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About the Role
easyJet is seeking a Lead Platform Architect to be the ultimate architectural authority for their Airline Operations Platform. This role involves governing and evolving a mission-critical enterprise asset that directly impacts flight operations, crew management, and system reliability, uniting diverse operational missions under a single, resilient platform.
Responsibilities
- Define the target architecture and roadmap for platform integrity.
- Design all platform capabilities for multi-Mission reuse to eliminate duplicate systems.
- Establish service contracts, API-first rules, and default integration patterns.
- Govern platform evolution to prevent unmanaged dependencies and friction.
- Partner with Enterprise Architecture to align platform goals with enterprise strategy.
- Serve as the final design review voice and technical authority for the platform.
- Provide technical leadership to engineering teams on scalability and resilience.
- Lead architecture assurance activities to ensure alignment with target models.
- Review, document, and strictly control any deviations from established platform standards.
- Design core layers for identity, operational data, orchestration, and event streaming.
- Champion event-driven architecture, streaming, and shared data services.
- Define reusable AI, automation capabilities, and telemetry workflows.
- Ensure platform alignment with aviation and industry standards (e.g., IATA).
- Embed identity, authentication, federation, and data privacy into all layers.
- Identify architectural risks to protect critical, real-time flight operations.
- Mentor architects and engineers across teams on platform-first design principles.
Requirements
- Ability to think in large, interconnected systems rather than isolated components.
- Proven experience aligning distinct product demands with overall business strategy.
- Deep mastery of scalable, API-first, and event-driven architectures.
- Strong track record of running design reviews and managing technical debt in complex environments.
- Ability to influence federated engineering communities and escalate conflicts constructively.
- Self-starter who can identify opportunities to drive greater success for the team.
- Track record of building strong relationships with internal stakeholders.
- Does not meet criteria for visa sponsorship; unable to consider applicants who require sponsorship to work in the UK.
Skills
- Systems Thinking
- Strategic Leadership
- Integration Expertise
- Aviation Domain Knowledge
- Governance
- Communication
- API-first architecture
- Event-driven architecture
- Scalability
- Resilience
- Identity management
- Authentication
- Federation
- Data privacy
- AI
- Automation
- Telemetry
Location
- UK
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Lead
- Senior
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive base salary
- Annual bonus potential
Benefits
- 25 days holiday
- Pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Flexible benefits package
- Discounted staff travel scheme for friends and family
- Annual credit for discount on easyJet holidays
- ‘Work Away’ scheme, allowing you to work abroad for 30 days a year
- Electric vehicle lease salary sacrifice scheme
About the Company
- easyJet is a FTSE-250 listed, £multi-billion low-cost airline serving tens of millions of customers annually.
- They operate over 1,207 routes, connecting 38 countries across Europe, and employ more than 18,000 colleagues.
- Their mission is to make low-cost travel easy, connecting people through Europe’s best airline network, great value fares, and friendly service.
- easyJet's Promise Behaviours are Safe, Bold, Welcoming, and Challenging.
Equal Opportunity
- At easyJet, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse customers we serve across Europe. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds.
- If you require specific adjustments or support during the application or recruitment process, such as extra time for assessments or accessible interview locations, please contact us at ma.recruitment@easyjet.com.
- We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to ensure accessibility and accommodation.