Managing Consultant - PS - Architecture, London
Client: PA Consulting
Location: London, United Kingdom
Job Category: Consulting
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 97f0cc460fbd
Job Views: 6
Posted: 23.01.2025
Expiry Date: 09.03.2025
Job Description:
Are you ready to transform the landscape of the Public Sector through strategic IT architecture insights? Join us at PA and embark on a journey where your expertise will shape the future of government services.
As a Managing Consultant (MC) at PA, you will work on leading programmes in the Public Sector, using your passion for leading technologies to make a genuine impact on citizens. You will bring hands-on experience to design and deliver various technology business solutions, working end-to-end from high-level government individuals through to delivery. Working for PA will position you as a technical leader, utilising your knowledge of technology and architecture to support and lead cross-Government teams. You will have access to the latest training and certifications including AWS, Azure, and GCP, plus our own extensive courses and mentoring programme.
Flexible working: We are guided by our client work and needs; however, you have autonomy to manage your time and diary to suit your work/life balance.
Qualifications
You will have:
* Experience in leading teams, particularly development and architecture teams.
* Experience developing professional services business, including consultancy, technical services, and system integration.
* Experience across Public Services; central government experience is preferred.
* A consistent track record in providing technical leadership in areas including application, business, and integration architectures.
* Comfort across all architecture domains and specialization in at least one of the following:
o Architecture domain (e.g., Applications, Information, Integration)
o Business domain
o Technologies/vendors (e.g., AWS, Azure, Google Cloud)
* Experience performing solution options assessment, including product selection and analysis of patterns and sourcing approaches.
* The ability to deliver strategic thinking to stakeholders through Architecture Roadmaps, mentoring, and technical thought leadership.
* Working knowledge of architecture modelling tools and frameworks (e.g., UML, ArchiMate, etc.).
* An appreciation of the public sector, people, and organizational aspects of your work.
Candidates should have a deep knowledge of the technologies they have worked with and an appreciation of or exposure to emerging technologies and architectural trends, such as:
* Microservices vs Packaged Solutions
* Cloud vs On-premise
* Digital transformation enablement
* Cloud architectures (e.g., experience with AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure)
* Broad span of vendors (e.g., IBM, Oracle, Salesforce, AWS)
* The architect’s role in agile delivery
* Internet of Things
Additional Information
Benefits package at PA:
* Private medical insurance
* Transport allowance
* 25 days annual leave with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
* Company pension scheme
* Annual performance-based bonus
* Life and income protection insurance
* Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn, childcare benefits)
* Voluntary benefits (Dental, critical illness, spouse/partner life assurance)
We believe that diversity makes us a stronger firm and look to employ people with different ideas, styles, and skillsets. This diversity stimulates a rich, creative environment – one in which our people develop, and our clients enjoy enduring results. We’re committed to recruiting, promoting, and rewarding our people solely based on their ability to contribute to PA’s goals, without regard to their sex, race, disability, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, or marital status.
We welcome international applications, but we are unable to offer sponsorship for work permits, so you will need to have the full right to live and work in the UK. Unfortunately, your application will be automatically rejected if you do not have these rights.
J-18808-Ljbffr