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 3,300 specialists in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. Our people are strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers and technologists. We operate globally from offices across the UK, US, Netherlands and Nordics.

PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.

As the successful candidate, you will be part of a team responsible for the 3rd line escalation of our server infrastructure and software systems in the live, development and test environments. Confident in deploying and operating a variety of systems including on-prem and Cloud services, this role ensures that all environments are available, reliable, secure and able to meet the demands placed upon on them.

As PA Consulting continues to grow therein lies opportunities to integrate technical solutions and handle migration activities, working alongside architects to design and deliver the most appropriate solutions.

This role would require some weekend working and on-call duties, so flexibility is required.

Responsibilities Include:

• Supporting business critical systems including the diagnostic and intervening actions required to keep services highly available for Cloud and virtually hosted environments, operating systems, directory services, storage, email and other  SaaS products.
• Implementing new IT technologies and services alongside architects where appropriate.
• Identifying and remediating known IT security vulnerabilities.
• Assisting with Disaster Recovery planning and testing.
• Creating clear and concise reports as required to demonstrate the effectiveness of the environments in question.
• Provide technical support/input to team projects.
• Organising maintenance periods including the variety of changes that take place to keep the infrastructure current and highly available.

• Strong knowledge (architectural and domain administration levels) of Windows operating systems, Azure and Office 365 services.
• Strong knowledge of how to secure and protect assets from threats that could compromise the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the environment.  
• Experience managing the hardware and software platforms associated with virtual technologies.
• Demonstrable troubleshooting capability and capable of working under pressure.
• Ability to develop clear and concise documentation.
• Appreciate the importance of high availability systems/infrastructure.
• A self-starter, happy to work in isolation or as part of a larger team and able to use your own initiative rather than always relying on direction from others.
• Comfortable engaging with a range of stakeholders, both inside and outside of the IT department, to understand opportunities and develop solutions whilst being mindful of the constraints that come from adhering to several international and security standards.
• A keen interest in technology and the IT market.

Benefits

• Private medical insurance
• 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)

Inclusion & Diversity

We believe that diversity makes us a stronger firm and look to employ people with different ideas, styles and skill sets. This diversity stimulates a rich, creative environment – one in which our people develop, and our clients enjoy enduring results. We’re committed to recruiting, promoting and rewarding our people solely based on their ability to contribute to PA’s goals, without regard to their sex, race, disability, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age or marital status.