Senior Flight Operations Platform Architect

easyJet; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Annual bonus potential

25 days holiday

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Flexible benefits package

Discounted staff travel scheme

Annual credit for discount on easyJet

Work Away scheme

EV lease salary sacrifice scheme

Job summary

easyJet is seeking a Lead Platform Architect to govern and evolve the Airline Operations Platform, uniting Crew, Airports, Flight Operations and Engineering under a single, resilient architecture.

You will own target architecture, service models and integration patterns, drive reuse, establish API-first standards and align platform goals with enterprise strategy. Hybrid working with 40-60% in the office and a competitive benefits package are offered.

Qualifications

• Ability to think in large, interconnected systems.
• Proven experience aligning product demands with business strategy.
• Deep mastery of scalable, API-first and event-driven architectures.
• Direct experience with aviation data frameworks and industry standards (IATA) is highly desirable.
• Strong track record of running design reviews and managing technical debt.
• Excellent communication to federated engineering communities.

Responsibilities

• Own Platform Integrity: Define the target architecture and roadmap to ensure a shared enterprise asset.
• Enforce Reuse: Design all platform capabilities for multi-Mission reuse to eliminate duplicate systems.
• Set the Standards: Establish service contracts, API-first rules, and default integration patterns.
• Manage Change: Govern platform evolution to prevent unmanaged dependencies and friction.
• Align Globally: Partner with Enterprise Architecture to match platform goals with enterprise strategy.
• Act as Authority: Serve as the final design review voice and technical authority for the platform.
• Guide Engineering: Provide technical leadership to engineering teams on scalability and resilience.
• Run Design Reviews: Lead architecture assurance activities to ensure alignment with target models.
• Control Deviations: Review, document, and strictly control any deviations from established platform standards.
• Architect Core Layers: Design core layers for identity, operational data, orchestration, and event streaming.
• Drive Real-Time Data: Champion event-driven architecture, streaming, and shared data services.
• Scale Smart Tech: Define reusable AI, automation capabilities, and telemetry workflows.

Skills

Systems thinker

Strategic leader

Integration expert

Aviation domain knowledge

Governance champion

Communication

Job description

easyJet is seeking a Lead Platform Architect to govern and evolve the Airline Operations Platform, uniting Crew, Airports, Flight Operations and Engineering under a single, resilient architecture.

You will own target architecture, service models and integration patterns, drive reuse, establish API-first standards and align platform goals with enterprise strategy. Hybrid working with 40-60% in the office and a competitive benefits package are offered.