Airbus is a global pioneer in the aerospace industry, specializing in the design, manufacture, and delivery of commercial aircraft, military transports, helicopters, and space systems. As one of the world's largest aerospace companies, it employs over 130,000 people globally and operates as a cornerstone of European industrial collaboration and technological innovation. Spain plays a vital role in Airbus's global operations, hosting major production and engineering centers in Getafe, Seville, and Cádiz. The company is a major employer for international talent in Spain, offering a multicultural work environment where English is the primary language for technical and management roles, alongside comprehensive relocation support for specialized engineering positions.

Airbus was established in 1970 as a European consortium to challenge the dominance of American aerospace manufacturers. It grew through the integration of major national aerospace companies from France, Germany, the UK, and Spain, including the merger with Spain's CASA in 1999.

IM Global Solution Architect

Airbus Spain

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Job Description:

Job Description and Tasks

Role Overview: Responsible for defining the high-level structure of a web application or system. They translate business requirements into a technical blueprint, selecting the appropriate technology stack and establishing design principles to ensure the system is scalable, secure, and aligned with long-term business goals. Additionally, the Solution Architect serves as the primary custodian of organizational standards, ensuring all global processes and routines are successfully integrated into the team's lifecycle.

Technical Blueprint: Design and document the high-level structure and components of the web system.
Tech Stack Governance: Evaluate and select the core technology stack (frameworks, databases, cloud platforms).
Non-Functional Strategy: Define strategies for crucial aspects like scalability, security, and performance.
Organizational Integration & Onboarding: Lead the technical onboarding process for new hires; ensure the team understands and adopts the mother company's culture, workflows, and operational routines.
Standardization & Compliance: Establish and enforce architectural standards and coding best practices. Ensure strict adherence to mother company processes, documentation requirements, and global compliance standards.
Mentorship & Guidance: Provide senior technical direction and mentorship to development and lead teams.
Business Alignment: Ensure the technical architecture meets business goals and budget constraints.
Technical Communication: Clearly communicate complex architectural decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Task:

Attendance, preparation and support of international meetings.
Ensure the scalability of the projects.
Outsourcing, implementation & Software Deployment.
Study new solutions & functionalities according to appropriate methods and standards.
Continuous analysis and assurance of cleanliness (scalability, speed, resource savings) and security (prevention of vulnerabilities and security breaches) of the code.
Select an appropriate implementation model for the project.
Design architecture and each component of the system.
Ensure continuous integration and deployment.
Evaluating, identifying and developing software solutions.
Training and overseeing the activities of the members of the development team.
Locating and directing solutions for critical challenges involving software and hardware interface.
Looking for problems within software systems and resolving the issues.
Help in identifying the root cause of incidents and bugs, proposing solutions and improvements.
Support the developers to identify and resolve issues in their developments.
Strong coordination with the architects practitioners in Mother Company, assessing the needs in terms of software development.
Steer the improvements and follow-up any deviations.
Follow-up the security and quality reports for the existing developments

Mandatory Key Competences

Architectural Leadership: Proven experience designing complex web systems using modern frameworks for frontend and backend solutions.
Full-Stack Strategy: Deep expertise in backend development, focusing on scalable API design and service-oriented patterns.
Reactive & Asynchronous Patterns: Advanced knowledge of asynchronous programming and frameworks for managing complex data streams.
Containerization & Orchestration: Expert-level proficiency in Docker/Docker Compose and Kubernetes (or OpenShift) for designing portable, cloud-native environments.
Identity & Security Governance: Hands-on experience implementing enterprise security protocols, including OpenID Connect, SAML, and LDAP.
DevOps & Automation: Experience architecting CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Tekton, GitOps, or ArgoCD) to ensure automated, repeatable deployments.
Data Modeling & Architecture: Advanced expertise in Entity-Relationship (ER) modeling and Schema Design for both relational (SQL) and non-relational (NoSQL) environments. Ability to design data structures that support complex business logic while maintaining high performance.
System Scripting: Proficiency in Bash scripting for automation and environment configuration.
Version Control Standards: Advanced mastery of Git, including the ability to define branching strategies and code review workflows.

Desired Key Competences

Computer Science Engineer with more than 5 years of experience
Design & Implementation: Proven track record of designing software architecture across diverse environments (On-premise, Cloud, Hybrid).
Microservices Expertise: Experience in designing and decoupling monolithic systems into Microservices.
Message-Oriented Middleware: Knowledge of event-driven architectures using Kafka or RabbitMQ.
Web Infrastructure: Deep understanding of web server configuration and optimization (Nginx, Tomcat).
Agile Governance: Experience leading teams within Scrum or Kanban frameworks.
Software Industrialization: Ability to transform manual development processes into automated, industrial-grade software factories.
Technical Documentation & Modeling: High proficiency in UML for documenting blueprints and using Jira for technical lifecycle management.
Advanced Data Standards: Proficiency in modeling complex data exchange formats using JSON Schema or XML/XSD to ensure seamless communication between microservices.

Mindset

High level of English language
Continuous improvement oriented
Liking for learning
Humility
Team spirit
Welcome problems oriented
Proactivity

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.

Company:

Airbus Helicopters España, SA

Employment Type:

Permanent

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Experience Level:

Professional

Job Family:

Digital

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