Business Consultant

Are you ready to start a career in consulting within
Aerospace, Defence and Security (ADS), applying your defence experience in a
new way?

Our growing ADS Consulting team is looking for a Junior
Consultant to join us. This role is particularly well suited to individuals
with experience in the Aerospace, Defence and Security (ADS) sector, including
those who have served in the Armed Forces or are transitioning into civilian
careers. However, we welcome applications from anyone with relevant experience,
skills and an interest in building a career in consulting.

You’ll be part of a supportive and collaborative team,
working with clients across the UK to solve real business challenges and
deliver meaningful outcomes. This is a generalist consulting role, giving you
the chance to develop a broad range of skills while working across different
projects and environments.
We offer great career progression opportunities, flexible
benefits to suit your needs, and structured training and development to help
you succeed.

This
role includes hybrid working, with an expectation to be onsite 2–3 days per
week in Bristol, London, or at client locations across the UK as required.

What you’ll be doing:

- Supporting
senior team members to deliver consulting assignments across defence and
security clients.
- Contributing
to a range of project activities, including research, analysis, and
problem-solving.
- Working
with clients to understand challenges and help shape practical,
deliverable solutions.
- Supporting
delivery of business and technology change across a variety of programmes.
- Building
your consulting capability through hands-on experience and structured
development.Collaborating
with colleagues and contributing to a positive and inclusive team culture.

What you’ll bring:

- Experience
working within a relevant sector or having served in the Armed Forces.
- A
strong interest in developing a career in consulting and delivering client
outcomes.
- An
ability to analyse information and contribute to problem-solving
activities.
- Confidence
working in new environments and adapting to different client settings.
- Good
stakeholder awareness and ability to build professional relationships.
- Proficiency
in Microsoft Office for producing clear and structured outputs.

It would be great if you had:

- Previous
exposure to consulting or project-based work.
- Knowledge
of digital, communications, networking, or defence capabilities.
- Experience
supporting change or improvement activities within a defence environment.
- Awareness
of how defence organisations operate and deliver programmes.
- Security
clearance (SC) or eligibility to obtain it.
- Interest
in working across a variety of industries and project types.

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent.
Location: Commutable to Bristol, London or any site South of England.
Security Clearance Level: SC and eligible to obtain Developed Vetting
(DV).
Internal Recruiter: Alex
Salary: Up to £50,000 depending on experience.
Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days,
health cash plan, life assurance, and pension.

If you’re interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you!

Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe
that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your
motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support
different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working
arrangements. So, if you’re interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage
you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.

Loved reading about this job and want to know more about
us?
Sopra Steria’s Aerospace, Defence and Security
business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions to Central Government
clients. The work we do makes a real difference to the client’s goal of
National Security, and we operate in a unique and privileged environment. We
are given time for professional development activities, and we coach and mentor
our colleagues, sharing knowledge and learning from each other. We foster a
culture in which employees feel valued and supported and have pride in their work
for the customer, delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the
UK’s most complex safety- and security-critical markets