diff --git a/iaa.cpp b/iaa.cpp
index 0d1ac00..2580a24 100644
--- a/iaa.cpp
+++ b/iaa.cpp
@@ -6,40 +6,38 @@
 #include "config/config.h"
 #include "logging.h"
 #include "utils.h"
+
 using namespace config;
+
 #ifdef USE_IAA
-#include <iostream>
 
 #include "utils.h"
 
-#define PREPENDED_BLOCK_LENGTH 5
-#define MAX_BUFFER_SIZE (2 << 20)
-
 void IAAJob::InitJob(qpl_path_t execution_path) {
   uint32_t size;
   qpl_status status = qpl_get_job_size(execution_path, &size);
   if (status != QPL_STS_OK) {
-    jobs_[execution_path] = nullptr;
     return;
   }
+
+  QplJobPtr job = nullptr;
   try {
-    jobs_[execution_path] = reinterpret_cast<qpl_job*>(new char[size]);
+    job = CreateQplJob(size);
   } catch (std::bad_alloc& e) {
-    jobs_[execution_path] = nullptr;
     return;
   }
-  status = qpl_init_job(execution_path, jobs_[execution_path]);
+  status = qpl_init_job(execution_path, job.get());
   if (status != QPL_STS_OK) {
-    delete[] jobs_[execution_path];
-    jobs_[execution_path] = nullptr;
+    return;
   }
+
+  // Transfer ownership to the jobs_ vector
+  jobs_[execution_path] = std::move(job);
 }
 
 void IAAJob::DestroyJob(qpl_path_t execution_path) {
-  if (jobs_[execution_path] != nullptr) {
-    qpl_fini_job(jobs_[execution_path]);
-    delete[] jobs_[execution_path];
-    jobs_[execution_path] = nullptr;
+  if (jobs_[execution_path]) {
+    jobs_[execution_path].reset();
   }
 }
 
@@ -68,7 +66,7 @@ int CompressIAA(uint8_t* input, uint32_t* input_length, uint8_t* output,
   }
 
   qpl_job* job = job_.GetJob(execution_path);
-  if (job == nullptr) {
+  if (!job) {
     Log(LogLevel::LOG_ERROR, "CompressIAA() Line ", __LINE__,
         " Error qpl_job is null\n");
     return 1;
@@ -197,7 +195,7 @@ int UncompressIAA(uint8_t* input, uint32_t* input_length, uint8_t* output,
   }
 
   qpl_job* job = job_.GetJob(execution_path);
-  if (job == nullptr) {
+  if (!job) {
     Log(LogLevel::LOG_ERROR, "UncompressIAA() Line ", __LINE__,
         " Error qpl_job is null\n");
     return 1;
diff --git a/iaa.h b/iaa.h
index ecc3a87..214ed13 100644
--- a/iaa.h
+++ b/iaa.h
@@ -6,36 +6,46 @@
 #ifdef USE_IAA
 #define VISIBLE_FOR_TESTING __attribute__((visibility("default")))
 
+#include <memory>
 #include <vector>
 
 #include "qpl/qpl.h"
 
+inline constexpr unsigned int PREPENDED_BLOCK_LENGTH = 5;
+inline constexpr unsigned int MAX_BUFFER_SIZE = (2 << 20);
+
 class IAAJob {
  public:
-  IAAJob() : jobs_(3, nullptr) {}
-
-  ~IAAJob() {
-    for (qpl_job* job : jobs_) {
-      if (job != nullptr) {
-        qpl_fini_job(job);
-        delete[] job;
-      }
-    }
-  }
+  IAAJob() : jobs_(3) {}
 
   qpl_job* GetJob(qpl_path_t execution_path) {
-    if (jobs_[execution_path] == nullptr) {
+    if (!jobs_[execution_path]) {
       InitJob(execution_path);
     }
-    return jobs_[execution_path];
+    return jobs_[execution_path].get();
   }
 
   void DestroyJob(qpl_path_t execution_path);
 
  private:
+  struct QplJobDeleter {
+    void operator()(qpl_job* job) const {
+      if (job) {
+        qpl_fini_job(job);
+        delete[] reinterpret_cast<char*>(job);
+      }
+    }
+  };
+
+  using QplJobPtr = std::unique_ptr<qpl_job, QplJobDeleter>;
+
   void InitJob(qpl_path_t execution_path);
 
-  std::vector<qpl_job*> jobs_;
+  QplJobPtr CreateQplJob(uint32_t size) {
+    return QplJobPtr(reinterpret_cast<qpl_job*>(new char[size]));
+  }
+
+  std::vector<QplJobPtr> jobs_;
 };
 
 int CompressIAA(uint8_t* input, uint32_t* input_length, uint8_t* output,