Solutions Architect Full-time Job

What You’ll Do

Use appropriate tools, including logical models of components and interfaces, to contribute to the development of systems architectures in specific business or functional areas.

Produce detailed component specifications and translates these into detailed designs for implementation using selected products.

Provide expert consultancy and coaching to project teams.

Develop fast 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.

Lead the development of architectures for complex systems, ensuring consistency with specified requirements agreed with both external, and internal customers as well as taking full responsibility for the balance between functional, service quality and systems management requirements within a significant area of the organisation.

Within a business change programme, assist in the preparation of technical plans and cooperates with business assurance and project staff to ensure that appropriate technical resources are made available.

Manage the target design, policies and standards, working proactively to maintain a stable, viable architecture and ensure consistency of design across projects within the programme.

Develop information, application and technology architectures for assigned projects with established Enterprise Architecture standards.

Work closely with Enterprise Architects and Principal Architects in the development of technology advancements and adaptation of new technologies. Continuously watch industry trends, identify and evaluate technologies and tools that are relevant for our business. Showcase business value by executing Proof of Concepts by engaging relevant IT teams.

Establish policy and strategy for the selection of systems architecture components, and co-ordinates design activities, promoting the discipline to ensure consistency. Ensures that appropriate standards (corporate, industry, national and international) are adhered to.

Effectively use architectural patterns and solution designs documented in the reference architectures. Promote reuse of solutions and services. Contribute to enterprise architecture repository.

Guide and Mentor the solution development by guiding and mentoring the team through the entire development process as well as contribute to all designs needed for the solution.

Conduct deep dive architecture reviews of critical production applications together with Software Engineering teams.

Provide architecture recommendations to short and long term improvement of application.

Develop logical infrastructure solutions aligned with the technology standards and also work closely with infrastructure teams to ensure that the physical infrastructure designed meets project requirements.

Work together with Senior Technical Engineers in the Software Engineering team to ensure design and implementation are in line with the proposed architecture definition.

Work closely with performance testing team to ensure that final solution meets the agreed non-functional requirements.

Collaborate closely with Principal Architects to ensure alignment of Information, Application and Technology architecture to the overall architecture principles, framework and guidelines.

Qualifications & Experience

What You Will Bring To The Team:

Educational Requirements

Degree or Honours (12+3 or equivalent ) : Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or an equivalent IT related discipline or equivalent experience. Higher level business-related qualification, such as MBA is preferable.

Based in Dubai, the Emirates Group employs over 103,363 staff from more than 160 nationalities. The Emirates Groups extensive and diverse international portfolio includes the worlds largest international airline, Emirates, and one of the largest combined air services provider in the world, dnata. For the year financial year ending 2017-18, the Emirates Group posted a profit of AED 4.1 billion (US$ 1.1 billion). Within the Group there are a diverse range of businesses which offer a wide spectrum of career opportunities, all of which can be explored through the Group's dedicated careers website, emirates.com/careers
Essential to the Groups ongoing success is the employment of high-quality people who benefit from living and working in Dubai, a modern cosmopolitan city offering one of the most desirable lifestyles in the world. The Emirates Group employees come from over 160 nationalities, receive tax-free salary and benefits package, and are offered professional development opportunities to further their careers with the organisation. If you are a high-performer, seeking a career challenge, personal and professional development, and reward and recognition for your contribution, then the Emirates Group is the perfect opportunity for you. To find out more about the career opportunities the Emirates Groups offers and how to become part of our future growth and rapid success, visit emirates.com/careers