Solutions Architect

AIQU; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

AIQU is hiring a Solution Architect in Abu Dhabi, UAE to lead the design and development of technology solutions across airline domains, collaborating with business stakeholders and internal and external delivery teams to ensure architectures meet regulatory demands, architectural standards, and IT strategy. The role requires a 12-month contract with extendability.

Candidates should have 12+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, strong airline domain expertise (PSS, airport ops), and

Qualifications

• The candidate has 12+ years in enterprise architecture and design of enterprise-grade solutions.
• Expertise in airline domain (PSS, airline operations, cargo, engineering) is mandatory.
• Experience with SOA, microservices and integration architectures for complex systems.
• Proven ability to work with C-level stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

SOA

Microservices

Airline domain

Agile/SAFe

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Job description

We are hiring Solution Architect to join one of our major clients based in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Job Location - Abu Dhabi, UAE

Job Type - 12 months & extendable

About the role

The purpose of this role is to lead and drive the design & development of technology solutions for any one of airline domains such as Commercial, Customer, Digital, Cargo, Airport, Engineering, and other enterprise platforms. Working with business stakeholders and internal and external development teams, the role will ensure the alignment of solution designs conforming to regulatory demands, architectural standards, business requirements, budgets, and IT strategy. This role is critical in being the change agent of our Agile transformation journey, to introduce fit for purpose and affordable technologies that are evolvable.

Education & Experience

• Solution and Technology Architecture expertise with a minimum of 12 years of work experience in designing Enterprise grade solutions, with at least 5 years in airline, and with a proven track record in executing complex IT projects.
• Expertise in Airline domain (PSS, Airline and Airport operations, Cargo, engineering etc) is mandatory
• Experience of Enterprise architecture, Service Oriented Architecture, microservices, and other integration methodologies, ideally in Airline domain
• Experience with the architecture of mission critical, high transaction volume environments
• Experience with the full software development life cycle using traditional and agile methodologies.
• Excellent communication skills with experience in C level stakeholder management. The position requires working closely with other architects, business teams, and project teams
• Proven experience in recognizing the corporate strategy and realizing all business processes that define how a company achieves its strategic goals.
• Experience in seeking the alignment of business and IT, driving common approaches, delivering sustainable, re-usable enterprise architecture using both agile and waterfall methodologies
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related degree is desirable. One or more Certification in Solution and/or Enterprise Architecture is preferred. – e.g. Well Architected Frameworks, SAFe Architect …
• Experience in SAFe Agile and other methodologies preferred