Lead, Real-Time Air Traffic Data & SWIM Analytics

United Airlines; Arlington Heights (IL); On-site; USD 102,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flight privileges

Medical insurance

401(k)

Job summary

United Airlines seeks a Senior Manager, ATS Data to lead the SWIM data architecture and real-time data solutions for operational decision-making. You will oversee ingestions, streaming interfaces, and data pipelines while coordinating governance and data quality across the enterprise.

You will partner with Digital Technology, Data Engineering, and Air Traffic Strategy teams, build dashboards in PowerBI, and communicate complex concepts to leadership. Travel up to 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of experience with large cloud environments and Big Data technologies.
• Subject matter expert in Big Data and AWS technology.
• Experience with distributed data warehousing and data processing systems such as Redshift.
• Proficient with Java, Scala, Python and SQL; NoSQL databases and cloud-based data warehousing services such as Redshift.
• Strong knowledge of data architectures, data dictionaries, and data lineages in large-scale environments.
• Experience with data pipelines and event-driven architectures (Kinesis, Kafka).
• Ability to create PowerBI dashboards and translate technical concepts for leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture of SWIM data ingestion, streaming interfaces, and data processing pipelines.
• Establish data standards, governance, and ensure high-quality, scalable data products across the enterprise.
• Monitor data health and integrity and resolve data quality, availability, and performance issues.
• Collaborate with Digital Technology, Data Engineering, and Air Traffic Strategy teams to design cloud-based solutions and APIs.
• Act as data SME to guide enterprise teams on data-centric solutions including security, reliability, and maintainability.

Skills

Big Data

AWS

Java/Scala

Python

SQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Redshift

NoSQL databases

S3/Lambda/DynamoEC2

Spark/Hadoop

Job description

United Airlines seeks a Senior Manager, ATS Data to lead the SWIM data architecture and real-time data solutions for operational decision-making. You will oversee ingestions, streaming interfaces, and data pipelines while coordinating governance and data quality across the enterprise.

You will partner with Digital Technology, Data Engineering, and Air Traffic Strategy teams, build dashboards in PowerBI, and communicate complex concepts to leadership. Travel up to 10% may be required.