Listed on Norwegian Cruise Line’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.
What this role is
This is a strategic architecture leadership role overseeing the design and governance of technology systems across cruise ships, from operational safety platforms to guest-facing applications. The position suits experienced enterprise architects with expertise in distributed systems, maritime or edge computing environments, and the ability to influence stakeholders across product, operations, and technology teams.
Our summary, not Norwegian Cruise Line’s wording. The full posting is on their site.
What they ask for
Required
- 10-12+ years of progressive architecture experience in complex distributed enterprise environments
- Significant experience architecting large-scale operational, transactional, or edge/branch platforms
- Deep knowledge of shipboard, maritime, hospitality, or similarly constrained/offline operational environments, or equivalent edge/branch computing domains
- Experience with API-first and event-driven architecture patterns including offline and sync use cases
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, resiliency design, degraded-mode operation, and high-availability architectures
- Ability to influence senior technology, operations, and business leaders in a matrixed environment
- Experience operating within federated architecture governance models
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Electrical Engineering
Nice to have
- Master's degree
- Cruise, maritime, hospitality, travel, or transportation industry experience
- Experience with shipboard or branch-location systems such as POS, guest experience, or operational safety platforms
- Familiarity with CRM, loyalty, customer data, and operational data integration patterns
- Experience managing vendor lifecycle strategy and major platform or fleet-wide upgrades and rollouts