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However, the actual time you spend and where you spend it will vary by role or assignment, including up to 5 days per week on a client site. \nAn environment that deeply cares about its values \n Essential requirements\nEven if you don’t meet every requirement below, feel free to still apply as we are often hiring for similar roles which your background might be better suited to.\nExperience in managing and technically leading a software engineering team\nSoft-skills to interact with clients, demonstrating credibility in technology and overall delivery\nProven capability in shaping the end-to-end software delivery lifecycle, driving improvements across development, testing, deployment, and operational phases. \nAbility to implement infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, and efficient release management strategies. \nEnhance system performance using load testing, caching, and optimizing database queries and application logic for better scalability and response times. \nExpertise in modern engineering standards such as TDD, contract testing, and secure coding, as well as architectural patterns like event-driven architecture and platform migration. \nYou thrive in problem-solving and analytical thinking to create long-term solutions \nYou enjoy collaborating with multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment \nExperience providing technical subject matter expertise to shape bids and client proposals. Can present proposed approaches and discuss technical implementation with prospective clients during the sales process\n Assessment process \nQuick video call with one of our Tech Recruiters - to discuss your application, the role and PA \nRound 1: Competency interview (45 minutes)\nRound 2: Technical interview (90 mins face to face) \nFinal round : Meeting with a PA leader - a discussion around your client-centricity (30 mins face to face) \nLife 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.\nOur 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. 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