Principal or Managing Solution Architect

Logiq, an IBM Company; Chippenham; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% Discretionary performance related

Access to Private Health Care

Flexible Working

Fantastic Company Culture

10 days additional paid leave for rese

Job summary

Logiq, an IBM Company, seeks a Principal or Managing Solution Architect to lead complex IT delivery across client engagements. You will own the technical solution, guide architecture and risk decisions, and coordinate blended teams to ensure successful outcomes.

The role includes line management of about eight architects/consultants, development of their skills, and close collaboration with the Architecture Practice Lead. Hybrid working with travel to Bristol, Chippenham or Exeter is included.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading complex IT solution delivery.
• Ability to challenge designs and ensure feasible implementations.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication.
• Experience with cloud and on‑prem platforms; automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical delivery on client projects and guide architecture decisions.
• Line manage a team of ~8 architects/consultants and coach performance.
• Work with Project Manager on governance and delivery.
• Contribute to bids and consultancy service development.

Skills

Solution architecture

Technical leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Security by design

Cloud and on‑prem platforms

Delivery leadership

Education

Chartered status

BCS membership

Architecture certifications

Tools

CI/CD

Container technologies

Security frameworks

Job description

Principal or Managing Solution Architect

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

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

Logiq provides specialist technology, cyber security, information assurance and digital consultancy to clients with complex requirements across the public and private sectors. In 2026, Logiq became part of IBM, bringing our specialist expertise together with IBM’s wider technology, scale and capabilities.

Why Join Us?

• Lead technically challenging projects where practical engineering outcomes matter.
• Join a collaborative Architecture Practice that values technical credibility, judgement and developing its people.
• Benefit from varied client engagements, professional development and flexible working.

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:

We are looking for a technically credible Principal or Managing Solution Architect to take on two complementary responsibilities: acting as the Lead Consultant and senior technical delivery lead on customer projects and leading one team of architects within Logiq’s Architecture Practice.

On client engagements, you will be the principal technical point of contact and the person responsible for leading the solution through to successful delivery. You will lead blended architecture and engineering teams, set direction, make design decisions, manage technical priorities and risks, and ensure that what is designed can genuinely be implemented and supported. You will work closely with the Project Manager on programme delivery and governance, while retaining clear ownership of technical outcomes.

Alongside client delivery, you will line manage approximately 8 architects or technical consultants within one of the teams in Logiq’s Architecture Practice. You will support their development and performance, working alongside the Architecture Practice Lead and other Team Leads to build the capability of the wider team.

Your Responsibilities:

Lead Consultant and technical delivery

• Own the technical solution and its delivery on assigned accounts and projects, from understanding requirements through design, build, integration, test and transition into service.
• Lead solution architecture and guide multidisciplinary delivery teams, maintaining a coherent architectural vision and making pragmatic technical decisions and trade-offs.
• Set and manage technical priorities, tasks, dependencies and risks, and support realistic technical planning, estimation, design approvals and issue resolution.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior clients and design authorities, facilitating decisions, communicating complexity clearly and constructively challenging assumptions.
• Provide technical assurance of implementation quality and operational readiness, working alongside engineers, service teams and the Project Manager to deliver working capabilities.
• Contribute to proposals, follow‑on opportunities and development of our consultancy services where appropriate.

Team leadership within the Architecture Practice

• Line manage a team of approximately 8 colleagues, providing coaching, objectives, performance feedback, development support and effective people leadership.
• Develop team capability, foster collaborative working and maintain high standards of technical quality and professional delivery.
• Support the Architecture Practice Lead and other Team Leads with recruitment, resourcing, mentoring and wider Practice improvement.

What We’re Looking for:

• Significant experience in solution or technical architecture for complex IT services, with a track record of leading technical delivery through to a working, operational outcome.
• A practical grounding in engineering, implementation or hands‑on technical delivery. You need not be a practising engineer but must understand how solutions are built and be able to challenge designs that are not feasible.
• Strong technical depth in at least one relevant discipline, with the breadth to lead across infrastructure, cloud, networks, applications, integration, service or secure systems as needed.
• Demonstrable experience leading technical colleagues, with the judgement, confidence and commitment to manage and develop a team.
• Excellent customer‑facing consultancy skills, including senior stakeholder engagement, technical communication, workshop facilitation and negotiating workable solutions.
• A sound understanding of security by design, resilience, maintainability and the practical constraints of delivery and service operation.
• Previous formal line management experience, including coaching, performance management or recruitment.Delivery experience within Defence, UK Government, regulated or high‑assurance environments, including disconnected systems.
• Familiarity with cloud or on‑premises platforms, automation, CI/CD, container technologies, or recognised architecture and security frameworks.
• Experience contributing to bids, technical proposals or the growth of customer accounts; existing relevant security clearance.

Qualifications

Relevant education, technical qualifications or equivalent demonstrable industry experience. Chartered status, BCS membership and architecture or technology certifications are welcomed but are not mandatory.

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 performance related bonus
• Access to Private Health Care
• Flexible Working
• Fantastic Company Culture
• 10 days additional paid leave for reservists and CFAV