Job Description
We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. We challenge where it matters and own the outcome. We combine strategic thinking, customer‑centric service design, and agile engineering practices to accelerate innovation in a tech‑driven world.
Why consider joining our Digital & Data community?
- Work alongside product, design, and other experts to bring ideas to life through innovative software solutions.
- Grow a flexible and unique career within an inclusive environment that values excellence, innovation, and curiosity, with a technical career track.
- Hybrid working – minimum 2 days per week in the office or on client sites.
- Work on a broad variety of projects and tech stacks for clients across seven sectors.
- Collaborate in a supportive tech community with knowledge‑sharing, peer support, coaching and mentoring.
- Deepen your expertise through a culture of learning and growth – you’ll have budget for courses and certifications.
Technologies we use
- Programming Languages: Java, Python, Scala, SQL
- AWS
What you can expect
- Work to agile best practices with multiple teams and stakeholders.
- Live in‑person whiteboarding sessions and asynchronous communication on Teams.
- Hybrid working with the team on client site or in our office a minimum of two days per week, up to five days on client site as needed.
- An environment that deeply cares about its values.
- Deliver transformative digital solutions to complex business challenges as part of the Digital team.
Qualifications
- Experience designing and deploying production data pipelines from ingestion to consumption within a big data architecture, using Java, Python, Scala, Spark, SQL; including scripting, API data extraction, and SQL queries.
- Knowledge of data cleaning, wrangling, visualization and reporting with efficient use of appropriate tools and applications.
- Comfortable designing and building for AWS cloud, including platform‑as‑a‑service components, server‑less and container technologies.
- Strong problem‑solving and analytical thinking skills.
- Enjoy collaborating with multiple stakeholders in a fast‑paced environment.
Assessment process
- Quick call with a Tech Recruiter – discuss the application, role and PA.
- Round 1 – competency or technical interview (60 min).
- Round 2 – competency or technical interview, whichever was not done first (60 min).
- Final round – meeting with a PA leader – mini case study and discussion of client‑centricity (60 min).
Life at PA
Find out more about Life at PA – it’s about how we enrich people’s working lives by giving them access to unique opportunities and purpose‑led work. Our purpose guides our client and team work 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 potential for everyone.
Benefits
- Health and lifestyle perks including private healthcare for you and your family.
- 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the option to buy 5 additional days.
- Generous company pension scheme.
- Opportunities 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).
We’re committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to 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 other by any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.
Adjustments or accommodations – If you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us at .
We are proud supporters of Women in Data. Connect, engage and belong to the largest free female data community in the UK – visit www.womenindata.co.uk to join our community.
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