Software Architect - Team Leader

Kia Ora, Hola, สวัสดี, Guten Tag!

At Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) our purpose is to 'open up the world for those who want to see'. Every day, we give people all around the world the opportunity to experience something amazing – travel!  

We are looking for a Software Architect - Team Leader to join the team. In this role, you will focus on defining and implementing software design patterns, software domains, components and behaviours to ensure effective delivery of software. The role will focus on building quality, scalable, reusable and maintainable applications.

What you'll enjoy...  

• Tick destinations off your bucket list with our discounts on travel and accommodation. 
• Enjoy our employee share scheme through EquatePlus.
• Access to in-house financial and health services, internal 24/7 gym, and newly renovated end-of-trip facility. 
• Global career opportunities in a network of brands and businesses at your fingertips.
• Proud Corporate Social Responsibility platform through the Flight Centre Foundation, and Brighter Futures programs. 
• Various social events to promote networking, the celebration of wins, and sometimes just for fun! (Global Gathering 2024 - Lisbon). 

A day in the life...

• Develop cloud-native architectures with a focus on simplicity and reuse, actively participating in the hands-on implementation of critical software components and taking a lead role in the hands-on development of user stories within the Agile framework.
• Create detailed software designs for major system components, features, and user stories, ensuring alignment with architectural principles.
• Collaborate closely with Solution Architects, Technical Leads, and Engineers to establish architectural solutions and standards, actively contributing to the development process by working hands-on with the team on user stories.
• Document and present solutions in detail, facilitating accurate effort estimation for delivery. Present solutions to the global architecture review board, covering aspects such as security, data, infrastructure, and application architectures.
• Stay abreast of technologies and industry trends, incorporating relevant insights into our architectural solutions. Actively participate in research to enhance the overall quality of our solutions.
• Assist teams in identifying and mitigating risks and issues related to the solution, providing hands-on support to diagnose and resolve architectural and technical challenges throughout the project/ delivery lifecycle.
• Communicate architecture decisions, best practices, and patterns effectively to wider engineering teams, fostering a collaborative and informed development environment.
• Work closely with product teams to ensure alignment of architecture roadmaps with the incremental development of our product lifecycle, actively contributing to agile sessions, workshops, planning, retrospectives, and other team activities.
• Lead and collaborate with engineering teams to achieve agreed-upon strategic objectives in a collaborative and hands-on manner.
• Contribute innovative ideas to the engineering strategy and technical roadmaps, actively participating in the evolution and improvement of engineering practices across the company. 

Who you are...

• 5+ years' experience as a technical architect or similar.
• Strong knowledge in software engineering with extensive experience working with cross-functional teams in designing and delivering end-to-end software.
• Strong experience with designing and delivering cloud-native applications that are built for global scale, reliable, secure and performant.
• Strong knowledge in architecture styles, such as Services-Oriented Architecture & Micro-Service based Architectures and Software Design Patterns.
• Experience with data architecture, data platforms, tools, and data design concepts.
• Exposure to key technologies and platforms such as React, Node.js, Github Actions, Terraform, Okta, Kubernetes, Salesforce, and AWS services (EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, S3, CloudFormation, CDK, Cloudfront).
• Experience with PCI/GDPR compliance.
• Experience with observability tools, such as logging (Splunk, Kibana) and monitoring (New Relic).

We value you...

Flight Centre Travel Group is committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace that supports your unique identity to create better, safer experiences for everyone.​ We encourage you to come as you are; to foster inclusivity and collaboration. We celebrate you. 

Who we are...

Since our beginning, our vision has always been to open up the world for those who want to see.

As a global travel retailer, our people come from all different backgrounds, and our connections spread to the far reaches of the globe - 20+ countries and counting! Together, we are a family (we call ourselves Flighties). 

We offer genuine opportunities for people to grow and evolve. We embrace new experiences, we celebrate the wins, seize all opportunities, and empower all of our people to find their Brightness of Future.

We encourage you to DREAM BIG through collaboration and innovation, and make sure you are supported to make incredible ideas a reality. Together, we deliver quality, innovative solutions that delight our customers and achieve our strategic priorities.

Irreverence. Ownership. Egalitarianism. 

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