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Principal Architect, IT Applications
- American Airlines (Dallas, TX)
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Intro
Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off? Join our American Airlines family, and you’ll travel the world, grow your expertise and become the best version of you. As you embark on a new journey, you’ll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life. Feel free to enrich both your personal and work life and hop on board!
Why you'll love this job
+ This job is a member of the Information Technology team within the Information Technology Division.
+ This position is a senior technical role (SRE) on a highly skilled and experienced team providing technical application design and leadership services.
+ The SRE domain is responsible for enabling innovation and velocity of change while ensuring system reliability focusing on the critical features and functionality within products and platforms. It handles monitoring, automating, and improving the reliability, performance and availability of software systems. Team members in this domain work on tasks such as automating manual processes and operations, building effective monitoring & alerting into systems, participating in system design and capacity planning and ensuring the smooth operation of systems applications with a focus on application availability and preventing incidents.
What you'll do
+ Oversees and contributes to the technical approach of application design
+ Collaborates with developers to guide the architecture approach for the Functional and Technical Design; reviews, revises, and approves the content of these design documents
+ Creates required documents to support technical application architecture, vision, strategy, standards, policies, and presentations
+ Continually contributes technical input and responses in meetings and discussions in order to support the best application architecture
+ Escalates technical issues when needed to keep project on track and minimize risk
+ Creates, maintains, and communicates application architecture standards and procedures related to design, development, and other associated activities
+ Reviews Business Requirements documents and where applicable, offers alternative best-practice solutions prior to start of design
+ Reviews source code changes and/or unit test cases when applicable (i.e. where design, coding or project can involve high risk).
+ Provides technical assistance and feedback, as needed, related to the M&E application and its architecture
+ Consults and advises resources for related application architecture and infrastructure services and technologies
+ Applies appropriate technology to reduce costs and/or improve productivity resulting in value to the company
+ Maintains an effective approach on problem solving, multi-tasking, coordinating, and scheduling in accordance with stated goals to ensure visibility and predictability
+ Influences and empowers team members for growth and independence
+ Consistently demonstrates a positive, professional, leadership attitude and frame of mind when working with and communicating with others
All you'll need for success
Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
+ Bachelor's in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology , Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
+ 8 years of development experience in COBOL, IMS DB/DC
+ 5 years architectural and design experience
Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
+ Master's in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology , Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
+ 3 years of SRE Experience
+ 3 years of technical or team leadership experience
+ Airline industry experience
Skills, Licenses & Certifications
+ Proficiency with one or more high-level languages, such as Python, Java and JavaScript
+ Proactive approach to identifying problems, performance bottlenecks, and areas for improvement
+ Proficiency with multiple application infrastructure environments, such as Kubernetes, Azure App Services, or Virtual Machines
+ Ability to optimize solutions for performance, resiliency and reliability while maintaining an eye toward simplicity
+ Proficiency in DevOps Toolchain methodologies, including Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment
+ Proficiency in Agile methodologies, such as SCRUM
+ Proficiency with the following technologies:
+ Source Control: GitHub
+ Cloud Providers such as Azure and AWS
+ Observability platforms such as Dynatrace, New Relic, Datadog, Grafana or AppDynamics
+ Logging platforms such as Mezmo, Splunk, Dynatrace, or ELK
What you'll get
Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer:
+ Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world? You, your family and your friends can reach 365 destinations on more than 6,800 daily flights across our global network.
+ Health Benefits: On day one, you’ll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well. And that’s just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more.
+ Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself – that’s why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.
+ 401(k) Program: Available upon hire and, depending on the workgroup, employer contributions to your 401(k) program are available after one year.
+ Additional Benefits: Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more
Feel free to be yourself at American
From the team members we hire to the customers we serve, inclusion and diversity are the foundation of the dynamic workforce at American Airlines. Our 20+ Employee Business Resource Groups are focused on connecting our team members to our customers, suppliers, communities and shareholders, helping team members reach their full potential and creating an inclusive work environment to meet and exceed the needs of our diverse world.
Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life’s journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/ AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICY
American Airlines maintains a continuing policy of nondiscrimination in employment. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity and access for all persons, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a disabled veteran or other protected veteran, in all phases of the employment process and in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations. This policy of nondiscrimination shall include, but not be limited to, the following employment decisions and practices: hiring; upgrading; promotions; demotions or transfers; layoffs; recalls; terminations; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; selection for training, including apprenticeship; and recruitment or recruitment advertising.
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