#CORE IT Solution Architect (M/F)

• Design end-to-end solution architectures (application, data, integration, and infrastructure) in compliance with Airbus Helicopters and Group architecture standards.
• Ensure integration with the existing Airbus Helicopters & Group ecosystem, including on-premise and cloud-enabled environments.
• Perform technical and functional design of application and infrastructure components based on validated functional requirements.
• Secure the implementation of IT solutions by ensuring compliance with cybersecurity, IAM, national security and export control constraints.
• Support Product Managers and Business Product Owners in understanding business needs and translating them into sustainable architectural choices.
• Provide technical leadership during critical phases (design reviews, implementation issues, production incidents).
• Participate actively in the solution lifecycle, from early design and technology choices to deployment and handover to RUN teams.
• Act as the primary point of contact for the domain on various IT architecture topics within the EII department.
• Define and drive a simplification and rationalization roadmap (technical debt reduction, solution convergence, legacy retirement).

Your profile :

Technical scope & expertise :

• Infrastructure & platforms: Virtual Machines, containerization (OpenShift), F5, Firewalls, IAM, SSO
• Integration & data flows: MuleSoft (API/Gateway), Solace/Kafka & Event-Driven Architecture, ESB, ETL, Debezium, Axway MFT, Control-M
• Application & DevOps: Spring Boot, Angular, Jenkins, Ansible, Git, Artifactory, Dynatrace
• Databases: MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Redis, Elasticsearch

Architecture standards & patterns :

• Microservices & API-centric architectures
• Event-Driven Architecture (EDA)
• Hybrid on-premise / cloud architectures
• Security-by-design, scalability, and resilience patterns
• Alignment with Airbus Group architecture standards and governance, * 2. Analysis of your application by the recruitment department.
• 3. Our positions require a security clearance, complete the questionnaire that will be sent to you.
• 4. Conduct recruitment interviews: HR interview and technical interview with your future manager
• 5. Receive the job offer !

• 5+ years of experience in IT Solution Architecture domain

Technical skills :

• Strong ability to bridge secure on-premise environments with cloud-enabled and containerized platforms.
• Solid background in data integration, APIs, microservices, and enterprise middleware.
• Good understanding of networking, security, and IAM concepts in large organizations.

Soft skills & mindset :

• Systems thinking: ability to design solutions supporting growth, complexity, and long-term maintainability.
• Stakeholder management: capable of explaining architectural trade-offs and technical topics to non-IT audiences.
• Comfortable working in complex, regulated industrial environments.

Compliance knowledge :

• Knowledge of Export Control regulations (ITAR / EAR) applied to technical data is a strong asset for Airbus roles., This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company's success, reputation and sustainable growth.

At Airbus, we build the future together and your success is our priority. Expect a global, competitive, and transparent compensation package (including salaries, bonuses, profit-sharing, participation, and preferred share ownership plan), designed to reward the impact and performance you bring, both individually and collectively. We invest in your complete well-being: professional development (training, mentoring, international mobility), health coverage, retirement, and a commitment to a supported work-life balance (parental support, flexibility).

And for your daily life, benefits that make a difference :

• A dynamic CSE (Social and Economic Committee) offering many advantages (company restaurant, children's leisure center, associations and sports complex, travel allowances, etc.).
• Transport facilities: Take advantage of our company shuttles or the reimbursement of your annual transport pass.

Airbus Helicopters is looking for a IT Solution Architect (M/F) to join our department Digital Transverse Functions Solutions based in Marignane, France. Join us to shape the future of aeronautics and help protect lives during missions accomplished thanks to our helicopters. The Marignane site, the 3rd largest industrial site in France, near Marseille and Aix-en-Provence, is undergoing a deep transformation to offer a high-tech, inclusive, and environmentally friendly working environment. You will live a unique professional experience, at the heart of the manufacturing of our helicopters. To learn more about our site and our activities : Airbus Helicopters - Marignane. You will enjoy a unique professional experience at the very heart of our helicopter manufacturing operations. To find out more about our site and activities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flu57j6g-0g, Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to emsom@airbus.com. At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.