Principal Pre-Sales Architect (Airline Enterprise Architecture)

TL;DR

Principal Pre-Sales Architect (Airline Enterprise Architecture): Providing senior technical leadership for strategic airline sales engagements with an accent on Modern Airline Retailing and Offer & Order transformation. Focus on designing complex enterprise solution architectures and advising airline technology leaders on modernization strategies.

Location: Remote (USA), based in Houston, TX

Company

hirify.global is a leading AI-powered offer management provider helping the airline industry maximize revenue and margin growth through intelligent retailing.

What you will do

• Lead technical strategy and architecture discussions for complex airline sales opportunities as the primary technical advisor.
• Partner with airline technology leaders to define future-state architecture and commercial transformation roadmaps.
• Design enterprise solution architectures that integrate hirify.global solutions into complex airline technology ecosystems.
• Guide clients through Modern Airline Retailing and Offer & Order transformation initiatives.
• Lead architecture governance reviews, security evaluations, and technical due diligence for strategic pursuits.
• Develop reusable reference architectures and mentor junior Pre-Sales Architects and consultants.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in Enterprise, Solution, or Integration Architecture, or Pre-Sales Engineering.
• Proven track record of engaging senior technical and business stakeholders in large enterprise environments.
• Expertise in Application, Data, Integration, and Security Architecture.
• Experience with Cloud technologies, APIs, and event-driven architectures.
• Airline or travel technology industry experience is strongly preferred.
• Ability to travel globally up to 50% of the time.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with IATA standards, including NDC and ONE Order.
• Experience creating customer-facing integration blueprints and architecture diagrams.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Information Systems.

Culture & Benefits

• Culture centered on ownership, innovation, and care for people and communities.
• Flexible ways of working to support personal and professional growth.
• Environment focused on continuous learning and AI-driven innovation.
• Opportunity to work with a dedicated travel technology company with nearly 40 years of expertise.