Software Due Diligence Architect (Tech M&A)

Greater London, England, United Kingdom

12/9/2024

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West Monroe is looking for a Software Architecture Advisor (Consultant) to join our Tech Transaction Services Practice (TTS) and focus on technology/software M&A due diligence projects. The architect will partner with other TTS consultants (Cloud, Cyber, etc.) and executive client stakeholders to lead tech assessments and advisory across a variety of industries, including Private Equity, High-Tech & Software, Healthcare, and Financial Services. As a technology agnostic firm, they will also have the chance to continuously expand their skillset while working with cutting edge tools, platforms, and frameworks. This is an exciting opportunity to work within our newly formed (but long existing) technology M&A practice area and lead strategic software environment and product due diligences, post-merger integrations, and carve-out advisory engagements.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Transaction Services consultants from other competencies (I.e. Cloud, Cybersecurity) in support of client M&A activity, and solve their business problems through analysis of existing technology systems, software applications, team operations, and business processes
• Assess underlying software/technology landscape within enterprise organizations to make recommendations to strategic investors on improving market readiness, achieving long-term scalability, and/or reducing operational cost
• Analyze contemporary, layered software application/architecture stacks down to the code level
• Evaluate SDLC processes, risks, and project management methodologies for best practices, security, and maturity levels
• Formulate strategic investment summaries, key risk mitigation analyses, and long-term technology-based strategy for both pre-close and post-close projects
• Establish the linkage between business strategy and technology (and vice versa) to deliver impactful outcomes
• Stay abreast of technology trends and their practical (or potential) application, and help clients understand the ‘art of the possible’ with innovative and disruptive technology solutions
• Support new business development with existing clients by identifying unique opportunities and liaising to appropriate client leads, account managers, or business developers
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field preferred, or equivalent experience required
• Consulting firm/industry experience preferred
• 6-11+ years of experience in software development/architecture, preferably at the enterprise level, with background in areas such as Microsoft .Net, Java with J2EE, JavaScript (React, Angular), and/or other common stacks like Python/Ruby/AWS
• Confident in recognizing and applying modern software design concepts such as separation of concerns, microservices, service-oriented architecture, test-driven development, model-driven development, etc.
• Awareness of contemporary and legacy software architectural patterns, styles, and respective tradeoffs
• Well-versed in complex business systems integration, migrations, and custom object-oriented design/development
• Preference for familiarity with application security, secure coding principles, DevSecOps, and/or secure SDLC
• Demonstrated experience leading technical engagements including proposal development, estimation, and day-to-day project management (time tracking, budgeting, status reporting, etc.)
• Strong sense of urgency with comfortability delivering solutions in fast-paced, dynamic environments
• Excellent critical thinking, leadership, communication, and project management skills
• Willingness to travel for client engagements
  
  

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