About us

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future in a technology-driven world.

As strategies, technologies and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.

Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough use of technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

An innovation and transformation consultancy, we are over 3,200 specialists in consumer, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government, health and life sciences, manufacturing, and transport. Our people are strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers and technologists. We operate globally from offices across the UK, US, Europe, and the Nordics.

Bringing Ingenuity to Life.

About the role

Working alongside our clients as trusted advisors, our Cloud Architects are focussed on solving our clients’ most difficult and business-critical challenges with a combination of technical knowledge and eye for business. Utilising your knowledge of a broad spectrum of technologies and domains you will work alongside CxO level clients to design the digital revolution and implement a range of technical strategies to drive our clients forward.

Architecture at PA is different. You will work at CxO level with a broad range of leading blue-chip companies and public sector organisations.

We are seeking to grow our Architecture team with Cloud subject matter experts who have proven knowledge of developing secure architectures & implementations on either Amazon AWS, Google Cloud Platform or Microsoft Azure. 

About you 

• A proven track record, of working with one or more of the main cloud vendor platforms (AWS, Azure & GCP)
• Amazon AWS, Google Cloud or Microsoft Azure cloud architect professional qualifications - ideally but we can provide training & courses.
• Experience of leading the design & architecture of cloud capabilities, including managing operational risk and assurance
• Hands-on-experience working in roles across all phases of the portfolio, programme and project lifecycles

Benefits at PA:

• Private medical insurance
• Travel allowance
• 25 days annual leave with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
• Company pension scheme
• Annual performance-based bonus
• Life and Income protection insurance
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)
• Additional optional benefits (Dental, critical illness, spouse/partner life assurance)

PA is committed to building an inclusive and supportive culture where diversity thrives, and all of our people can excel. We believe that greater diversity stimulates innovation, enabling us to fulfil our purpose of ‘Bringing Ingenuity to Life’, supporting the growth of our people, and delivering more enduring results for our clients.

We only recruit, promote and reward our people based on their contribution, without regard to gender, race, disability, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age or marital status.

We welcome international applications, but we are unable to offer sponsorship for work permits, so you will need to have the full right to live and work in the UK. Unfortunately, your application will be automatically rejected if you do not have these rights.