Aviation Cloud Solutions Architect

About the role

Thales is hiring an Aviation Cloud Solutions Architect for its International Avionics Lab in Singapore, a forward-looking innovation lab that explores and develops next-generation aviation and digital solutions. The lab sits at the intersection of avionics, cloud technologies and advanced software platforms, and designs, prototypes and demonstrates concepts that improve air traffic management and airline/airport operations across Singapore, the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. The architect will design the cloud architectures supporting the lab's digital platforms and innovation projects.

Key responsibilities

• Define infrastructure patterns for distributed applications and data services.
• Select appropriate cloud services and deployment strategies.
• Design scalable and resilient cloud architectures for the lab's platforms and innovation demonstrators, working collaboratively with the team to reach a shared approach.
• Provide technical guidance for cloud-native development and deployments.
• Lead cloud-related technical projects when required.

Required profile

• Typically 5+ years in cloud architecture or distributed platform engineering.
• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or IT, or equivalent experience.
• Background in aerospace, avionics, airline operation IT systems or air traffic management.
• Ability to assess the cybersecurity of cloud technologies, architectures and deployments.
• Knowledge of several programming languages (e.g. Python, C/C++, Kotlin, TypeScript, Ada or Java 6) or frameworks (React, Swing).
• Enjoyment of turning complex operational and technical needs into robust architectures.
• Demonstrated experience guiding small teams and/or junior software engineers.

Required skills

• Cloud-native architecture design
• AWS, Azure or GCP
• Kubernetes and container platforms
• Infrastructure-as-code (Terraform)
• Microservices architectures and CI/CD pipelines
• Messaging broker middleware and COTS packages such as Kafka producer/consumer and Kafka Streams, MQ

The role is based in Suntec City, with working hours Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm.