Digital Solution Architect

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Job Description:

Airbus Americas, Inc is looking for Digital Solution Architect to join our IT/Solution Architect team.

Meet the Team:
The Digital Solution Architect in Airbus North Americais responsible for operationally designing digital solutions for any solutions related to the assigned site.
In the context of key Digital Transformation programs, the job holder will be responsible to design, to follow & validate designs or even implement some products delivered to business functions. The job holderwill combine robust architecture skills and experiences, drive to improve existing systems and solutions and innovative mind-set to develop solutions for evolving business requirements.

How We Care for You:
Financial Rewards: Competitive base salary, incentive compensation which may include profit sharing schemes, retirement savings plan and the ability to participate in an Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP")
Work/Life Balance: Paid time off including personal time, holidays and a generous paid parental leave program.
Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical (traditional and high-deductible health plans), prescription, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan ("EAP") and other supplemental benefit coverages.
Individual Development: Upskilling and development opportunities through our global Leadership University, including unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses focusing on ways to develop your employability, certifications, career path as well as the opportunity to participate in accelerated development programmes and both national and international mobility.

Your Challenges:

Product and Solution Design: 70%

• Analyze, assess and maturate projects business requirements and expectation provided through a Business Requirement Dossier or product backlog.

• Lead the solution design end to end: define all architectural layers: functional, data, application, infrastructure, network, security, collaborating with all internal and external resources sufficient to produce architecture design documents.

• Produce self-explanatory architecture scenario decision matrix to support decision taking by business and Digital management

• Ensure Digital landscape Integration and Operational viability of new products, defining and supporting Operation Conditions of Success (means, skills, process ...) with Product / Project teams" to guarantee Product Robustness, Scalability,Performance and Security

• Responsible and accountable from an end-to-end perspective of the solution design consistency in both the global and local overall Digital landscape in line with Enterprise Architecture Governance

• Deliver Business Product design through either traditional waterfall or incremental/Agile/SAFE methodologies in order to provide the value expected by stakeholders.

• Ensure reporting about Architecture activities to management and project manager

• Lead Technical Guidance to accompany Product owners & managers to ensure fast Product deliveries applying Agile and DevOps principles when deemed appropriate

• Manage escalations when necessary.

Architecture Framework and Governance: 20%

• Contribute to Architecture framework and knowledge base proposing best practices and guidance for product design

• Implement and propose solution architecture processes improvement

• Contribute to Airbus North-America Digital Masterplan, Enterprise Architecture and Digital Governance

• Ensure the link between projects and transversal streams (Enterprise Architecture, Data Governance)

• Contribute to the Digital Architecture Board to improve the overall quality and maturity of all architecture designs done by the architecture team

• Produce or contribute to the definition of Digital domain roadmaps in collaboration with business directors, Digital domain leads, Business partners and Product and Service Lines (NA and EU)

• Contribute to improve Digital landscape and cost reduction

• Liaise with the Architecture and Product Design team in Europe to contribute to the design of applications/solutions and prepare the deployment and support viability

• Take active part of the worldwide Airbus architects community

Innovation and Digital Transformation: 10%

• Contribute to Digital Transformation proposing new Design Models, new Technologies to always better serve Business and provide Added-Value

• Monitor technology market trends. Publish regular Technologies watch to the Digital team.

• Self-train/practice to keep your architecture knowledge up to date.

• Favor and use as much as possible methodologies a ways or working defined by Digital transformation team

Additional Responsibilities:

• Other duties as assigned.

Your Boarding Pass:

• Degree in Information Technology or an equivalent combination of education and experience

• 10 years of experience in IT related fields

• At least 5 years of experience as IT Solution Architect : Analyze complex business and IT requirements and deliver a comprehensive (Application and technology layers) and detailed design of the recommended IT solution.

• In depth knowledge in IT and Digital technologies

• Knowledge and experience in one or more of the following areas: Customer Services, Programs, Manufacturing or Engineering

• Knowledge in Digital Technologies and potential usage / benefits of these technologies for the business

• Experience with waterfall, agile and other project management methodologies

• Strong communication (oral and written), interpersonal, and facilitation skills

• Must attain proficiency in Architecture Design and Architecture Dossier Authoring and Validation within 6 months of hire

• Fluency in English is mandatory

Preferred:

• Understanding of Airbus Digital standards, project and services methodologies and procedures is a plus

• At least 2 years of experience in Digital Technologies, culture and transformation is a plus

• Open Group Archimate and UML languages

• Enterprise Architecture Frameworks: TOGAF, Zachman, NAF, UAF, IAF...

• French, Spanish or German language skills are a plus

  Technical Systems Proficiency:

  Experience in several of the following applications architecture or technologies:

  • SAP, SAP HANA, MES, IOT, Google Suite, Analytics & Big Data products, J2EE, PLM

  • Micro service architecture, AWS, ESB, Web Application, Mobile Applications, HTML5

  • Cloud, IaaS/PaaS/SaaS, Network, Industrial Storage

  • Connectivity (Network and Network Security)

  • Cybersecurity

  Travel Required:

  • 10% Domestic and International

  Citizenship:

  • Authorized to Work in the US

  Physical Requirements:

  • Onsite: 90%

  • Vision: able to see and read computer screen and other electronic equipment with screens, able to read documents, reports and architecture drawings. Daily

  • Hearing: able to hear to participate in conversations in person and via teleconference or phone and to hear sounds including safety warnings or alarms. Daily

  • Speaking: able to speak in conversations and meetings, deliver information and participate in communications. Daily

  • Equipment Operation (personal computer, telephone, copies and related office equipment and using electronic identification card to enter building floors and internal doors): able to operate most office and personal electronic equipment. Daily

  • Carrying: able to carry documents, drawings, electronic equipment up to 5-10lbs. Daily

  • Lifting: able to lift documents, documents, drawings, electronic equipment up to 5-10lbs. Daily

  • Pushing / Pulling: able to push and pull small office furniture. Occasionally

  • Sitting: able to sit for long periods of time in meetings, working on computer. Daily

  • Squatting / Kneeling: able to squat or kneel to retrieve or replace items stored on low shelving. Occasionally

  • Standing: able to stand for discussions in offices or on production floor. Several times a week

  • Travel: able to travel independently and at short notice. Occasionally

  • Walking (include routine walking such as to a shared printer to retrieve documents): able to walk through office and production areas including uneven surfaces. Daily

  • Personal Protective Equipment required: Occasionally may be required PPE includes, but is not limited to, Safety Shoes, Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection if visiting the shop floor.

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.

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