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Managing Consultant - Architecture within Defence & Security

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United Kingdom , Bristol

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Job Description:

Join our Defence & Security community as an Architecture Managing Consultant. You will be 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 Defence & Security and tackling issues that impact our everyday lives.

Job Responsibility:

  • 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

Requirements:

  • Proven experience leading architecture and development teams, delivering impactful, end-to-end solutions for complex client challenges
  • Strong understanding of the defence sector, with experience across areas such as banking, insurance, payments, or wealth management
  • Demonstrated ability to shape and communicate architectural strategies across multiple domains (application, business, integration)
  • Skilled at building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders, translating technical insight into business value
  • Track record of contributing to business development, including pre-sales, proposal development, and client engagement
  • Familiarity with architecture frameworks and modelling tools (e.g. UML, ArchiMate), with awareness of emerging trends and technologies
  • An established network of senior stakeholders within the financial services sector, with a proven ability to nurture and expand relationships that support business development and long-term client partnerships
What we offer:
  • 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)

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 19, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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