MEA Defence AI Solution Architect — Tech Lead

Safran.AI (ex Preligens); Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 460,000; Full time

Job summary

Safran.AI in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Solution Architect to drive technical scoping for the Middle East and North Africa region. You will be the primary technical contact for prospects, clients, and partners, demonstrating the value of Safran.AI solutions from both technical and functional perspectives.

You will design architectures, assess risks, and work with engineering, deployment, and product teams to deliver high-value solutions in defence/intelligence contexts.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of professional experience in software development with hands-on architecture work.
• Strong understanding of software architecture principles, integration, interoperability, security, performance, deployment considerations.

Responsibilities

• Lead workshops, presentations, and technical discussions with prospects; translate business challenges into functional/technical requirements.
• Design solution architectures and evaluate options against criteria; communicate decisions to stakeholders.
• Identify technical risks and set up proofs of concept as needed.
• Collaborate with engineering, product, deployment teams to validate feasibility and ensure alignment with client needs.
• Act as local technical representative during projects; partner with a French-based Technical Project Manager for larger initiatives.
• Contribute to improving Safran.AI’s Solution Architecture practices.

Skills

Solution architecture

Software architecture

English fluency

Teamwork

International experience

Defence/intelligence domain knowledge

Tools

Python

FastAPI

Typescript

Docker

PostgreSQL

Nomad

Kubernetes

Ansible

Terraform

Grafana

PyTorch

AWS

Notion

Slack

Job description

Safran.AI in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Solution Architect to drive technical scoping for the Middle East and North Africa region. You will be the primary technical contact for prospects, clients, and partners, demonstrating the value of Safran.AI solutions from both technical and functional perspectives.

You will design architectures, assess risks, and work with engineering, deployment, and product teams to deliver high-value solutions in defence/intelligence contexts.