Solutions Architect

What You’ll Be Expected To Do:

• Develop optimal, fit for purpose and aligned IT architecture solutions that meet customer requirements. Ensure architecture is robust, appropriate and of high quality conforming to corporate IT standards and roadmaps. Take accountability for the end-to-end architecture, including architecture and technology decisions.
• Develop Enterprise Architecture standards and guidelines in the information, application and technology domains. Work closely with Manager Enterprise Architecture and other peer architects in the development of technology advancements and adaptation of new technologies and patterns.
• Continuously monitor industry trends, identify and evaluate technologies & tools that are relevant for the business. Showcase business value by executing Proof of Concepts by engaging relevant IT teams.
• Establish policy, guidelines and strategy for the selection of system components and their designs. Assess solution designs to ensure they effectively use architectural patterns and adhere to the guidelines. Promote reuse of solutions, platforms and services. Contribute to enterprise architecture repository.
• Guide, mentor, and motivate the development team members in adopting good engineering practices, tools, and techniques throughout the development process. In addition, advise and support team members to overcome technical challenges by providing expert consultancy and coaching.
• Conduct deep dive architecture reviews of vendor products as part of selection and other critical production applications together with Software Engineering development teams. Provide architecture recommendations for the short and long-term improvement of applications.
• Develop logical infrastructure solutions in alignment with the technology standards. Work closely with infrastructure teams to ensure that the physical infrastructure designed meets project requirements. Oversee and govern the development to ensure design and implementation done by the development team are in line with the proposed architecture definition. Work closely with the quality engineering team to ensure that the final solution meets the agreed non-functional requirements.
• Collaborate closely with Manager Enterprise Architects to ensure alignment of information, application and technology architecture to the overall architecture principles, framework and guidelines.
• Own, manage and maintain the architecture roadmap and runways of small to medium size initiatives, products, environments and/or platforms. Act as a product owner and be accountable for proactively identifying, prioritizing, and overseeing the development of technical enablers, technical debts, quality improvements, and application modernization activities.
• Drive architecture decisions and be accountable for their implications in regard to solution costs, delivery schedules, application complexity, technical debt and overall solution performance.
  

Qualifications & Experience:

Qualifications & Skills You’ll Need To Have:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or an IT related discipline, and 8+ years’ total experience in Information Technology.
• 5+ years of experience in the design and development of large scale, complex, distributed, mission critical applications in heterogeneous environments.
• Hands-on experience of detailed business system architecture and design technical leadership across groups of technical architects and senior developers. Ability to influence delivery plans based on architecture and skills constraints.
• In-depth understanding of one or more technologies such as Java, ERP, Cloud, open source frameworks, low code platforms, Big data, BI, data warehouses, observability, automation, network and infrastructure, mobile & frontend technologies, AI/ML, container management platforms, database, integration, digital workplace, DevOps, IoT, Blockchain, web 3.0, service management platforms, messaging, cyber security, etc.
• Understanding of Architecture Methods, Principles and Patterns (OOAD, GoF, SOA, etc.).
• Understanding of Architecture and design artifacts (Archimate, C4, UML models, etc.).
• Understanding of agile software development methodologies such as SCRUM and Scaled Agile.
• Understanding of Open Source Frameworks (Apache, Spring, etc.).
• Understanding of cross-cutting architecture capabilities (Rules, Workflows, Security, etc.).
• Understanding of the big picture view, non-functional requirements and other practices such as observability, automation, etc.
• Understanding of architecture styles such as microservices, event-driven architecture, cloud-native applications.
• Understanding of well-architected framework for cloud deployments.
• Preferably good understanding and experience in the airline domain.