IntroAre 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.
The Senior Principal Architect, IOC Technology is responsible for providing the technical direction and leadership in the architecture, design, development and deployment of solutions used primarily at the Integrated Operations Center (IOC), the nerve center of American’s operation. You will leverage your technical knowledge, expertise and experience to support the IOC in keeping the operations running smoothly and making the best possible decisions to get our customers to their destinations as close to schedule as possible.
What you'll do
Responsible for technical excellence of a major product or product group.
Responsible for creating detailed designs, defining patterns, coding key components, troubleshooting technical issues, securing, modernizing, refactoring and technical debt reduction.
Responsible for elevating team’s technical maturity in design, testing, availability, security and other non-functionals….
Mentors product and portfolio developers
Responsible for product/product group and technical stakeholder management.
Risk Management: Identify and mitigate IT risks, ensuring compliance with security standards and regulations.
Innovation: Drive innovation within the organization by exploring new technologies and implementing solutions that improve efficiency and drive business value.
Communication: Effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, facilitating understanding and buy-in for IT initiatives.
Strategic Planning: Develop and execute IT strategies aligned with business objectives, ensuring technology initiatives support organizational goals.
All you'll need for successMinimum 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
Minimum 8 years of IT technical leadership experience in designing and operationalizing Mid-range and Cloud native applications.
5 years of application systems design experience
2 years architectural and design experience
Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience
7 years of application systems design experience
3 years architectural/design experience, or technical/team leadership experience
2 years of high-level solution and detailed technical design in Microsoft Azure
Airline industry experience
Skills, Licenses & Certifications
Successful experience executing product and/or portfolio initiatives.
Recognized as a highly competent engineer who takes initiative to solve technical problems.
Hands-on experience in systems development in a variety of computing architectures and environments, with a deep understanding of architectural concepts, issues, and trends
Thorough understanding of software development life cycles, development and technology tools, testing methodologies, and requirements gathering
Hands-on experience in developing applications using Java and Spring frameworks
Experience with containerization strategies and serverless application architectures
Experience developing cloud solutions using Azure services such as Kubernetes, Functions, App Service, Event Hub, Service Bus or similar
Knowledge of Relational and NOSQL databases such as Oracle, PostgreSql, SQL Server, Cosmos or similar experience
Knowledge of systems integration practices and understanding of Service Oriented Architecture principles, practices, and related technologies, such as XML, SOAP, REST, and JSON)
Experience with Event Driven Architecture using modeling tools
Ability to generate conceptual and high level architecture design artifacts
Experience conducting design and architecture reviews
Proficiency in object-oriented design techniques and principles
Expertise in Disaster recovery and business continuity planning
Experience in Agile methodologies
Experience with DevOps Toolchain technologies
Knowledge of Azure data platforms and services
Ability to manage multiple efforts concurrently with the skills to keep complex initiatives moving forward quickly while exercising an appropriate level of procedural discipline
Ability to build strong and sustainable relationships with internal and external stakeholders
What you'll getFeel 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
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