#CORE IT Solution Architect (M/F)

Job Overview

Airbus Helicopters is looking for an IT Solution Architect (M/F) to join our Digital Transverse Functions Solutions department based in Marignane, France. This role will help shape the future of aeronautics and protect lives during missions accomplished thanks to our helicopters.

At the Marignane site, the third largest industrial site in France, near Marseille and Aix-en-Provence, you will be part of the manufacturing of our helicopters and an integral part of the transformation towards a high‑tech, inclusive, and environmentally friendly working environment.

Responsibilities

• Design end‑to‑end solution architectures (application, data, integration, and infrastructure) in compliance with Airbus Helicopters and Group architecture standards.
• Ensure integration with the existing Airbus Helicopters & Group ecosystem, including on‑premise and cloud‑enabled environments.
• Perform technical and functional design of application and infrastructure components based on validated functional requirements.
• Secure the implementation of IT solutions by ensuring compliance with cybersecurity, IAM, national security and export control constraints.
• Support Product Managers and Business Product Owners in understanding business needs and translating them into sustainable architectural choices.
• Provide technical leadership during critical phases (design reviews, implementation issues, production incidents).
• Participate actively in the solution lifecycle, from early design and technology choices to deployment and handover to RUN teams.
• Act as the primary point of contact for the domain on various IT architecture topics within the EII department.
• Define and drive a simplification and rationalisation roadmap (technical debt reduction, solution convergence, legacy retirement).

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in IT Solution Architecture domain.
• Strong ability to bridge secure on‑premise environments with cloud‑enabled and containerised platforms.
• Solid background in data integration, APIs, microservices and enterprise middleware.
• Good understanding of networking, security and IAM concepts in large organisations.
• Systems thinking capability to design solutions supporting growth, complexity and long‑term maintainability.
• Stakeholder management skills; ability to explain architectural trade‑offs and technical topics to non‑IT audiences.
• Knowledge of Export Control regulations (ITAR / EAR) applied to technical data.

Technical Scope & Expertise

• Infrastructure & Platforms: Virtual Machines, containerisation (OpenShift), F5, firewalls, IAM, SSO integration.
• Data flows: MuleSoft (API/Gateway), Solace/Kafka & Event‑Driven Architecture, ESB, ETL, Debezium, Axway MFT, Control‑M.
• Application & DevOps: Spring Boot, Angular, Jenkins, Ansible, Git, Artifactory, Dynatrace.
• Databases: MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Redis, Elasticsearch.
• Architecture standards & patterns: Microservices & API‑centric architectures, Event‑Driven Architecture (EDA), hybrid on‑premise/cloud architectures, security‑by‑design, scalability and resilience patterns, alignment with Airbus Group architecture standards and governance.

Benefits

• A global, competitive and transparent compensation package, including salaries, bonuses, profit‑sharing, participation and preferred share ownership plan.
• Professional development opportunities (training, mentoring, international mobility).
• Health coverage and retirement benefits.
• Support for work‑life balance, including parental support and flexibility.
• A dynamic CSE offering many advantages such as company restaurant, children’s leisure centre, sport complex and travel allowances.
• Transport facilities: company shuttles or reimbursement of annual transport pass.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all.

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