Technical Lead

PA Consulting; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and lifestyle perks

25 days annual leave

Generous company pension scheme

Annual performance-based bonus

PA share ownership

Job summary

A consulting firm in London is looking for a candidate to lead software engineering teams and collaborate on innovative projects. The candidate should possess strong management and technical skills, be familiar with modern engineering practices, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. This role requires interacting with clients and guiding teams through digital transformations, offering a hybrid work model with health and lifestyle perks.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing and technically leading a software engineering team.
• Demonstrable soft skills to interact with clients.
• Proven capability in shaping the software delivery lifecycle.
• Ability to implement infrastructure-as-code.
• Experience enhancing system performance.

Responsibilities

• Work with multiple teams and stakeholders using technical skills.
• Steer technical teams through complex challenges.
• Provide mentorship to engineers and support continuous improvement.

Skills

Managing and technically leading a software engineering team

Soft skills to interact with clients

Shaping end-to-end software delivery lifecycle

Implementing infrastructure-as-code

Enhancing system performance

Modern engineering standards like TDD

Problem-solving and analytical thinking

Collaborating with stakeholders

Technical subject-matter expertise

Tools

JavaScript/TypeScript

Java

C#

AWS

GCP

Azure

Terraform

Jenkins

Job description

Company Description

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. We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists with deep expertise across consumer, manufacturing, defence, security, energy, utilities, financial services, government, public services, health, life sciences, and transport. Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands. PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.

Job Description

Hybrid working – you will be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week, with flexibility to work up to 5 days per week on client sites depending on assignment.

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

Why join our Digital & Data community?

• Work alongside product, design and a wide range of other experts across cross‑disciplinary teams to bring ideas to life through innovative software solutions.
• Grow a flexible career within a trust‑based, inclusive environment that values excellence, innovation, and curiosity. You can progress on a technical career track without pursuing the Partner track.
• Work on a broad variety of projects and tech stacks across seven sectors – no project is ever the same.
• Collaborate with other experts through knowledge‑sharing, peer‑level support, coaching and mentoring.
• Deepen your expertise through a culture of learning and growth – budget to take courses (technical and non‑technical training) and 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 with multiple teams and stakeholders, using technical skills to problem‑solve with clients and internal projects.
• Steer technical teams through complex challenges and guide clients toward successful digital transformations.
• Provide mentorship to engineers and create an environment of continuous improvement.
• Live in‑person whiteboarding sessions to problem‑solve as a team, with asynchronous communication on Teams.
• Hybrid working with the team on client site or in our office a minimum of two days per week, with flexibility to work up to five days per week on site.
• An environment that deeply cares about its values.

Qualifications

Even if you don’t meet every requirement below, please still apply – 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.
• Thrive in problem‑solving and analytical thinking to create long‑term solutions.
• Enjoy collaborating with multiple stakeholders in a fast‑paced environment.
• Experience providing technical subject‑matter expertise to shape bids and client proposals, and presenting approaches during the sales process.

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 minutes face‑to‑face).
• Final round: Meeting with a PA leader – a discussion around your client‑centricity (30 minutes face‑to‑face).

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 growth opportunities and purpose‑led meaningful work. Our purpose guides how we work with clients and our teams, and supports our communities, to deliver insight and impact, solving the world’s most complex challenges.

We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well‑being of our people. Check out some of our 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. 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 range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from under‑represented groups. Adjustments or accommodations – if you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process at either application or interview, please contact us at [e-mail].

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 five years of continuous residency in the UK. If you are unsure about your eligibility, we encourage you to review the UK Government’s guidance on security vetting before applying.