will join a small cohort, receive direct support from senior and principal engineers, and build practical experience across cloud, automation, DevOps, infrastructure, and modern platform engineering.About AppviaAppvia is a self-funded, London-based platform engineering, software, and AI enablement consultancy. We help organisations design, build, and operate modern cloud platforms, improve how software is delivered, and adopt new technologies securely and effectively.Our work spans AWS, Azure, platform engineering, software modernisation, Data & AI, delivery, and managed services. We partner with customers across public and private sectors, including organisations operating in complex and highly regulated environments.Since the start of 2026, Appvia has grown from around 60 to more than 100 people, driven by new customer demand, the launch of new capabilities, and continued investment in our teams.Despite that growth, we remain a close-knit, engineering-led business. Our technical teams are made up predominantly of experienced senior, principal, and leadership-level consultants who enjoy sharing knowledge, solving difficult problems, and helping others develop.As a graduate at Appvia, you will work closely with these engineers rather than being separated into a large junior delivery team. You will be encouraged to ask questions, contribute ideas, challenge established thinking, and take increasing ownership as your confidence and capability grow.The Appvia Academy experienceThe Appvia Academy will combine structured development with hands-on project experience.Your learning will include:Practical experience working on a live cloud and platform engineering programmeDirect mentoring from senior and principal platform engineersStructured technical workshops and learning sessionsEngineering show-and-tells and knowledge-sharing sessionsSupport towards relevant AWS and cloud certificationsAccess to a personal learning and development budgetRegular feedback, coaching, and development conversationsA clear but flexible progression pathway within Appvia’s AWS PracticeExposure to wider areas including software engineering, security, data, AI, and technical consultingYou will learn by doing, with support around you and increasing responsibility as you progress.About the roleAs a Graduate Platform Engineer, you will help design, build, support, and improve modern cloud platforms used by engineering teams to deliver software securely and efficiently. Your first project will be within Appvia’s AWS Practice, supporting a new platform engineering programme for a UK public sector customer.Working alongside experienced consultants, you will develop practical skills across AWS, infrastructure as code, Linux, automation, CI/CD, containers, platform operations, and DevOps practices.You will initially work with close support and guidance. As your experience grows, you will take greater ownership of engineering tasks, technical problem-solving, customer communication, and project delivery.Your progression at AppviaThe academy is designed to give you strong technical foundations while allowing your career to develop around your interests and strengths.Your progression could take you towards:AWS platform engineeringCloud infrastructure and automationDevOps and CI/CD engineeringSite reliability and platform operationsCloud architectureSecurity engineeringSoftware engineeringData and AI platform engineeringTechnical consulting and customer leadershipYou will have regular development conversations, access to experienced mentors, and opportunities to take on increasingly complex work as your capability grows.
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