Lead Architect-Microservices

Job Title

Lead Architect-Microservices

Summary of the role

Navitaire, an Amadeus company, are proven innovators in the travel industry shaping the way the world thinks about travel. With more than 50 customers worldwide, including many of the world’s most successful hybrid and low-cost airlines, Navitaire offers a unique opportunity to make a large impact on the world of travel.  

Navitaire is evolving our portfolio of hosted services towards a next-generation modern airline retailing platform aligned to industry offer and order retailing concepts. This transformation is founded in principles of customer-centric value delivery and driven by cloud-first modern engineering practices. We are looking for talented and motivated people with a passion to innovate, collaborate, and learn together to join our team that will shape the evolution of our platform.

​This is a hybrid position and would require you to be in the local office 2-3 days a week. 

In this role, you will define Navitaire’s microservices reference and transition architectures to enable enterprise-scale application modernization. You will collaborate closely with product engineering teams, and technology platform teams to establish governance structures. In addition, you will partner with business domain architects on modernization roadmaps.

This role requires effective communication and collaboration with various groups - including but not limited to Engineering, Technology, Security, Operations, Delivery, and Business - to drive value-driven decisions and outcomes.

Key Responsibilities                     

• Provide leadership to Navitaire’s Engineering community by owning key modernization initiatives.
• Develop detailed microservice reference architectures that includes definitions of integration patterns and communication protocols.
• Work closely with business domain architects and engineering teams to build application modernization roadmaps in adherence with enterprise standards.
• Hands-on prototyping of solutions to drive value and demonstrate vision.
• Provide governance for enterprise architecture while contributing to standards.
• Ensure operational and security standards are architecturally addressed in collaboration with security and technology teams.

About the ideal candidate

• 10+ years of experience designing and delivering software applications.
• 5+ years of architecture experience in a complex enterprise ecosystem.
• Strong analytical skills, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Must have proficiency with various programming languages and frameworks: .NET Core and C# are preferred.
• Hands-on, real-world experience with modern architectural patterns and practices – including but not limited to Domain Driven Design, CQRS, event-based architectures, etc.
• Proven experience in delivering solutions that are based on industry standards using Azure IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS capabilities.
• Experience with API centric design and development with a deep understanding of RESTful API practices, and their on-going evolution is highly preferred.
• Effective communication skills to facilitate collaboration across multiple groups, ability to present solutions, and build consensus.
• Deep Understanding of SDLC, CI/CC processes for scale including blue/green, red/black, canary, CI/CD, and resiliency engineering.
• A proven record of leading microservice modernization effort is highly desirable.
• Travel industry experience is a plus.

Working at Amadeus, you will find

🎯 A critical mission and purpose - At Amadeus, you will be powering the future of travel and pursuing a critical mission and extraordinary purpose.

🌎 A truly global DNA - Everything at Amadeus is global, from our people to our business, which translates into our footprint, processes, and culture.

🎓 Great opportunities to learn - Learning happens all the time and in many ways at Amadeus, through on-the-job training, formal learning activities, and day-to-day interactions with colleagues.

🤗 A caring environment - Amadeus fosters a caring environment, nurturing both a fulfilling career and personal and family life. We care about our employees and strive to provide a supportive work environment.

💰 A complete rewards offer - Amadeus provides attractive remuneration packages, covering all essential components of a competitive reward offer, including salary, bonus, equity, and benefits.

🌟 A flexible working model - We want our employees to do their best work, wherever and however it works best for them.

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