Technical Lead

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. 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. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

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 challenge where it matters and own the outcome. We combine strategic thinking, customer-centric service design, and agile engineering practices to accelerate innovation in a tech-driven world.

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. You have the option to progress with us on a technical career track. No need to go onto the Partner career track if this doesn’t align with what you want to do. 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 a culture of learning and growth — you’ll have budget to take courses (technical and non-technical training), plus gain certifications.

Our tech stack:

• Programming Languages: JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, C#
• Frameworks: Vue/Angular/React/Node/Next, Spring/Spring Boot, .NET/ASP.NET
• Cloud platforms: AWS, GCP, Azure
• CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps
• IaC: Terraform, CloudFormation, Azure Bicep
• Pragmatic and safe usage of AI through the SDLC (e.g. using MCP to combine tools in interesting and effective ways)

What You Can Expect:

• Work to agile best practices and cross-functionally with multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Use your technical skills to problem solve with clients and on internal projects.
• Steer technical teams through complex challenges and guide clients toward successful digital transformations.
• Provide mentorship to engineers and foster an environment of continuous improvement.
• Participate in live whiteboarding sessions to problem solve as a team, alongside asynchronous communication on Teams.
• An environment that deeply cares about its values.

Qualifications:

Essential requirements: Even if you don’t meet every requirement below, feel free to still apply as we are often hiring for similar roles which your background might be better suited to.

• Experience in managing and technically leading a software engineering team.
• Soft-skills to interact with clients, demonstrating credibility in technology and overall delivery.
• Proven capability in shaping the end-to-end software delivery lifecycle, driving improvements across development, testing, deployment, and operational phases.
• Ability to implement infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, and efficient release management strategies.
• Enhance system performance using load testing, caching, and optimizing database queries and application logic for better scalability and response times.
• Expertise in modern engineering standards such as TDD, contract testing, and secure coding, as well as architectural patterns like event-driven architecture and platform migration.
• You thrive in problem-solving and analytical thinking to create long-term solutions.
• You enjoy collaborating with multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience providing technical subject matter expertise to shape bids and client proposals.
• Can present proposed approaches and discuss technical implementation with prospective clients during the sales process.

We know the skill-gap and ‘somewhat need to tick every box’ can get in the way of meeting brilliant candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply – we’d love to hear from you. Apply today by completing our online application. Please be aware that some of our UK roles at PA Consulting require a UK security clearance. All PA people are required to undergo background checks and to achieve the Baseline Personnel Security Standard; some UK roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting, where applicants must have at least 5 years of continuous residency in the UK. We therefore ask that you only apply if you meet the residency requirements. If you’re unsure about your eligibility, please review the UK Government’s guidance on security vetting before applying.

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: Technical interview (90 mins, face to face).
• Final round: Meeting with a PA leader – a discussion around your client-centricity (30 mins, face to face).

Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. 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 are committed to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people and offer extensive benefits:

• 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 and welcome applications from underrepresented groups. Adjustments or accommodations for the recruitment process can be requested at recruitmentenquiries@paconsulting.com.