IT Solution Architect- Customer Line Operations - Aircraft Delivery (DCA)

Airbus Commercial Aircraft is looking for a Product Architect (f/m/d) to join our Aircraft Test and Delivery department based in Hamburg, Germany.

You will be part of a team developing applications in the scope of the Customer Line Operations (CLO), a set of applications supporting the planning, execution, and conformity activities related to aircraft Acceptance & Delivery process.

This PSL embeds the products used for :

• The activities related to the technical progress of the Production Aircrafts for the activities managed in the delivery center, in the flight line for ALL programs and for ALL Sites: Toulouse / Tianjin / Mobile / Hamburg / Mirabel
• The products and means used to communicate with the customer during the delivery of the aircraft that they are purchasing: Invitations, orientation during visits in Plant/FAL, technical Status, request of rework, planning dates, …relying on the data which are managed within other Business Products
• The products & tools used to measure & drumbeat the progress of the aircraft from the end of manufacturing to the delivery of the aircraft: prioritization of aircraft, live technical status, escalation of critical items, allocation/management of teams, efficiency of actors
• The preparation & execution of the tests on the aircrafts: Noise detection, scheduling of flights, preparation of flights

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.

Your challenges:

• Solution Design: Translating complex business and functional requirements into comprehensive technical architecture and end-to-end solutions, ensuring financial and sustainable efficiency.
• Technical Governance: Acting as the technical authority for Customer Line Operations, defining architectural vision, standards, and roadmaps.
• Cloud Architecture: Designing and overseeing implementation across hybrid cloud environments (AWS public cloud and OpenShift private cloud).
• Integration & Continuity: Ensuring digital continuity while integrating with SAP backbones, avoiding redundancy with existing manufacturing and logistics systems.
• Innovation: Staying current with emerging trends, conducting proof-of-concepts, and driving innovation to improve efficiency.
• Documentation: Maintaining clear architectural standards, decision records, and technical documentation., * Consistently ensure the sustainability of our Customer Line Operations projects
• Bring innovative cost effective solutions
• Achieve customer satisfaction
• Ability to handle a subject from demand management, through development and support
• Ability to understand the business potential of applications and provide insight to clients
• Contribute to a project: roadmap, financial forecast
• Ability to challenge the needs of the clients and provide appropriate solutions
• Agile mind-set, collaborative way of working

The role will have the following key outputs:

• Strong link with Business owners, Product Managers and Teams
• Proactive in providing guidance & inputs for the roadmap

We seek out curious minds. We value attention to detail, and we care deeply about outcomes. We’re looking above all for passionate people, eager to learn, willing to share, establishing innovative ways of working and influencing culture change., Primary skills, experience required for this role:

• Bachelor/ Master Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a similar field with more than 6 years of IT Architecture experience
• Experience in designing complex, multi-tiered solutions that span multiple technology domains. Modeling experience, using ArchiMate language, would be advantageous
• Good understanding of software development using modern programming languages (Java, Python, Typescript, .NET)
• Good knowledge of both relational (Oracle, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL database design principles (MongoDB, AWS DynamoDB)
• Strong, hands-on experience with public cloud platforms, particularly AWS (EC2, S3, VPC, Lambda, IAM, EKS/ECS), and Infrastructure as Code (CDK, Ansible)
• Understanding of 3-Tier architecture, application web servers, and application servers middlewares
• Deep understanding of security-related technologies, related to flow security protocols and algorithms, secure storage and encryption, security by design, defensive programming

Secondary skills, nice-to-have experience for this role:

• Familiarity with API management platforms and strategies (MuleSoft, AWS API Gateway)
• In-depth knowledge of DevOps culture, methodologies, and toolchains (CI/CD pipelines, Git, Jenkins, Ansible, Splunk, Zabbyx)
• Comprehensive knowledge in testing and test-related means (cypress, selenium grid, karate, gatling)
• Excellent knowledge of ‘classical IT’: Java, .NET, Unix, Windows Servers, SSL/TLS certificates, Web Servers, Application Servers
• Overall functional and technical understanding of SAP ERP, ideally within a manufacturing context (S/4HANA, MES integration)
• Overall awareness of mobile application architecture for Android and iOS. Progressive Web Applications would be a plus, * Good communication & active listening (business to technical, diverse seniority)
• Excellent Emotional intelligence
• Leadership
• Creativity and flexibility
• Ability to adapt and to understand quickly complex technologies or business processes

Current reporting lines may change as a result of the transformation within IM which is ongoing.

Language skills:

• Fluent in English
• Negotiation level of German
• French basics would be a plus, 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.

This position requires a security clearance or will require being eligible for clearance by the recognized authorities.

Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customized development solutions., 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.