EDUCATION: Bachelor degree or equivalent, Masters degree preferred.
 
EXPERIENCE:
This individual will have proven ability to effectively communicate the company's technology direction, technical strategies and objectives in support of securing new business.  In addition, he/she will have demonstrated agility in effectively collaborating with senior-level executives on business challenges as well as employees on technical problem solving.  
 
Technologies employed across the AirCentre portfolio include, but are not limited to: UNIX, Windows, Solaris, Java, C++, .NET, Flex, Delphi, Oracle, Pervasive, MSSQL and others.  As such, extensive experience working with various technologies is required for the position.  Understanding of the AirCentre Enterprise Operations portfolio from a technology and systems perspective would be a plus, but not required.
 
Minimum 10 years related experience; Advanced computer software skills; Excellent communication skills, written and verbal; ability to lead and direct multiple projects simultaneously; ability to delegate work to subordinate or less experienced team members; proven leadership ability.
 
SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS: Application Architecture: Identifies common business components and services that can be leveraged by multiple applications. Product Life Cycle: Working knowledge of phases of the product life cycle, including engineering specifications, customer requirements gathering, software design and development, testing - including unit, functional, systems and integration  implementation/delivery and maintenance. Sabre Strategic Architecture: General knowledge of the company's architectural practices and guidelines, Strategic Architectural Tenants, roadmap and security policies. Systems Analysis: Determines how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes, knowledge of products and system architecture . Systems Design: Generates or adapts equipment and technology to serve user needs; contributes to the development of business landscape, business architectures and solution architectures. Systems Integration: Knowledge of how different systems interact, including potential problems and difficulties that may occur. Technology Architecture: Defines architecture requirements and deliverables; ensures procedures for on-going operational support. Technology Strategy: Understands the company�s technology direction; ensures product development links to strategic business and technical strategies and objectives; knows where business is going and builds features into technical solutions.