Solution Architect

Detailed Job Description Own the end-to-end application and integration architecture for customer transactions flowing from digital channels through APIs and CDS services into Emirates enterprise systems and external chauffeur/service-provider platforms. Key Responsibilities • Define solution, application, integration, data-flow, deployment and security architecture. • Translate customer journeys and functional requirements into scalable, secure, resilient and supportable solutions. • Define architecture artefacts including context, component, sequence, data-flow and deployment diagrams, plus Architecture Decision Records. • Lead architecture and technical-design reviews; manage risks, dependencies, constraints and technical debt. • Guide Full Stack Developers, integration teams and engineering leads on patterns and standards. • Support design, development, testing, production readiness, go-live, stabilisation and root-cause analysis. Mandatory Skills • 8+ years in enterprise application and solution architecture for complex customer-facing digital platforms. • Microservices and domain-driven architecture, including bounded contexts, service decomposition, communication and API contracts. • API-first architecture: REST, OpenAPI/Swagger, API gateways, versioning, authentication/authorisation and lifecycle management. • Enterprise integration patterns across synchronous, asynchronous and event-driven flows; Kafka, Solace, JMS and SnapLogic or equivalent iPaaS. • Modern stacks including Java/Spring Boot and React/TypeScript. • Cloud-native architecture: Docker, Kubernetes/OpenShift, scalability, configuration/secrets, availability and resiliency. • Relational/NoSQL databases and caching; OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, JWT, RBAC, certificates, encryption and data protection. • NFRs covering availability, performance, scalability, resilience, security, maintainability, observability and disaster recovery. • CI/CD and DevSecOps; logging, monitoring and tracing using Splunk, Dynatrace or equivalent. Preferred Domain Experience • Airline, travel, transport, mobility, logistics or complex booking platforms. • Real-time eligibility, availability, capacity, address/geolocation, service-area, vehicle selection and routing services. • Integrations with reservation, loyalty, CRM, payment and external suppliers, including failures, retries, reconciliation, amendments, cancellations and disruption handling. Ability to make end-to-end solution decisions rather than focusing mainly on hosting, infrastructure or governance.