IT Solutions Architect - Innovation & Operations

IT Solutions Architect - Innovation & Operations

Job Category
:
Information Technology

Requisition Number
: ITSOL
011918

• Posted :
  September 11, 2025
• Full-Time
• On-site

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The Solutions Architect works with the business stakeholders and the IT team to develop deep understanding of business operations, processes and capabilities to determine the best methods to overcome business problems. Their job is to work with business stakeholders to determine current concerns for the company and identify opportunities where technology solutions, process optimization and a connected strategy can help solve problems.

They are also responsible for identifying future business needs and proactively working with the IT team to build the strategy and roadmaps to drive a connected ecosystem through future integrations and necessary changes. The Solutions Architect provides the necessary leadership, analysis and design tasks related to support the development of technology solutions to ensure that solutions meet business needs and align with architectural governance and standards.

This role requires the ability to work with evolving requirements, competing business demands and within the context of an established aircraft manufacturing and service organization. This position will be part of the Information Technology team.

Job Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions):

The Solutions Architect will oversee activities that optimize the value, cost and risk of applications:

• Understand business drivers and business capabilities (future and current state) and determine corresponding enterprise solution designs and change requirements to drive the organization's targeted business outcomes
• Lead evaluation, design and analysis for the implementation of the solution’s architecture across a group of specific business applications or technologies based on enterprise business strategy, business capabilities, value-streams, business requirements and enterprise standards
• Understand emerging technology trends and disruptions and their practical application to enable new and evolving business and operating models
• Monitor the current-state solution portfolio to identify deficiencies through aging of the technologies used by the application, or misalignment with business requirements and work with IT to provide a 3-5 yr strategy with a roadmap to create the connected ecosystem
• Able to effectively communicate the operational needs, challenges and recommendations to achieve the connected ecosystem and how it will be approached across different audiences including technical, managerial, executives and vendors. Generate technical requirements and communicate a matching solution architecture.
• Collaborate with other architects on the principles, guidelines, standards and solution patterns that ensure solution decisions are aligned with the enterprise's future-state architecture vision
• Ensure that application processes (including those of external service providers) are conducted in line with corporate architecture standards, company and technical policies and applicable standards and legislation

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or

Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related combination of education and technical experience.
• Must have proven experience in a Solutions Architect role implementing large complex programs to achieve the company goals
• 10+ years in at least two IT solution development disciplines, including technical or infrastructure architecture, network management, application development, middleware, database management or cloud development
• Good understanding of strategic and emerging technology trends, and the practical application of existing and emerging technologies to new and evolving business and operating models
• Good understanding of product management, agile principles and…