Solution Architect
PA Consulting10 months ago
London, United KingdomSenior
Responsibilities
- Create and assure key architecture artefacts, including key design decisions, technical options papers, and high-level designs.
- Collaborate with engineering teams as a lead subject-matter expert to define technical vision and architectural guardrails.
- Support senior leaders in shaping cases for change, cost estimation, and detailed planning.
- Work across multiple teams and stakeholders using agile delivery practices.
- Use technical expertise to solve client problems and contribute to internal projects.
- Operate across architectural domains, with a specialism in at least one of business, data, application, technology, or security.
Requirements
- Hands-on software engineering background with experience leading engineering teams to deliver applications and services.
- Clear understanding and practical application of architecture and delivery methodologies.
- Experience operating confidently across architectural domains with a specialization in at least one domain.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, collaboration, and stakeholder-management abilities.
- Commitment to continuous improvement and professional development.
- Experience across major vendors such as Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Oracle, IBM, and Salesforce is valued.
- Certifications in relevant methodologies and cloud technologies are advantageous.
Benefits
- Hybrid working with at least two days per week in the office or on a client site, with some assignments requiring up to five days per week on a client site.
- Private healthcare and health and lifestyle perks for employees and their families.
- 25 days of annual leave plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve, with the option to buy five additional days.
- Generous company pension scheme.
- Community and charity initiative opportunities.
- Annual performance-based bonus.
- PA share ownership.
- Tax-efficient benefits including cycle to work and give as you earn.
- Technical and non-technical training budgets, certification opportunities, coaching, mentoring, and peer knowledge-sharing.
Tech Stack
Categories
Solutions Engineering
About PA Consulting
PA Consulting is a management and technology consultancy that designs and delivers strategy, digital systems, and physical products for public- and private-sector clients. It works across defense and security, government, health and life sciences, financial services, energy and utilities, consumer, and transport markets. Founded in 1943 and headquartered in London, it operates globally and is majority-owned by Jacobs.