Engineer

PA Consulting; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in Manchester is seeking an experienced software engineer to join their Digital & Data community. You will work in a hybrid model, collaborating across different teams to solve client challenges with innovative software solutions. The role requires 5 years of experience in delivering end-to-end solutions, expertise with AWS, and strong analytical skills. Join a supportive team and enjoy numerous career growth opportunities.

Benefits

Private healthcare

25 days annual leave plus bonus half-day

Generous pension scheme

Performance-based bonus

Tax-efficient benefits

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience delivering end-to-end solutions.
• Experience with AWS for deploying and optimizing solutions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multiple teams on internal and client projects.
• Deliver creative solutions as a trusted advisor.
• Support and coach junior team members.

Skills

End-to-end solutions delivery

Cloud platform optimization (AWS)

Data modeling and querying

Problem-solving

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

.NET

JavaScript

Microsoft SQL Server

Entity Framework

Visual Studio

Job description

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. 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.

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. 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.
• Hybrid working – our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week.
• 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

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:

• .NET (including Entity Framework 6, Core MVC and MVC Core)
• CSS, HTML, JavaScript / TypeScript
• REST API design
• Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Postgres
• AWS

What you can expect

• Work to agile best practices and cross‑functionally with multiple teams and stakeholders. You’ll be using your technical skills to problem‑solve with our clients as well as working on internal projects.
• Live in‑person whiteboarding sessions to problem‑solve as a team alongside asynchronous communication on Teams.
• Be seen as a trusted advisor to own and deliver creative solutions.
• Provide support and coaching to junior members to help them grow and develop within the team.
• Hybrid working with the team on client site or in our office at least two 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.
• An environment that deeply cares about its values.

Qualifications

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

• 5 years of experience delivering end‑to‑end solutions and supporting incremental updates to legacy systems.
• Configuring, deploying, troubleshooting and optimising solutions in a cloud platform, particularly AWS.
• Data modelling and querying of both transactional and analytical databases.
• You thrive in problem‑solving and analytical thinking.
• You enjoy collaborating with multiple stakeholders in a fast‑paced environment.

Assessment process

• Quick video call with one of our Tech Recruiters to discuss your application, the role and PA.
• Round 1: Either a competency or technical interview (60 min).
• Round 2: Either a competency or technical interview which you didn’t do in the first round (60 min).
• Final round: Meeting with a PA leader – a discussion around your client‑centricity (45 min).

Life At PA

Life At PA encompasses our people’s experience at PA. It’s about how we enrich people’s working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose‑led meaningful work.

Our purpose guides how we work with our clients and our teams and support 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 and 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, 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. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

Adjustments or accommodations – if you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process at either application or interview, please contact us on [email protected].

Remote Work: No

Employment Type: Full‑time

Key Skills: Entity Framework, MVC, Wcf, .NET, ASP.NET, Microsoft SQL Server, C#, Visual Studio, TFS, ADO.NET, JavaScript, Visual Basic

Experience: 5 years

Vacancy: 1

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Apply today by completing our online application.