Graduate Consultant

About us

Solirius Consulting delivers technical consultancy and application delivery to our clients in order to solve real world problems and allow our clients to respond to an ever-changing technical landscape. We partner closely with our clients, embedding our consultants into their businesses in order to provide a bespoke service, allowing us to truly understand our clients’ needs.

It is this close collaboration with our clients that has enabled us to grow rapidly in recent years and will drive our ambitious future growth plans. We currently have over 250 consultants working with a variety of key clients from both the public and private sectors such as the Ministry of Justice, Department for Education, FCDOS, UEFA, International Olympic Committee and Mercedes Benz; with plans to increase our client base further in the near future.

We operate as a flat organisation and believe in trusting and supporting our team to operate independently. We pride ourselves on being specialists at what we do, making the most of our consultants’ expertise in their fields in order to provide a best-in-class service to our clients. All our consultants have the opportunity to work on a range of different projects, providing a broad range of knowledge on which to develop their careers and progress in the direction they choose.

The role

We are looking for candidates with a keen interest in pursuing a career in technology to join us as a Service Centre Engineer/Analyst, where we’ll provide you with all the support and training required to develop into a well-rounded consultant. This is a new graduate role which will sit in our new Service Centre team, with the unique opportunity to contribute to the shaping and growth of your role, as well as the development of the Service Centre process and team itself.

You are:
You should have some academic or commercial programming experience, a strong academic background and a genuine interest in technology. You will be interested and prepared to learn and undertake a variety of technology roles across the software development lifecycle during your career with us, including Software engineering, Business Analysis, UX, Design, Quality Assurance and Delivery Management. This role will require the ability to switch between technologies and environments and roles, in order to become a well-rounded, multi-skilled consultant.

We are looking for highly motivated, confident self-starters with great interpersonal and communication skills, who are logical, critical thinkers and enjoy tackling different problems in a structured way. It is desirable, but not essential, that candidates have some understanding of the software development lifecycle including agile methodologies, and have some broader business or technology experience.

Candidates should be open to working in different locations for different clients. Although most of our work is in London, candidates should be happy to travel as client needs dictate.

Specialist skills required:
Scientific or technical degree, or a relevant professional qualification, or equivalent experience

Some experience in software engineering using mainstream languages such as Python, Java or .Net (with related technologies)

Show aptitude and an interest to get involved in a variety of problem solving activities as well as technologies covering varying roles within the technology ‘family’ - and always display a willingness to continually learn

Have excellent communication skills, both written and spoken word with an ability to successfully engage with team members and clients

Display some understanding of the software development lifecycle, including Agile methodologies (desirable though not essential)

Other, broader business experience (desirable, but not essential)

Other science/technology experience (desirable but not essential)

Package and benefits:
Competitive salary, dependent on experience

25 Days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays

Flexibility to work from home (subject to client needs)

10 days allocated development training per year

Generous discretionary bonus

Statutory & Contributory pension

Free gym membership

Annual Away days

Regular company socials

Equality & Diversity:
Solirius Consulting is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to creating a work environment that supports, celebrates, encourages, and respects all individuals and in which all processes are based on merit, competence and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexuality, age, disability, ethnicity, marital status or any other protected characteristics.

Should you require further assistance or require any reasonable adjustments be put in place to better support your application process, please do not hesitate to raise this with us.

Equality and diversity

Solirius Consulting is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to creating a work environment that supports, celebrates, encourages and respects all individuals and in which all processes are based on merit, competence and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexuality, age, disability, ethnicity, marital status or any other protected characteristics.

Should you require further assistance or require any reasonable adjustments be put in place to better support your application process, please do not hesitate to raise this with us.