
Managing Consultant - Software Engineering
PA Consulting2 months ago
Bristol, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead architecture and development teams delivering impactful end-to-end solutions for complex client challenges.
- Shape and communicate architectural strategies across application, business, and integration domains.
- Advise senior client stakeholders and translate technical insight into business value.
- Lead business development initiatives, including pre-sales, proposal development, client engagement, and trusted relationship building.
- Help shape and launch new service propositions and drive strategic business growth.
- Coach and mentor team members while supporting knowledge-sharing and career development.
- Build and expand senior stakeholder networks within specialist sectors to support long-term client partnerships.
Requirements
- Proven experience leading architecture and development teams delivering complex solutions.
- Strong understanding of the defence sector and experience across areas such as banking, insurance, payments, or wealth management.
- Experience shaping and communicating architectural strategies across multiple domains.
- Ability to build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders and communicate technical concepts as business value.
- Track record of contributing to business development, pre-sales, proposal development, and client engagement.
- Familiarity with architecture frameworks and modelling tools such as UML and ArchiMate.
- Awareness of emerging trends and technologies.
- Established senior stakeholder network within a specialist sector and ability to develop long-term client relationships.
Benefits
- Private healthcare for employees and their families, along with health and lifestyle perks.
- 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.
- Opportunities to participate in community and charity initiatives.
- Annual performance-based bonus.
- PA share ownership.
- Tax-efficient benefits including cycle-to-work and give-as-you-earn schemes.
- Hybrid working with at least two days per week in the office or on client site; assignments may require up to five days per week on client site.
- Inclusive workplace committed to equality, diversity, and reasonable recruitment-process adjustments.
Tech Stack
Categories
Solutions Engineering