Technical Lead
PA Consulting11 months ago
Manchester, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Shape and improve the end-to-end software delivery lifecycle across development, testing, deployment, and operational phases.
- Steer technical teams through complex challenges and guide clients through digital transformations.
- Implement infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, and efficient release management strategies.
- Improve system performance and scalability through load testing, caching, database query optimization, and application logic improvements.
- Apply modern engineering standards and architectural patterns, including TDD, contract testing, secure coding, event-driven architecture, and platform migration.
- Mentor engineers and foster continuous improvement.
- Collaborate with clients, product, design, engineers, and other stakeholders on internal and client projects.
- Lead collaborative technical problem-solving through whiteboarding sessions and asynchronous communication.
Requirements
- Proven capability in shaping the end-to-end software delivery lifecycle and driving improvements across its phases.
- Ability to implement infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, and release management strategies.
- Expertise in TDD, contract testing, secure coding, event-driven architecture, and platform migration.
- Ability to improve application performance and scalability through load testing, caching, database optimization, and application tuning.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
Benefits
- Hybrid working with a minimum of two days per week in the office or on a client site, with assignments potentially requiring up to five days per week on a client site.
- Opportunities to work across varied projects, clients, sectors, and technology stacks.
- Technical and non-technical training budgets, certification opportunities, coaching, mentoring, and peer-level support.
- Private healthcare and health and lifestyle benefits for employees and 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 and PA share ownership.
- Tax-efficient benefits including cycle-to-work and give-as-you-earn schemes.
- Support for physical, emotional, social, and financial well-being.
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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.