Role Profile

As a Technical Consultant at Actica, you will have the opportunity to provide support to a wide range of high-profile UK public sector and defence organisations. Your help will enable them to get the maximum benefit from their technology investments, and in doing so play a key role in nationally critical projects which make a real difference to people’s everyday lives.

This is an ideal opportunity for you to progress from a post graduate technology role (or similar) into a client facing technical consultant position at Actica. With the support of Actica colleagues, you may find yourself providing high-value strategy, business analysis and technology procurement consultancy to ensure any solution aligns with business objectives. You will also provide authoritative advice on likely future technology developments and routes to exploit these.

Our position as a client-side advisor means that your role will involve significant stakeholder engagement, dealing directly with the client, including in resolving day-day issues involved in assignment delivery and developing follow-on opportunities, so excellent interpersonal and influencing skills are essential.

Career Development

You will be given the opportunity to further your career in consulting, specialising in the application of a broad range of methodologies and technical specialisations to a wide range of business problems. You will have the opportunity to gain experience in the application of the following methods and standards in use within our customer base:

• Cyber Security specialisms, such as; PCiIAA, CISMP, ISO27001, PWK OSCP;
• Enterprise and Technical Architecture development and review using EA frameworks and methods;
• Business or systems analysis methods and tools, e.g. Requirements Analysis, Systems Engineering;
• Software development methods and techniques e.g. Agile methods such as SCRUM;
• Programme and Project Management methods e.g. MSP, PRINCE2, Agile Project Manager;

A career mentor will be on hand to provide support and guidance throughout your journey with Actica. You will also work with a performance and development manager who will conduct six monthly reviews to set career objectives and identify training courses which are both relevant to your current project work, and aligned with your planned career progression.

We provide substantial training, including online, classroom and in-house courses, leading to nationally recognised qualifications in areas such as Project Management, Agile methodologies, Business Analysis, IT Service Management, Enterprise Architecture, Cyber Security, and Technology Procurement.

Responsibilities:

Working either individually or as part of a larger Actica team, you will undertake a number of consultancy assignments that could include:
• Developing strategies for future delivery of ICT services to meet the client’s business needs and strategies;
• Defining end-to-end architectures including Security, Data and Infrastructure;
• Production of user and service requirements documentation;
• Providing advice on the latest and most efficient use of technology for the client’s needs;
• Supporting large technology enabled business change projects, including developing a clear description of what is required, evaluation of strategies to get there, and the of evaluation of bids from potential suppliers;
• Providing technical assurance that proposed solutions are fit for purpose.


Qualifications and Experience:

We work predominantly within the UK Defence and Public Sectors, because of this experience within those sectors is desirable, preferably within the ICT context on enterprise solutions. The fast-moving nature of the ICT environment, together with the need to resource multiple, ad-hoc assignments, also requires our consultants to be quick thinkers, proactive and self-motivated - with the ability to apply a structured approach to often unfamiliar subject matter.

The following attributes and areas of experience will make you particularly suited to a Technical Consultant role with Actica:

• Client facing (external or internal);
• Prior work experience gained in a technical and / or consulting environment;
• The ability to present and justify conclusions to project teams and stakeholders;
• A willingness to take on new and unfamiliar subject matter;
• The ability to build and nurture durable working relations with stakeholders;
• Proven abilities in communicating and delivering to stakeholder expectations and requirements.

The nature of Actica’s business means that a wide and varied background is preferable and the capability to adapt quickly to change is always required.

You may not feel that your skills precisely match the requirements of this job specification; however, we encourage you to apply if this is a role that appeals to you. We require individuals with a broad skillset, so there may be other aspects of your experience which are equally important to us, but that are perhaps not listed in the role specification above.

Actica aims to nurture a diverse workforce through inclusive working practices, promoting equality in our recruitment activities, and by employing candidates on the basis of merit. Discrimination against individuals on the grounds of protected characteristics is not permitted and we take steps to ensure that our staff are made aware of their legal responsibilities when making hiring decisions.

We are keen to improve diversity within our organisation and the industries in which we work, and hope to employ individuals who share that view.


While Guildford is our home base, consultants typically spend their time working remotely. For most clients, consultants spend 2-3 days working remotely and 2-3 days co-located with colleagues at a client’s site or our office in Guildford. For some projects, there will a requirement to work up to 5 days a week co-located with colleagues. All work is team based, with a high level of engagement with other Actica and client team members. Consultants are encouraged to get involved in internal activities and to attend company team events whenever possible.

Candidates must be eligible and willing to gain UK Security Clearance to apply for this position.