Flight Training Solution Architect

Emirates Airlines - Other locations; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel benefits

Discount flights

Job summary

Emirates IT, part of Emirates Group in Dubai, is seeking a Solutions Architect to lead high-level system architecture across enterprise platforms. You will design robust, scalable architecture aligning with IT standards and roadmaps, and guide delivery teams through complex integration projects.

You will mentor engineers, evaluate technologies, run proof-of-concepts, and ensure non-functional requirements such as security, reliability, and observability are met.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent IT field.
• 5+ years designing and developing large-scale distributed applications.
• Hands-on experience in detailed business system architecture and leading senior developers.
• Understanding of Architecture Methods, Principles and Patterns (OOAD, GoF, SOA).
• Understanding Archimate, C4, UML models and related artefacts.
• Understanding Agile methodologies such as SCRUM and Scaled Agile.
• Understanding Open Source Frameworks (Apache, Spring, etc.).
• Understanding cross-cutting architecture capabilities (Rules, Workflow, Security, etc.).
• Knowledge of non-functional requirements, observability, automation.
• Familiarity with microservices, event-driven architectures, and cloud-native apps.
• Understanding well-architected framework for cloud deployments.
• Preferably good understanding of the airline domain.

Responsibilities

• Develop optimal, fit-for-purpose IT architecture solutions aligned to customer requirements.
• Develop Enterprise Architecture standards and guidelines in information, application, and technology domains.
• Monitor industry trends and evaluate technologies; demonstrate value with PoCs.
• Establish policy for selecting system components; promote reuse of solutions and services.
• Guide and mentor development teams in engineering practices and tools.
• Conduct architecture reviews of vendor products and critical applications.
• Develop logical infrastructure solutions aligned with standards; oversee implementation.
• Collaborate to align architecture with enterprise principles and guidelines.
• Own architecture roadmap and runways for initiatives; identify technical enablers and debt.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Solution Architecture

Microservices

Cloud-native

SOA

OOAD/UML

UML

Agile/SCRUM

Open Source Frameworks

Technical mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related IT field

Tools

Archimate

C4 model

UML tools

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Job description

Job Purpose

At Emirates IT, we are dedicated to staying ahead of the curve by embracing the latest technologies and strategies to streamline integration

processes and enhance infrastructure efficiency. As a valued member of our team, you will play a pivotal role in managing and optimizing our

integration landscape, ensuring smooth data flow and system interoperability across our enterprise platforms. If you are passionate about creating

seamless integration solutions and driving technological excellence, we invite you to apply and to contribute to the success of Emirates Group.

As a Solutions Architect, you will architect, design, and communicate a system's high-level structural and behavioural aspects, to enable and guide

the design and development of integrated solutions that meet current and future business needs, in alignment with corporate IT standards and

architecture guiding principles. This necessitates engagement throughout the lifecycle of projects by taking full responsibility for the solution

architecture.

In this role, you will:

• Develop optimal, fit-for-purpose, and aligned IT architecture solutions that meet customer requirements. Ensure architecture is robust, appropriate, and 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 relevant technologies and tools, and showcase business value by executing Proof of Concepts by engaging relevant IT teams.
• Establish policy, guidelines, and strategy for selecting system components and their designs. Assess solution designs to ensure they effectively use architectural patterns and adhere to the guidelines. Promote the reuse of solutions, platforms, and services. Contribute to the 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 in overcoming technical challenges by providing expert consultancy and coaching.
• Conduct architecture reviews of vendor products as part of the selection process and other critical production applications 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. Work together, oversee, and govern the development to ensure the development team's design and implementation align 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-sized 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 regarding solution costs, delivery schedules, application complexity, technical debt, and overall solution performance.

Qualification

To be considered for the role you must meet the below requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or an equivalent IT-related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in designing and developing large-scale, complex, distributed, mission-critical applications in heterogeneous environments.
• Hands-on experience in 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.
• Understanding of Architecture Methods, Principles and Patters (OOAD, GoF, SOA etc.).
• Understanding Architecture and design artefacts (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 cross-cutting architecture capabilities (Rules, Workflow, Security, etc.)
• Understanding 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, and cloud-native applications.
• Understanding of well-architected framework for cloud deployments.
• Preferably good understanding and experience in the airline domain.

Leadership Role: No

Salary & benefits

Join us in Dubai and enjoy an attractive tax-free salary and travel benefits that are exclusive to our industry, including discounts on flights and hotel

stays around the world. Find out what it’s like to live and work in our fast-paced, cosmopolitan home city in the Dubai Lifestyle section of our

website www.emirates.com/careers.