Principal Solutions Architect - Integrations
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About the Role
Emirates Group IT seeks a Principal Solutions Architect - Integrations to lead enterprise integration and API modernisation. The role involves defining integration architecture strategy, driving adoption of AI-ready APIs, event-driven architecture, and microservices.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the definition and governance of new corporate and portfolio IT standards, guidelines and practices
- Scout market and track technology advancements and new business innovations
- Lead the solution architecture development for new initiatives, vendor solution acquisitions, and enhancement of existing systems
- Provide expert advice and lead solution design reviews to projects on technical and architectural standards
- Provide architecture and technology leadership to development teams by playing the lead architect/driver role
- Manage, direct, inspire and coach the work and capability of Solutions Architect and Senior Engineering resources
- Own, manage and maintain the architecture roadmap and runways of complex/large projects
Requirements
- Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline
- 12+ years of IT experience with at least 5+ years in Integration Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, or Solution Architecture leadership roles
- Technical leadership in leading a group of technical architects and senior developers
- Proven experience designing enterprise scale integration platforms and digital ecosystems
- Comprehensive understanding of enterprise integration technologies including SnapLogic, TIBCO, Informatica, Kong, Apigee, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Solace, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Vertex AI, Amazon Bedrock, Datadog, Dynatrace, Splunk, Elastic, and OpenTelemetry
- Proven experience leading enterprise scale API, integration, and platform modernization initiatives
- Extensive experience defining and governing enterprise integration and API architecture standards
- Experience in driving adoption of AI assisted integration development
- Experience leading cross portfolio architectural intent and engaging with senior stakeholders
- AWS/Azure Certified Solutions Architect preferred
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Job Purpose
- At Emirates, we believe in connecting the world, to and through, our global hub in Dubai; and in constantly innovating to ensure our customers ‘Fly Better’. Emirates Group IT thrives on the dynamic nature of technology. We're on the lookout for exceptional IT professionals to fortify our position as
In The Role, You Will
- Lead the definition and governance of new corporate and portfolio IT standards, guidelines and practices by analysing and understanding potential impact of competing technologies.
- Scout market and track technology advancements and new business innovations, determine how they relate to our IT strategy, existing standards, platforms and patterns.
- Lead the solution architecture development for new initiatives, vendor solution acquisitions, and enhancement of existing systems.
- Provide expert advice and lead solution design reviews to projects on technical and architectural standards.
- Provide architecture and technology leadership to development teams by playing the lead architect/driver role in Teams of Teams or Agile/Release Trains.
- Manage, direct, inspire and coach the work and capability of Solutions Architect and Senior Engineering resources as required.
- Own, manage and maintain the architecture roadmap and runways of complex/large projects, technical products, environments and/or platforms.
Qualifications
- Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline (12+3 or equivalent).
- 12+ years of IT experience with at least 5+ years in Integration Architecture, Enterprise Architecture, or Solution Architecture leadership roles within large scale enterprise IT environments.
- Technical leadership in leading a group of technical architects and senior developers.
- Proven experience designing enterprise scale integration platforms and digital ecosystems, with hands on expertise in API Management, iPaaS, Enterprise Service Bus (ESB), cloud integration services, enterprise messaging and event streaming technologies, and microservices architectures.
- Comprehensive understanding of enterprise integration technologies, including SnapLogic, TIBCO, Informatica, Kong, Apigee, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Solace, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Vertex AI, Amazon Bedrock, Datadog, Dynatrace
- Proven experience leading enterprise scale API, integration, and platform modernization initiatives spanning legacy transformation, cloud migration, and AI enablement.
- Extensive experience defining and governing enterprise integration and API architecture standards, patterns, reference architectures, and lifecycle management practices.
- Experience in driving adoption of AI assisted integration development including AI powered API design and documentation.
- Experience leading cross portfolio architectural intent and engaging with Enterprise Architecture, Engineering, Security, Cloud, and Business stakeholders at senior levels.
- Certifications: AWS/Azure Certified Solutions Architect preferred.
Salary & Benefits
- Join us in a management role and enjoy an attractive tax free salary.
- On top of our generous travel benefits, including discounted flights and hotel stays around the world, this managerial role also has an excellent leave and healthcare package.
- That’s on top of transport benefits, life insurance and more.
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