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Firm: PA Consulting
Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
Job Description
Why consider joining our Defence & Security community as an Architecture Managing Consultant?
* Join a team where you’re trusted to shape your own path, manage your time, and influence real change for our clients and communities.
* Grow a flexible and unique career within a trust‑based, inclusive environment that values excellence, innovation, and curiosity.
* Be part of a team actively shaping Defence & Security and tackling issues that impact our everyday lives.
* Join other experts within our supportive and collaborative community through knowledge‑sharing and peer‑level support, coaching and mentoring.
What You Can Expect
* Be part of our management team, helping shape and launch new service propositions while driving strategic business growth.
* Lead business development initiatives – building trusted client relationships, owning outcomes, and delivering innovative, high‑impact solutions.
* Collaborate with FTSE 100 clients as a respected advisor, guiding them through complex challenges with clarity and creativity.
* Support your team’s growth through coaching, knowledge‑sharing, and creating opportunities for them to thrive.
* Be part of 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.
* Proven experience leading architecture and development teams, delivering impactful, end‑to‑end solutions for complex client challenges.
* Strong understanding of the defence sector, with experience across areas such as banking, insurance, payments, or wealth management.
* Demonstrated ability to shape and communicate architectural strategies across multiple domains (application, business, integration).
* Skilled at building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, translating technical insight into business value.
* Track record of contributing to business development, including pre‑sales, proposal development, and client engagement.
* Familiarity with architecture frameworks and modelling tools (e.g. UML, ArchiMate), with awareness of emerging trends and technologies.
* An established network of senior stakeholders within the financial services sector, with a proven ability to nurture and expand relationships that support business development and long‑term client partnerships.
Our tech stack
While we advocate for using the right tech for the right task, you can expect to work with the following technologies to ensure scalable, high‑performance applications:
* Cloud & Platforms: AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, IBM, Oracle, Salesforce
* Architecture & Delivery: Microservices, packaged solutions, cloud/on‑premise models, agile delivery, digital transformation
* Tools & Frameworks: IoT, cloud‑native architectures, UML, ArchiMate
Assessment process ⚖️
Please note that the interview stages may be subject to change based on the specific requirements of the role.
* Introductory call with one of our senior Talent Acquisition partners to explore your background, the opportunity and PA.
* Round 1: 3x competency interviews, allowing you to meet different members of PA.
* Final round: Business plan presentation with PA leaders – you will be given guidance and time to prepare in advance.
Life at PA
Life at PA encompasses our people’s experience. It’s about how we enrich our working lives by giving access to unique growth opportunities and purpose‑led meaningful work. Our purpose guides how we work with clients, our teams, and our communities to deliver insight and impact, solving the world’s most complex challenges. We’re focused on building a workplace that values human difference and diverse mindsets, fostering a culture of inclusion and equality that unlocks the potential in our people so everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Life at PA here.
Benefits
* Health and lifestyle perks, including private healthcare for you and your family
* 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 are committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to 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 identity‑based factor. We welcome applications from under‑represented groups.
Hybrid Working – Our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week. The actual time you spend and where you spend it will vary by role, including up to 5 days per week on client site.
Adjustments or accommodations – Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us at recruitmentenquiries@paconsulting.com.
Firm: PA Consulting
Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
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