Solution Architect Business Architecture

London - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About Flight Centre Travel Group

Flight Centre Travel Group is one of the worlds largest travel companies with over 12000 employees globally - who we call Flighties. With over thirty brands under our family tree and headquarters in more than twenty countries our roles are diverse and our opportunities are endless. When we say were a great place to work we have the proof to back it up. Over the past 12 years weve been voted a Great Place to Work including one of the Best Workplaces for Wellbeing and Best Workplaces for Women. Together we live and breathe our number one philosophy our people and turn up each day driven by our purpose to open up the world for those who want to see. Put simply were a bunch of travel lovers looking for more travel lovers to join our family.

About the role

As a Solution Architect you will play a key role in shaping and delivering innovative scalable and cost-effective technology solutions that support our travel management platform across Europe. Working closely with product engineering operations and commercial stakeholders you will translate business needs into robust end-to-end solution designs that enhance the customer journey optimise operational efficiency and support long-term growth.

You will lead solution design across complex environments integrating internal platforms legacy systems and third-party travel technologies. From early concept development through to delivery you will provide architectural guidance support project planning and ensure solutions align with enterprise standards security requirements and strategic objectives. Youll also evaluate emerging technologies and continuously identify opportunities to improve processes performance and user experience.

About you

The ideal candidate will have a strong balance of technical depth business acumen and stakeholder engagement skills. You enjoy solving complex problems can see the bigger picture and are confident influencing outcomes across multidisciplinary teams. You are analytical pragmatic and proactive with a passion for continuous improvement and learning.

Requirements for the role

Experience & qualifications

Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering Information Technology or a related field (preferred)
Experience within travel hospitality or service-based industries is highly desirable

Technical skills

Strong experience with cloud platforms such as AWS Azure or Google Cloud
Proven experience designing and integrating complex systems including third-party APIs (e.g. travel booking platforms such as Amadeus or Sabre)
Solid understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g. TOGAF Zachman)
Knowledge of microservices architecture system integration patterns and security best practices

Core competencies

Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking skills with the ability to produce practical scalable solutions
Excellent communication skills able to clearly articulate architectural concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Commercially minded with the ability to balance business needs data integrity and security
Highly organised with strong time-management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities
A collaborative team player who builds trusted relationships and delivers high-quality service

Our award-winning work perks

Flexible/hybrid working model - a mix of remote and office work.
Discounted travel for family and friends- booked by our in-house travel team as part of Flight Centre Travel Group you have access to industry rates and discounts for you and your friends and family.
Career progression as part of Flight Centre Travel Group with a global brand network spanning 30 brands and 20 countries you are empowered to create clear career pathways and have access to the training and support needed to achieve your goals.
Fun culture with industry-renowned social events (think monthly award nights global conferences end-of-financial year balls more).
Active Hour an hour set aside each week to spend on your well-being.
Bronze-level health cash plan - claim cash back against a range of medical services including dentistry optical and chiropractic.
Plus so much more (company-matched charitable giving excellent pension scheme an active hour each week etc.)

Our number one philosophy is Our people. Flight Centre Travel Groups promise is to provide an environment with equality of respect dignity and opportunity for all our employees. We value an inclusive and supportive workplace which reflects the diversity of our society.

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About Flight Centre Travel GroupFlight Centre Travel Group is one of the worlds largest travel companies with over 12000 employees globally - who we call Flighties. With over thirty brands under our family tree and headquarters in more than twenty countries our roles are diverse and our opportunitie...