Senior IT and Technology Consultant

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Aon is seeking a Senior IT and Technology Consultant to join our Digital M&A Advisory practice in London.

The team advises private equity investors, infrastructure funds and corporate clients on technology, IT, cyber and digital risks across acquisitions, portfolio companies and strategic transformation initiatives. Our work spans IT due diligence, technology risk assessments, cloud and infrastructure reviews, digital transformation strategy, technology operating models, cybersecurity considerations, and post-transaction value creation.

This role is ideally suited to a technically strong consultant with a background in enterprise IT, cloud technologies, infrastructure architecture, technology operations, digital transformation, or technology risk management. Previous M&A experience is not required.

You will work directly with investors, C-suite executives, technology leaders and operational stakeholders to help clients understand technology risks, identify improvement opportunities and make informed investment and business decisions.

This is a fast-paced, client-facing role offering significant exposure to a broad range of industries and technologies.

About Aon

Headquartered in London, Aon Plc is a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions. Our 50,000 colleagues in 120 countries empower results for clients by using proprietary data and analytics to deliver insights that reduce volatility and improve performance.

Aon is an equal opportunities employer. Aon's recruitment and selection policy ensures the best possible skill mix of colleagues and the highest quality candidates are appointed using objective job-related criteria.

About the Role

Your impact as a Senior IT and Technology Consultant:

You will be responsible for supporting and delivering technology advisory engagements across private equity and corporate clients, including:

Supporting the delivery of IT and technology consulting services across a diverse client base.

Conducting technology and IT due diligence assessments to identify risks, opportunities and value creation initiatives.

Assessing enterprise architecture, infrastructure, cloud environments, technology operations, IT service management and digital capabilities.

Evaluating technology organisation structures, governance models, operating models and IT processes.

Reviewing technology roadmaps, digital transformation programmes and strategic technology investments.

Assessing the scalability, resilience, performance and security of critical IT environments.

Identifying technology-related operational, financial and execution risks and communicating findings to senior stakeholders.

Supporting technology separation, integration and transformation planning where required.

Assessing technology and cybersecurity risks across enterprise environments, identifying potential operational, resilience and security vulnerabilities that could impact business performance, digital transformation objectives or investment outcomes.

Collaborating with cybersecurity specialists to evaluate key security capabilities, governance frameworks, cloud security controls, identity and access management practices, and overall cyber resilience as part of broader technology advisory engagements.

Producing high-quality reports, presentations and executive briefings.

Managing project workstreams and supporting engagement delivery across multiple concurrent projects.

Working closely with colleagues across technology, cyber, M&A and risk advisory disciplines.

Supporting business development initiatives, proposal development and client relationship management.

Contributing to the continued development of the team's methodologies, tools and market offerings.

Supporting client engagements across the UK and EMEA.

About you

Your knowledge and expertise:

Technical

Demonstrable experience in technology consulting, enterprise IT, technology risk, cloud engineering, infrastructure architecture, digital transformation or a related field.

Strong understanding of enterprise IT environments and modern technology architectures.

Experience assessing or managing one or more of the following:

Cloud platforms (Azure, AWS and/or Google Cloud)

Enterprise infrastructure and networks

Data centres and hosting environments

IT operations and service management

Enterprise applications and ERP platforms

Identity and access management

End-user computing environments

Technology governance and operating models

IT resilience, disaster recovery and business continuity

Data platforms and integration architectures

Familiarity with one or more of the following technology frameworks and best practices:

ITIL

COBIT

NIST

ISO 27001

Well-Architected Frameworks

Cloud Adoption Frameworks

Experience evaluating technology risks, technical debt and technology investment requirements.

Solid understanding of core cybersecurity principles and their application within enterprise IT and cloud environments, including security architecture, identity and access management, vulnerability management, incident response and technology resilience.

Experience identifying and assessing technology and cyber-related risks within complex IT environments, with the ability to communicate technical findings and business implications to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Commercial awareness and the ability to understand business implications of technology decisions.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

Team & Client Management

Experience managing project workstreams and contributing to successful project delivery.

Strong stakeholder management and presentation skills.

Ability to engage effectively with both technical teams and senior business executives.

Experience developing positive client relationships.

Comfortable working within multidisciplinary and global teams and fast-paced consulting environments.

Ability to manage multiple engagements and competing priorities.

Highly organised with strong attention to detail and quality.

Highly Desirable

Experience with cloud transformations, infrastructure modernisation or digital transformation programmes.

Exposure to cybersecurity risk assessments, cloud security reviews, security architecture, or technology control frameworks.

Familiarity with cybersecurity frameworks and standards such as NIST CSF, CIS Critical Security Controls or ISO 27001.

Industry-recognised certifications, such as:

ITIL

TOGAF

COBIT

CISSP

CISM

CCSP

CRISC

Experience working with private equity-backed businesses or large corporate organisations.

Experience mentoring junior team members or supporting team development initiatives.

Interest in business development and market-facing activities. Experience or interest in line management

Interest in supporting in client relationship management

What Success Looks Like

Delivering high-quality technology advisory engagements for private equity and corporate clients.

Building trusted relationships with client technology and business stakeholders.

Providing insightful, commercially relevant recommendations that support investment and operational decision-making.

Contributing to the growth and development of the Digital M&A Advisory practice.

Supporting the development of junior colleagues and enhancing team capabilities.

Salary and Benefits

This role offers a competitive salary and bonus, plus a comprehensive benefits package and 25 days holiday. Through our flexible benefits, you will also have the opportunity to choose additional benefits, including healthcare and additional holiday. We also offer tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organisation.

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