Lead Solution Architect – Airports

Job Summary

Job Description:

Solution Design & Architecture

• Lead the design of integrated airport technology solutions covering passenger processing (check-in self-service kiosks bag drop boarding) baggage handling and reconciliation common-use systems (CUPPS CUSS CUTE) and airport operational systems (AODB RMS FIDS BHS interfaces).

• Define target architectures and roadmaps spanning applications data integration infrastructure cloudnetworksand security ensuring alignment to enterprise and industry reference models.

• Produce and own high-level and low-level design artefacts solution blueprints interfacespecificationsand architecture decision records.

• Make and justify build-vs-buy and platform selection decisions balancing operational resilience cost vendorlandscapeand long-term maintainability.

Integration & Operational Resilience

• Design integration architectures (APIs ESB/iPaaS messaging event-driven patterns) that connect airline airport ground-handlergovernmentand retail systems.

• Ensure solutions meet stringent availability performancefailoverand business-continuity requirements appropriate to a 24/7 safety- and security-critical operational environment.

• Embed cyber security dataprotectionand regulatory compliance into the design from the outset (security-by-design).

Engagement & Delivery Leadership

• Act as the senior technical authority across the engagement lifecycle bid/pursuit mobilisation design build testtransitionand operations.

• Lead and mentor a team of solution and domain architects setting design standards and assuring the quality of their work.

• Own technical risk identificationmitigationand escalation; chair design authority and architecture review boards.

• Provide effortcostand resource estimates to support commercial proposals and project planning.

Stakeholder & Advisory

• Build trusted-advisor relationships with airport executives operational stakeholders airlinesregulatorsand technology partners.

• Translate complex technical concepts into clear business value and decision-ready options for non-technical audiences.

• Contribute to pre-salesproposalsand innovation activities shaping winning deliverable solutions.

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Experience:Significant experienceas a solution or enterprise architect on large complex technology programmes with demonstrable delivery in the aviationairportor wider transport / critical-infrastructure sector.

• Domain knowledge: Strong understanding of airport operational systems and the IT/OT landscape e.g. AODB RMS FIDS BHS CUPPS/CUSS/CUTE BRS A-CDM and passenger flow / biometric processing.

• Architecture breadth: Proven hands-on architecture across applications integration data cloud (Azure / AWS / GCP) infrastructurenetworksand cyber security.

• Integration: Deep experience designing integration and interoperability between heterogeneous systems and multiple stakeholders including industry standards such as IATA messaging and relevant ACI/IATA guidance.

• Resilience & security: Track record of designing for high availabilityresilienceand security in mission-critical 24/7 operational environments.

• Leadership: Ability to lead multi-disciplinary architecture teams and govern design quality through architecture review and design authority forums.

• Communication: Excellent stakeholder managementfacilitationand written/verbal communication skills comfortable engaging at C-level.

Desirable

• Recognised architecture certification (e.g. TOGAF) and/or cloud architecture certifications.

• Familiarity with airport-specific standards and frameworks (IATA ACI A-CDM NDC biometric / Digital Travel Credential initiatives).

• Experience of large-scale terminal openingexpansionor greenfield airport technology programmes.

• Exposure to managed-services / systems-integration (MSI) operating models and transition to operations.

• Knowledge of OT SCADA IoT and building-management integration within an airport campus.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science Engineering InformationSystemsor a related discipline (or equivalent professional experience).

• Relevant architecturecloudand/or security certifications are strongly preferred.

Key Competencies

Strategic and systems thinking design leadership and technical rigour stakeholder influence commercial awareness risk management collaboration across multi-vendor teams resilience under operational pressure customer focus.

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