Company Description
We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. We challenge where it matters and own the outcome. As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine strategic thinking, customer‑centric service design, and agile engineering practices to accelerate innovation in a tech‑driven world. 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.
Firm
PA Consulting
Location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Benefits
Competive
Functional Areas
Data Science
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York Street, Manchester, GB
Job Description
As a Data Architect you will help drive data and AI transformations for our clients by defining the data blueprint and architecture for our clients' most complex programmes. This role requires an understanding of both classic and latest‑generation platform capabilities. You will architect end‑to‑end data platforms which include ingestion, orchestration, governance, security, cost‑optimisation, and observability. You will have strong client‑facing skills to translate business needs into scalable, resilient, and secure data solutions.
Our Tech Stack
- Multi‑cloud, data warehousing, and data lake platforms
- Data manipulation, integration and ingestion technologies
- Programming/scripting languages
- ML/AI frameworks
- Infrastructure & DevOps concepts and tooling
- Data visualization/BI & Analytics platforms
- Semantic models and metrics layers
- Data governance tooling
As a Principal Consultant, You Will Be Expected To
- Operate at a strategic and leadership‑focused level
- Handle complex client challenges, lead teams, and take ownership of end‑to‑end assignment delivery
- Play a role in business growth through bid leadership, identifying new opportunities, and leveraging a strong internal and external network
- Help connect and support newer team members, drive the development and sharing of thought leadership, champion best practice, and be seen as the go‑to expert in your technical area
- Set direction for teams, create an inclusive environment, and push both capability and client outcomes to a higher standard
What You Can Expect of Our Working Environment
- Work to agile best practices and cross‑functionally with multiple teams and stakeholders using your technical skills to problem‑solve with our clients
- Collaborate closely as a core member of engineering teams, often taking a lead SME role to define vision and establish the right practical architecture
- Hybrid working with the team on client site or in our office a minimum of two days per week, with up to five days on a client site depending on the role or assignment
- An environment that deeply cares about its values (Values | PA Consulting)
- As part of our Digital team, you’ll work alongside colleagues from across PA, delivering transformative digital solutions to today’s most complex business challenges. Our teams are trusted to deliver and given the space to be awesome. We’re an inclusive community for the curious, generous, pragmatic and committed digital practitioner
Qualifications
- Hands‑on data background with experience leading engineering teams to deliver applications and services
- Clear understanding and practical application of data architecture and delivery methodologies
- Operate confidently across the data domain with a clear understanding of the impact of AI both in the solutions required and how those solutions are delivered
- Commitment to continuous improvement and professional development
- You thrive in problem‑solving and analytical thinking
- You enjoy collaborating with multiple stakeholders in a fast‑paced environment
- Certifications in appropriate methodologies and cloud technologies are advantageous
We are technology agnostic, using the right tools for the job at hand, and you will have access to our strong partnerships with AWS, Azure and GCP. We’re interested to hear from Data Architects with experience across the majority of leading vendors including Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Databricks, Snowflake and more.
Assessment Process
- Quick call with one of our Tech Recruiters – to discuss your application, the role and PA
- Round 1: Either a competency or technical interview (60 mins)
- Round 2: Either a competency or technical interview, whichever you didn’t do at first round (60 mins)
- Final round: Meeting with a PA leader – a mini case study and discussion around your client‑centricity (60 mins)
Life at PA
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. 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.
Benefits
- Health and lifestyle perks accompanying 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)
Equality & Inclusion
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 their 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 human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from under‑represented groups.
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.
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