Principal Enterprise Architect (Team Lead)

Logiq; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology consultancy is looking for a Principal Enterprise Architect to provide architecture advice and solutions on high-profile projects. You will lead teams, produce architectural artefacts, and communicate complex concepts simply. Ideal candidates have extensive experience in IT solutions, expertise in architecture frameworks, and strong leadership skills. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary, performance bonus, and excellent benefits, ensuring professional growth and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

10% discretionary bonus

Very competitive Pension Scheme

Access to Private Health Care

Flexible Working

Fantastic Company Culture

10 days additional paid leave for reservists

Qualifications

• Significant experience in leading complex IT requirements.
• Expert in architecture frameworks like NAF, UAF, Archimate.
• HMG Security Clearance SC or higher is required.

Responsibilities

• Produce architecture artefacts for high-profile projects.
• Guide architecture modeling activities and support design approvals.
• Lead teams of architects and systems engineers.

Skills

Team leadership and mentoring

Architecture frameworks expertise

Strong analytical and communication

Tools

Sparx

BizzDesign

Job description

Principal Enterprise Architect

Location: Hybrid; with travel expected to client sites and Logiq’s offices in Bristol, Chippenham or Exeter.

Salary: Negotiable, plus car allowance, plus up to 10% performance bonus*, plus excellent benefits package.

Logiq is a fast-growing Technology and Consultancy Company, providing cutting‑edge solutions to high‑risk clients across Private and Public Sector. Due to rapid growth, we are looking for an experienced Enterprise Architect to join our team.

Why Join Us?

• Work on impactful projects that drive efficiency and innovation across diverse sectors.
• Join a practice of enthusiastic IT professionals, always willing to learn, share and collaborate
• Access professional development pathways tailored to your career ambitions.
• Enjoy flexible working arrangements and a competitive benefits package.

What the team say

“At Logiq, I love being part of a team that thrives on exciting, fast‑paced projects in complex environments. We focus on delivering real value rather than getting bogged down by unnecessary processes. The collaborative culture encourages initiative and empowers me to make impactful decisions, with support always available when I need it. I also feel supported in my project work and career development, with plenty of opportunities to enhance my skills and take on new challenges. Logiq’s investment in its people ensures I have both the tools and encouragement to achieve my goals.”

As someone with a challenging home life, including children with additional needs, the hybrid working model has been invaluable. Logiq treats me as a professional, trusting me to manage my work, projects, and outputs while balancing my family commitments. The flexibility to adapt my schedule for school runs and care needs, combined with a supportive team and rewarding work, makes this a truly unique place to grow and succeed.”

The Role :

As a Principal Enterprise Architect, your primary purpose will be to provide Architecture advice and solutions at an Enterprise and business level into some of Logiq’s most high‑profile and impactful projects, acting as a trusted advisor to senior clients involved in complex delivery. You will :

• Produce architecture artefacts (e.g. high level designs, enterprise and business architectures, operating models, transition states, roadmaps) as required to articulate just enough design definition appropriate to the task at hand
• Tailor and learn architecture development processes to drive community convergence around critical design choices
• Act as a bridge between business operating models, processes and technical solutions
• Guide architecture modelling activities iaw preferred architecture frameworks and development methodologies used in Defence
• Develop and advise on appropriate delivery models for complex technology solutions;
• Work closely with Stakeholders to bring them along on the design journey
• Engage with design authorities and other stakeholders to support design approvals processes
• Lead teams of architects and systems engineers on a day‑to‑day basis, setting priorities, maintaining backlog, agreeing scope with the customer and defining technical tasks

Key to success in our clients’ environments will be the ability to distil and communicate highly complex concepts with simplicity and in a compelling way and to be able to effectively “see the wood for the trees” in highly technical environments.

Over time, and aligned with the wider responsibilities of a Principal consultant you will work in or lead other Logiq projects. You will collaborate with multi‑disciplinary teams, adapting to various roles within client projects over time. This is an excellent opportunity to broaden your expertise or specialise further, with Logiq’s support for your professional growth.

As part of the over EA position it will be expected that you will have some kind of Team Leadership with this position depending on team composition when you start with us.

What We’re Looking for :

Essential

• Team leadership and strong mentoring acumen
• Significant experience in leading the design and technically overseeing implementation of complex IT requirements and technology solutions and services.
• Expert in the application and tailoring of a variety of Architecture frameworks, development methodologies, ontologies and languages in use in Defence such as NAF, UAF and Archimate / SysML, and production of relevant architecture views (Enterprise, Business, Technology)
• Strong awareness of supporting technologies, enablers and constraints underpinning interoperability and delivery of major Defence digital capabilities, such as defence Cloud services, Identity, Secure by Design, Infrastructure & networks, Cyber Security, Security Controls and Service Management
• Knowledge and experience of the relevant governance, policy, processes, and practices relating to delivering solutions and services into MOD
• Knowledge and experience of architecture and system modelling tools in use in Defence e.g. Sparx, BizzDesign
• Strong analytical and communication skills to engage both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrable success in acting as a client trusted advisor position and leading small teams
• HMG Security Clearance SC or higher, must be willing to apply for higher clearance

Desirable

• Understanding of major defence initiatives, approaches and taxonomies associated with interoperability including NATO C3 Taxonomy, FMN, UK and NATO Defence Standards
• Principles and technologies relating to delivering Data Centric Interoperability and Data Centric Security as expressed by ACP240

Other Information

Logiq is committed to investing in people, offering a clear progression pathway into our consultancy service, and we will passionately support professional growth to develop our employees.

Flexible working is available, including part‑time / term‑time patterns. All suggestions are welcomed and will be discussed as part of a proposed employment package.

Logiq is dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace. Our commitment is to ensure equal opportunities for all in both employment and career advancement. We base our decisions on individual merit, qualifications, and suitability for the role, without regard to gender, age, marital or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability, race, religion, or national background.

Bonus payments are discretionary and awarded upon successful completion of probation.

Logiq proudly welcomes applications from Reservists, Veterans, and Cadet Force Adult Volunteers as part of our Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme commitments.

Benefits Include :

• 10% Discretionary
• Very competitive Pension Scheme
• Access EV Scheme
• Access to Private Health Care
• Flexible Working
• Fantastic Company Culture
• 10 days additional paid leave for reservists and CFAV