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Solution Architect
Generalist Solution Architect – IAG Transform
About Us
We are part of International Airlines Group (IAG), one of the world’s leading airline groups and owner of some of the biggest brands in aviation, including Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia, Level, Vueling, as well as IAG Loyalty and IAG Cargo.
IAG Transform provides creative and innovative solutions to drive sustainable transformation across the Group by delivering procurement and airline services, as well as group-wide systems. Our centralised model enables efficiencies, automation, and cost savings across all operating companies.
The Purpose of the Role
The Generalist Solution Architect designs end-to-end, integrated technology solutions that address complex business problems across IAG.
This is a technology-agnostic, delivery-focused role, operating across multiple domains, platforms, products, and programmes—rather than specialising in a single area. You will:
- Translate business requirements into coherent, secure, scalable, and supportable solutions
- Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture principles while remaining delivery-aware
- Work across a mobile portfolio of programmes and projects to drive change
- Operate within the OpCo architecture function, shaping, governing, and delivering location-specific solutions while remaining aligned with Group Enterprise Architecture strategy
Key Responsibilities
End-to-End Solution Design
- Design technically robust, business-utility solutions across:
- Applications & integrations
- Data & analytics
- Infrastructure & cloud
- Security & operational considerations
- Break down complex business problems into clear, cost-effective solution options, making functional and non-functional requirements explicit
- Create fit-for-purpose designs that prioritise proportionality and scalability without unnecessary complexity
Multi-Domain, Generalist Delivery
- Act as a solution architect across multiple business domains & tech stacks, avoiding siloed or point-solution approaches
- Move flexibly between projects and programmes in different delivery stages
- Ensure consistent solution integration across all platforms (existing & new)
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Requirements, Design & Assurance
- Work with business and delivery teams to refine scope, ensuring complete, consistent, and technically feasible requirements
- Ensure solutions meet security, resilience, and operability standards
- Monitor and resolve design deviations while balancing architectural principles with delivery pragmatism
Enterprise Alignment & Governance
- Align solutions with IAG’s Enterprise Architecture principles, standards, and roadmaps
- Partner with enterprise architects to ensure OpCo solutions contribute positively to the wider organisation
- Establish value and assurance checkpoints to maintain compliance throughout implementation
Delivery & Supplier Engagement
- Collaborate with delivery teams on build, test, and implementation activities
- Validate solution designs with stakeholders and suppliers, ensuring benefits are delivered
- Evaluate third-party products/services and assess their alignment with business needs
Stakeholder & Business Partnership
- Engage confidently with business, tech, and delivery stakeholders at all levels
- Translate design details for varied audiences, balancing user needs, technical integrity, risk, and cost
- Champion collaborative, inclusive decision-making to drive informed outcomes
Technology Scope (indicative list—not exhaustive)
| Area | Scope |
|---|---|
| Business & Process Support Systems | Systems to streamline operational workflows |
| Packaged & Bespoke Applications | Pre-built software & custom solutions |
| Integration, APIs & Middleware | Enabling data & service exchange |
| Data, Reporting & Analytics | Business intelligence & decision-making |
| Infrastructure, Cloud & Hosting | Hybrid & cloud-native platforms |
| Identity, Access & Security Controls | Cybersecurity and data protection |
| Service Design & Operational Readiness | Ensuring solutions are usable, scalable, and sustainable |
This is a product-agnostic role—experience with specific vendors or platforms is not a requirement.
Skills, Experience & Qualifications
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Education & Foundational Skills
- Degree-level education, or equivalent professional experience
- Proven abilities in solution architecture across multiple tech stack domains
- Strong stakeholder influence and communication skills (verbal & written)
- Critical judgment to balance architectural quality with delivery pragmatism
Essential Experience
- Solution Architect experience across business & tech initiatives
- Proven track record of designing end-to-end solutions (applications, integration, data, and infrastructure)
- Experience operating in multi-domain, multi-project environments rather than single-domain
- Exposure to enterprise architecture standards & governance in large-scale organisations
- Experience in international or multi-OpCo environments (desirable)
Personal Attributes
- Strategic & entrepreneurial mindset with analytical pragmatism
- Highly confident when influencing senior stakeholders transparently
- Comfortable working with ambiguity, change, and complexity
- Collaborative and outcome-driven, focusing on trusted partnerships
What We Offer
Career Growth & Impact
- A challenging, dynamic role in a fast-paced aviation sector at a global leader
- Opportunity to work in multi-cultural environments with premier offices globally
- Long-term influence—shaping the future of aviation through tech transformation
Strengths & Benefits
- Work/life balance initiatives to support overall wellbeing
- Comprehensive benefits, including:
- Health & wellness programmes
- Pension scheme
- Performance bonuses
- Participation in a values-driven, inclusive culture
- Commitment to diversity and equal opportunities
Why Join IAG Transform?
IAG Transform is aligned with IAG’s ambition to lead the next evolution of aviation. Together, we assist the airline group in reaching its net-zero emissions goal by 2050, supporting innovation, efficiency, and sustainability.
With transformer offices in: ✔ London (UK HQ) ✔ Dublin (Ireland) ✔ Madrid (Spain) ✔ Barcelona (Spain) ✔ Kraków (Poland)
Your work will drive real positive change—from operational improvements to groundbreaking industry-shaping projects.
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