Senior Technical Consultant

Senior Technical Consultant

Liverpool or Manchester (Hybrid)

Up to £100,000 + Bonus + Bens

Our public sector client is seeking a Senior Technical Consultant to provide expert advisory across major client programmes and digital transformation initiatives. This role acts as a trusted technical partner to senior stakeholders, ensuring that architecture decisions, solutions, and delivery approaches are robust, scalable, and aligned with strategic objectives. You will balance advisory responsibilities with hands‑on support to delivery teams.

• Technical Delivery & Leadership:
  Lead technical projects from initiation to successful completion, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality thresholds. You will define project scope, deliverables, and technical roadmaps.
• Architecture & Design:
  Design and implement technical solutions, evaluate technologies, and architect optimal approaches. You will also take accountability for technical decisions regarding client delivery.
• Practice Growth:
  Support business growth opportunities, including tenders, client pitches, and proposal development. You will work with Technical Leads to shape realistic estimates and scoping activities.
• Governance & Compliance:
  Establish technical standards, methodologies, and best practices across project delivery. You will support the securing of relevant accreditations, such as ISO frameworks and Cyber Essentials Plus, to enable business growth.
• Team Development:
  Provide guidance, coaching, and set performance goals for team members. You will help embed a culture of technical excellence and support clients in knowledge transfer.

• Proven experience in IT architecture and designing high‑value technical solutions.
• Strong expertise across relevant domains, specifically software development, Dev Ops, infrastructure (Azure), network architecture, and data management.
• A proven track record in a technical leadership role, delivering multiple technical projects simultaneously.
• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in a relevant technical field or equivalent practical experience.

• This project starts in early April 2026, ALL applicants must be able to start by then.
• All applicants MUST hold full, sole UK Citizenship AND be eligible to complete security clearance. VISA Sponsorship is not available for this role.
• There is a permanent (salaried) position available for this role; however, given the timeframe, we also welcome applications from professional interims/contractors (day rate).