Portfolio Architect, Delta Connections

Delta Air Lines, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Delta Air Lines, Inc. seeks a Portfolio Architect to own technical decisions and drive the architecture of cloud-native solutions integrating AI/ML capabilities. You will lead architectural design, ensure alignment with business goals, and guide cross-functional teams across multiple platforms.

You will mentor development squads, optimize performance, enforce security, and champion engineering excellence while evaluating new technologies and AI-assisted development approaches.

Qualifications

• Architectural design for software solutions aligned with business goals and technical standards.
• Experience leading cloud-native architectures with AI/ML capabilities.
• Proven ability to mentor development teams and drive engineering excellence.

Responsibilities

• Architectural blueprints for software solutions across platforms.
• Leverage AWS services (EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, etc.) to design cloud-based solutions.
• Lead and model high-quality software development practices.

Skills

Cloud Architecture

AI/ML

AWS

Leadership

Software Design

Job description

At Delta, we connect people and cultures, power extraordinary experiences, and shape the future of travel. Here, you\'ll work on complex challenges on a global scale, using augmented intelligence to build emerging technologies, amplify human potential and continuously grow the skills that keep you at the forefront of what\'s next.

The Portfolio Architect owns technical decisions and direction for their portfolio, driving the design of cloud-native solutions that incorporate AI/ML capabilities and modern engineering practices. Designs applications and platforms required to automate business processes and meet business needs as integrated solutions that may run on multiple platforms and be composed of multiple software packages and custom components. Assumes overall technical responsibility for the success of solution construction, implementation, and system integration.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Architectural Design: Develop and maintain architectural blueprints for software solutions, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical standards.
• Cloud Integration: Leverage AWS services to design and implement cloud-based solutions, including EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, ROSA and more.
• Engineering Excellence: Lead and model high-quality software development practices, ensuring code quality and best practices across assigned projects.
• Technical Leadership: Provide guidance and mentorship to development teams, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, developers, and operations, to define business needs and ensure seamless integration and delivery of software solutions.
• Performance Optimization: Identify and address performance bottlenecks, ensuring applications run efficiently at scale.
• Security: Implement security best practices to protect data and applications, including encryption, access controls, and compliance with industry standards.
• Documentation: Create comprehensive documentation for architectural designs, development processes, and operational procedures.
• Keeping abreast of, recommending and driving new technologies towards implementation and adoption.
• AI Architecture: Define AI/ML architectural patterns and guardrails for the portfolio, including evaluation and selection of GenAI platforms, LLM integration approaches, and agentic frameworks.
• AI-Assisted Development: Drive adoption of AI-assisted development practices and tooling across engineering teams.