Principal Solution Architect

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 Being pioneers in aviation innovation were always at the forefront pushing boundaries Were on the lookout for exceptional IT professionals to fortify our position as leaders in the industry Embark on a journey with the worlds largest international airline and become a vital part of our cutting edge information and technology team as Principal Solution Architect.

Join our DevSecOps and Automation team as a key technologist driving DevSecOps and Automation practices at both the product and program levels In this pivotal role you will be instrumental in designing implementing and optimizing our DevOps strategies to enhance efficiency scalability and reliability across our technology landscape Your expertise will help us streamline operations reduce time to market and continuously improve our processes. If you are passionate about leveraging the latest DevOps tools and methodologies to drive innovation and excellence we invite you to apply to play a crucial role in shaping the future of our technology initiatives at Emirates Group.

As a Principal Solution Architect you will design, develop and govern the solution architecture of the Group in alignment with corporate business and IT strategies, ensuring appropriate balance between functional service quality systems management requirements and business objectives. This necessitates engagement at the strategic enterprise level while also taking full responsibility for the solution architectures implemented by individual projects and programmes.

In this 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, assessing their strategic significance, defining their strategic role and scope, roadmap relationship to existing standards, and periodically reviewing our entire IT estate in the context of those standards.
• Scout market and track technology advancements and new business innovations, determine how they relate to our IT strategy existing standards platforms and patterns, and lead the work to amend existing assets or create new assets to reflect changes in the technology landscape. Showcase business value by executing Proof of Concepts by engaging relevant IT teams.
• Lead the solution architecture development for new initiatives, vendor solution acquisitions and enhancement of existing systems taking full responsibility for the quality of the architecture, including integration architecture by aligning to agile architecture development practices. Drive architecture decisions and be accountable for their implications in regard to solution costs, delivery schedules, application complexity, technical debt and overall solution performance.
• Provide expert advice and lead solution design reviews to projects on technical and architectural standards, guiding them on the need to raise exception requests, develop new or amended standards, and on the appropriate use of architectural standards and patterns.
• Provide architecture and technology leadership to development teams by playing the lead architect driver role in Teams of Teams or Agile Release Trains. In addition, be accountable for the overall architecture, solution discoveries and strategic incubations by coordinating with peer architects and engineering teams.
• Manage, direct, inspire and coach the work and capability of Solutions Architect and Senior Engineering resources as required, and engage in and lead, a much wider virtual team of senior managers, technical and subject matter experts and business managers.
• Own, manage and maintain the architecture roadmap and runways of complex/large projects, technical products, environments and/or platforms. Act as a product owner and be accountable for proactively identifying, prioritizing, and overseeing the development of technical enablers, technical debts, quality improvements and application modernization activities.

Qualification

To be considered for this role you must meet the below requirements:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Information Security Engineering or a related field.
• 10 years of experience in IT with a focus on DevSecOps Cybersecurity and Automation.
• Strong experience architecting and implementing security solutions for complex distributed systems, in both Cloud and on-premise environments.
• Expertise in integrating security automation into CI/CD pipelines, ensuring secure development processes and automated vulnerability management.
• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code IaC tools such as Terraform, and experience securing Cloud infrastructure.
• In-depth experience with SIEM, SOAR and automated incident response tools such as Splunk, ELK, Stack AppDynamics, etc.
Experience with Cloud security practices and platforms AWS Azure GCP and security technologies such as IAM VPC encryption and logging Strong familiarity with secure software development lifecycle. SDLC Shift Left security practices and security testing tools eg. Wiz, Shift Left, Gitlab Security and Workflow.

Leadership Role: Yes

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. Find out what it’s like to live and work in our fast-paced, cosmopolitan home city in the Dubai Lifestyle section of our website