Technical Lead
PA Consulting12 months ago
London, United KingdomStaff+
Responsibilities
- Manage and technically lead software engineering teams through complex challenges.
- Steer technical teams and guide clients toward successful digital transformations.
- Shape and improve the end-to-end software delivery lifecycle across development, testing, deployment, and operations.
- Implement infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, and efficient release management strategies.
- Improve system performance through load testing, caching, database query optimization, and application logic optimization.
- 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, stakeholders, product, design, and cross-functional teams on internal and client projects.
- Provide technical subject matter expertise for bids and client proposals.
- Present proposed approaches and discuss technical implementation with prospective clients during the sales process.
Requirements
- Experience managing and technically leading a software engineering team.
- Ability to interact with clients and demonstrate credibility in technology and delivery.
- Capability to shape the end-to-end software delivery lifecycle and drive improvements.
- Ability to implement infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, and release management strategies.
- Expertise in performance optimization, including load testing, caching, database queries, and application logic.
- Knowledge of TDD, contract testing, secure coding, event-driven architecture, and platform migration.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical thinking, collaboration, and stakeholder-management abilities.
- Experience providing technical expertise for bids and client proposals and discussing implementation with prospective clients.
Benefits
- Hybrid working with at least 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.
- Technical career track with varied projects across seven sectors and a broad range of technology stacks.
- Supportive technology community with knowledge-sharing, coaching, mentoring, and peer support.
- Budget for technical and non-technical courses and opportunities to gain certifications.
- Private healthcare for employees and families, plus 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.
- 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.
Tech Stack
AngularAWSAzureC#GitHub ActionsGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJavaScriptJenkins.NETNext.jsNode.jsReactSpring BootTerraformTypeScriptVue.js
Categories
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.