About the Role
Why consider joining our Public Services community as a Solution 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 UK Public Services 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 - Values | PA Consulting
Qualifications
Essential requirements ✅
Consulting experience, leading Architecture and development teams through end-to-end solutions for complex client challenges in the UK Public Services sector.
Proven record of contributing to business development and working to sales targets for large UK central government contracts (£1m+ contract value size). You have an established network of senior stakeholders in the sector, with a proven ability to nurture and expand relationships
Demonstrated ability to shape and communicate architectural strategies across multiple domains (application, business, integration)
You've worked on the Application side of the tech stack, then moved into Solution architecture. Strong familiarity with architecture frameworks and modelling tools (e.g. UML, ArchiMate)
Skilled at building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders
You've managed teams of developers and technical colleagues
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
Tech Stack
solution architecturepublic servicescloud architectureAWSAzureGCPmicroservicesArchiMateUMLteam leadershipgovernment contracts