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AI-Native Solution Architecture\nDesign end-to-end architectures enabling AI assistants to discover, understand, and execute Amadeus travel capabilities.\nDefine scalable architectures for exposing booking, servicing, shopping, trip management, and travel intelligence capabilities to external AI ecosystems.\nDesign interaction models between AI assistants, AI agents, orchestration layers, APIs, travel services, and enterprise systems.\nDrive architecture decisions balancing scalability, security, latency, resilience, and cost efficiency.\nProduce architecture blueprints, technical roadmaps, and implementation guidance.\n2. Ecosystem & Agent Enablement\nDefine standards and patterns for exposing Amadeus capabilities to external AI platforms.\nDesign agent-ready services leveraging emerging protocols and frameworks for AI interoperability.\nCollaborate with strategic technology partners such as Microsoft, Google, OpenAI, AWS, and others to ensure seamless integration.\nDefine capability boundaries, tool interfaces, metadata models, and discoverability mechanisms allowing AI agents to consume Amadeus services effectively.\nEvaluate emerging standards, protocols, and technologies shaping the AI ecosystem.\n3. Platform Integration & Industrialization\nEnsure solutions integrate seamlessly with the Amadeus Open Platform and enterprise architecture standards.\nDefine reusable architectural patterns enabling rapid onboarding of new travel capabilities.\nEnsure production readiness through observability, monitoring, resilience, governance, and operational controls.\nPartner with platform and system teams to accelerate industrialization and global adoption.\n4. Technical Leadership\nAct as the architectural reference for the AI Assistant Speedboat.\nLead solution reviews and technical decision-making processes.\nMentor engineering teams and promote engineering excellence.\nCollaborate closely with Product Management to shape strategy and delivery roadmaps.\nInfluence architecture across multiple business units and technology organizations.\n5. Delivery Excellence\nSupport initiatives from ideation and prototyping through large-scale production deployment.\nEnsure solutions meet enterprise requirements for performance, availability, security, compliance, and cost efficiency.\nEstablish architecture guardrails and best practices for AI-native products.\nDrive continuous improvement through feedback loops, operational insights, and platform evolution.\n\nRequired Skills & Experience\nMust Have\nProven experience designing enterprise-scale distributed systems and complex integration architectures.\nStrong expertise in API-first, service-oriented, and cloud-native architectures.\nExperience defining architecture for externally consumed platforms, ecosystems, or marketplaces.\nDeep understanding of integration patterns, interoperability, and system orchestration.\nStrong communication and stakeholder management skills.\nProven ability to influence technical strategy across multiple teams and organizations.\nExperience leading architecture initiatives from concept through production deployment.\nPreferred\nExperience with Generative AI, Agentic AI, AI assistants, and large language model ecosystems.\nFamiliarity with Model Context Protocol (MCP), tool calling frameworks, agent architectures, and AI interoperability standards.\nExperience integrating enterprise capabilities with platforms such as Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, OpenAI, AWS, or similar ecosystems.\nKnowledge of AI observability, evaluation frameworks, governance, and security.\nFamiliarity with Amadeus Open Platform and travel technology ecosystems.\nExperience operating in fast-moving innovation environments.\nWhat We Are Looking For\nStrategic thinker capable of shaping how Amadeus participates in the emerging AI ecosystem.\nStrong systems architect with a platform and ecosystem mindset.\nPassionate about AI and the transformation of digital experiences.\nComfortable operating in ambiguity and rapidly evolving technology landscapes.\nProduct-oriented and outcome-driven.\nCollaborative leader capable of aligning diverse stakeholders around a common technical vision.\nCurious, pragmatic, and continuously learning.\n\nWhy Join Us?\nHelp define how millions of travelers interact with travel services in the age of AI. Your work will power the connection between Amadeus' world-leading travel capabilities and the AI assistants that are rapidly becoming the new digital interface for consumers and enterprises alike.\nDiversity & Inclusion\nAmadeus aspires to be a leader in Diversity and Inclusion in the tech industry, enabling every employee to reach their full potential by fostering a culture of belonging and fair treatment, attracting the best talent from all backgrounds, and as a role model for an inclusive employee experience.\nAmadeus is an equal opportunity employer and committed to an accessible recruitment process. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, beliefs, disability or any other characteristics protected by law.\nBe aware of recruitment scams\nAmadeus Group never charges fees, requests payment, or asks for financial information during recruitment. 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