technology specialist Birmingham, England
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Job details
Location: Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, London, Manchester, Reading
Capability: Consulting
Experience Level: Associate/Assistant Manager
Type: Full Time or Part Time
Service Line: Tech Transformation
Contract type: Permanent
Job description
Joining KPMG means joining a talented team of exceptional colleagues who bring innovative thoughts and a natural curiosity to the work they do each day. No one type of person succeeds at KPMG; a diverse business requires diverse personalities, characters and perspectives. There really is a place for you here.
The Team:
KPMG’s Digital in Defence Consulting team helps UK Defence transform the way they select, manage, and deliver IT services across defence. We help UK Defence to understand and exploit the constantly changing technology ecosystem to deliver value, agility, and efficiency. In collaboration with other KPMG specialists, we support our clients through digital transformation and enable them to transform their business through technology-enabled change.
Working within KPMG’s Digital in Defence Consulting team provides access to knowledge and resources within the wider KPMG Technology Consulting practice; facilitating collaborative KPMG Technology Consulting team engagements, knowledge and skill sharing, and working together to help UK Defence get the best from their technology services. We are growing our team to meet increasing demand for our market leading services and are seeking your relevant expertise and experience to join us.
The Role
- Building and developing positive constructive relationships inside and outside KPMG
- Assessing problems from multiple angles to ensure all relevant issues are considered when making decisions
- Proactively driving forward new and creative ideas which benefit the UK Defence and wider KPMG clients
You will work within the Tech Strategy capability group, specialising in the UK Defence industry, to:
- Bring a technology perspective to a broad range of Defence issues, demonstrating how technology can be used to address problems and realise opportunities
- Design and deliver IT operating models that enable clients to get the most from their technology organisation
- Develop digital and technology strategies alongside client teams
- Provide credible advice to clients on how to operate IT in the most effective manner
- Collaborate across our capabilities (IT Sourcing, Tech Architecture and Service Management) to improve and transform IT services for our clients
- Work with other teams across KPMG to provide support to clients as they undergo digital transformation
You will also work with the wider KPMG firm to:
- Identify emerging trends in the UK Defence market and develop products and services that KPMG can leverage within our client base
- Contribute to innovative thought leadership on technology topics including digital transformation, technology strategy, digital operating models and delivering more effective and efficient technology services
- Support and mentor junior colleagues to help grow our Tech Strategy capability, with particular emphasis on capability growth within the UK Defence industry.
You will work as part of an engagement team to deliver high quality products and outcomes to our clients and identify further opportunities to support them for the wider KPMG firm
The Person
- Takes time to learn about other people and their experiences and how to apply this learning
- Shares experiences with others to assistant their learning and understanding
- Demonstrates curiosity and open mindedness to new ideas approaches and perspectives
- Actively engages with others in order to address their views/concerns
- Passionate about delivering benefit to UK Defence and wider UK government
Essential
- Be passionate and curious about technology
- Strong interpersonal skills - able to adjust communication styles from C level to junior level
- Work well in an ambiguous environment
- Be self-sufficient and willing to lead from the front
- Be eligible for appropriate UK government security check clearance
Desirable
- Experienced in operating model design
- Experienced in Agile delivery methods
- Familiar with technology trends and ways of working (for example DevOps)
- Thrive on learning new and emerging concepts
- Experience of working within the UK Defence sector
At KPMG, your long-term future is every bit as important to us as it is to you. That's why our aim is to give you experiences that will stay with you for a lifetime. Whether it's great training and development, mobility opportunities or corporate responsibility volunteering activities - you'll gain a wealth of experiences on which to build a rewarding career. We're a firm that encourages you to be yourself, values your contribution, and inspires you to act as a role model, always focused on doing the right thing for each other, our clients and our communities.
We're at our best when you're at your best; that's why we've created 'Our Deal' and 'The Academy'. Our Deal is the way we speak about the colleague experience and the expectations we have of our people. We expect the best from our people and in return we provide a stimulating, collaborative environment where each person can reach their extraordinary potential. Through 'The Academy', you'll have access to communities which will support and develop you so that you build your skills and career. From introducing secondment programmes to preferential banking, and student loan payments to your birthday off, we're making sure that our people have an amazing experience.
While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a balanced lifestyle. We offer part time roles with flexible working arrangements which could include, annualised hours, early or late starts to fit around other commitments, shorter working days etc. We are happy to discuss your own requirements and our range of flexible working arrangements in more detail, should that be of interest and, as part of the recruitment process, we can put you in touch with people who work flexibly.
KPMG are proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunity employer and we seek to attract and retain the best people from the widest possible talent pool. As a member of the Business Disability Forum we're committed to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the Recruitment Process. Should you be successful after the initial application stage, please discuss with your recruitment contact any reasonable adjustments to our Recruitment Process that you may require.
KPMG consistently features in the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to work for, which has been recognised with a special achievement award to mark our 10 years in the Top 25. We pride ourselves on being a place where your individuality is valued; you can be yourself and still achieve your potential. We believe that your individuality helps us to deliver the best results to our clients. Diversity of background, diversity of experience, diversity of perspective - that's the KPMG difference. But, don't take our word for it, find out more about diversity at KPMG by viewing our Policy
KPMG has a commitment to sourcing candidates directly and as such we do not accept speculative CV’s from agencies. Please check here to see our policy on agencies: Policy
Why Consulting at KPMG?
Technology is a critical focus for us. It underpins everything we do. We're investing in technology like never before – not least because the pace of technological change is disrupting organisations in new and challenging ways. Through advanced data analytics and emerging tech-enabled solutions like AI and machine learning, we're helping clients across diverse sectors to navigate that change. We enable them to avoid any unnecessary risks and to uncover new, transformative opportunities that could give them a competitive edge. A career here means stretching your skills and honing your expertise by solving complex problems as part of a collaborative, results-driven and supportive team. Whether we're helping our clients to reduce their costs, make better decisions, improve efficiencies or deploy the latest technologies, we bring together broad specialisms and talents to deliver robust, connected solutions.
