Manager - Mobile Architecture & Engineering

About the role

Etihad Airways is looking for a Manager, Mobile Architecture & Engineering in Abu Dhabi. This senior technical leader defines scalable mobile architecture and engineering strategy across iOS, Android, hybrid and cross-platform applications, combining technical and people leadership with governance over security, quality, performance, observability and CI/CD, while driving the adoption of AI and Generative AI.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of mobile engineering and architecture strategy and standards across iOS, Android and hybrid/cross-platform apps, with a focus on Ionic-Angular.
• Define reference architectures, reusable components, SDK strategies, integration patterns and engineering guardrails, including native versus hybrid criteria.
• Drive API-first and event-driven integration patterns, covering scalability, reliability, offline capabilities, accessibility, localization, analytics and security.
• Drive AI-assisted development across requirements, design, code, test, security, release and operations using tools such as GitHub Copilot.
• Set engineering standards based on SOLID principles, clean architecture, code reviews, static analysis, dependency management and automated quality gates.
• Establish testing, automation, performance KPIs, telemetry and observability across mobile applications.
• Govern mobile CI/CD and DevSecOps, including automated build/testing, SAST, DAST, SCA, secrets detection, signing and App Store/Google Play deployment.
• Lead mobile security and privacy, including OWASP Mobile, OAuth 2.0/OpenID Connect, biometrics, encryption, secure storage, device integrity and API security.
• Govern architecture, engineering standards, technical debt, technology lifecycle and modernization roadmaps across legacy, hybrid, native, APIs, cloud integrations and design systems.
• Provide technical leadership to Engineering Managers, Technical Leads, Architects, Mobile Engineers, QA and DevOps, and govern vendor engineering quality, standards and knowledge transfer.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, computer engineering or an equivalent technical discipline.
• 7+ years of software engineering experience in mobile application development.
• 5+ years in technical leadership, engineering management, architecture or equivalent senior engineering responsibility.
• Demonstrated delivery of large-scale, customer-facing mobile applications.
• Significant experience with native and hybrid/cross-platform mobile architectures.
• Experience leading multiple engineering squads or governing a significant engineering portfolio.
• Strong understanding of enterprise SDLC, DevSecOps, testing, security, observability and production operations.
• Practical experience adopting AI within software products and/or the engineering lifecycle.
• A Master's degree in a related discipline and relevant cloud, architecture, cybersecurity, mobile or AI certifications are desirable.

Required skills

• Swift and/or Kotlin
• Ionic-Angular or other hybrid mobile technologies using WebKit/WebView (e.g. PhoneGap, Cordova)
• DevSecOps, CI/CD, OWASP Mobile, OAuth 2.0/OpenID Connect