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Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Software Solution Architect - Payload Telecom Database, IRIS²

Backend EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeCannes, FranceNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Significant experience in software architecture and development of complex software solutions, ideally in constrained industrial environments.
  • Knowledge of processes, standards, and practices for software development in space, aeronautics, defense, or other critical-systems domains.
  • Knowledge of software architecture principles for data-management and transformation tools, including data modeling, interface definition, traceability, validation, and configuration management.
  • Recognized technical leadership, with the ability to champion architectural decisions, support development teams, and explain complex technical issues.
  • Knowledge of Protocol Buffers, service architectures, API definition, Docker, cloud deployment environments, and CI/CD pipelines.
  • Skills in managing and structuring a product line, including technical roadmap management, configuration control, and sustaining a solution across multiple projects.
  • Ability to communicate clearly and in a structured manner with varied stakeholders, including in English.

Responsibilities

  • Define the solution's overall architecture, data model, and interfaces with engineering tools, flight software, and ground systems to ensure technical coherence.
  • Identify and assess technical trade-offs to ensure the solution's relevance, maintainability, and feasibility.
  • Support development teams in their respective scopes and explain technical decisions to project stakeholders.
  • Support the Product Design Authority in approving technical decisions, particularly regarding data-model consistency, robustness, cybersecurity, and user experience and user interface.
  • Collaborate with the Product Design Authority and Work Package Manager on estimates, contribute to the technical roadmap, and introduce technologies, methods, and development practices needed for the Payload Database Manager.
  • Report overall activity to the Software Product Design Authority and Work Package Manager.

About the Company

Thales

Global defense and aerospace electronics

Thales designs and delivers critical technology for aerospace, defense, and digital security. Its products include electronics, software, and data-security systems that power air travel, payments, and modern military platforms, by integrating hardware and software to build systems such as avionics, radar, cybersecurity, and secure communications that collect sensor data and protect networks. It stands out through deep industrial experience, end-to-end solutions across defense, aerospace, and cybersecurity, and a focus on AI and quantum tech, aided by strategic acquisitions and partial state ownership. Its goal is to provide reliable, secure, and connected technologies that support national security, public safety, and everyday life by solving complex security and connectivity challenges.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Meudon, France
Founded
1893

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