Tech & Data Lead in Pimlico

As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists with deep expertise in various sectors.

Hybrid working - our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week. However, the actual time you spend and where you spend it will vary by role or assignment, including up to 5 days per week on a client site.

We combine strategic thinking, customer-centric service design, and agile engineering practices to accelerate innovation in a tech-driven world.

Why consider joining our Digital & Data community?

• Join our Digital & Data team working alongside product, design and a wide range of other experts and cross-disciplinary teams to bring ideas to life through innovative software solutions.
• Grow a flexible and unique career within a trust-based, inclusive environment that values excellence, innovation, and curiosity.
• Work on a broad variety of projects and tech stacks for clients across seven sectors - no project is ever the same.
• Join other experts within our supportive and collaborative tech community through knowledge-sharing and peer-level support, coaching and mentoring.
• Deepen your expertise through our culture of learning and growth – you'll have budget to take courses (technical and non-technical training), plus gain certifications.

Our tech stack:

• AWS, Azure and GCP
• Modern data platforms: Databricks, Snowflake and cloud-native data services
• Data architecture: Lakehouse, medallion, data mesh and domain-oriented patterns
• Data processing: Apache Spark, SQL and distributed processing technologies
• Data storage: Delta Lake, Apache Iceberg and open table formats
• Data pipelines: Enterprise-scale ETL/ELT, batch and streaming patterns
• Transformation and quality: dbt, Great Expectations and equivalent tooling
• Orchestration: Kafka and cloud-native event-streaming technologies
• Data modelling: Dimensional, analytical and domain-oriented modelling
• Data governance: Catalogue, metadata, lineage, quality, security, privacy and access controls
• Data products: Reusable, discoverable and well-governed data products and marketplaces
• DataOps and observability: Testing, monitoring, operational controls and platform reliability
• Platform engineering: Terraform, CloudFormation, Azure Bicep and infrastructure-as-code
• CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins and equivalent tooling
• Modernisation: Greenfield delivery, migration and integration of complex legacy data estates
• AI-enabled engineering: Work to agile best practices and cross-functionally with multiple teams and stakeholders.

You will have demonstrable experience of:

• Technically led data engineering or data platform teams, setting direction while enabling engineers to own and deliver solutions.
• Designed and delivered modern data platforms that are scalable, reliable and cost-effective in enterprise environments.
• Applying strong software engineering practices to data platforms, including testing, CI/CD and infrastructure-as-code.
• Establishing effective approaches to data quality, observability, governance, metadata and security.
• Leading data platform modernisation and migration, including coexistence, cutover and decommissioning.
• Shaping the end-to-end engineering lifecycle, improving how teams build, test, deploy and operate software and data products.
• Providing technical input into bids, proposals and client discussions, including shaping solution approaches and implementation plans.

Please be aware that some of our UK roles at PA Consulting require a UK security clearance. We therefore ask that you only apply if you meet the residency requirements (i.e. you are a British citizen or have been resident in the UK for the past 5 years), as this is the prerequisite for a security clearance.

Additional Information:

• Assessment process: Quick video call with one of our Tech Recruiters – to discuss your application, the role and PA.
• Round 1: Competency interview (45 minutes).
• Round 2: It's about how we enrich peoples' working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work.

We're focused on building a workplace that values human difference and diverse mindsets, and a culture of inclusion and equality that unlocks the potential in our people so everyone can be their best self. We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people.

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare.
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days.
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives.
• Annual performance-based bonus.
• PA share ownership.
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn).

We're committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief, veteran status, or any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience.

Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on recruitmentenquiries@paconsulting.