Solution Architect
PA Consulting9 months ago
London, United KingdomSenior
Responsibilities
- Create and assure key architecture artefacts such as Key Design Decisions, Technical Options Papers, and High Level Designs.
- Define architectural vision and establish architectural guardrails with engineering teams, often serving as a lead subject-matter expert.
- Support senior leaders with cases for change, cost estimation, and detailed planning.
- Solve technical problems with clients and contribute to internal projects across multiple teams and stakeholders.
- Apply architecture and delivery practices across business, data, application, technology, and security domains.
Requirements
- Hands-on software engineering background with experience leading engineering teams delivering applications and services.
- Clear understanding and practical application of architecture and delivery methodologies.
- Specialism in at least one architectural domain: Business, Data, Application, Technology, or Security.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, collaboration, and stakeholder-management capabilities.
- Certifications in relevant methodologies and cloud technologies are advantageous.
- Experience across leading vendors such as Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Oracle, IBM, or Salesforce is welcomed.
Benefits
- Hybrid working with at least two days per week in an office or on a client site, with some assignments requiring up to five days on a client site.
- Private healthcare for employees and families, health and lifestyle perks, and support for physical, emotional, social, and financial well-being.
- 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, annual performance-based bonus, and PA share ownership.
- Tax-efficient benefits including cycle to work and give as you earn schemes.
- Training budget, access to technical and non-technical courses, professional certifications, coaching, mentoring, and community initiatives.
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.