Principal Solution Architect – Cloud-Native & Scale

American Airlines; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel perks

Health benefits

Wellness programs

401(k) plan

Employee discounts

Job summary

American Airlines in Fort Worth seeks a Principal Solution Architect for IT Software to drive the design of large-scale, resilient software systems across the enterprise. You will partner with product, security, and engineering leaders to translate strategic goals into actionable architectures.

This role emphasizes hands-on design, mentoring teams, and guiding cross-functional initiatives while maintaining focus on performance, reliability, and security.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related technical field; or equivalent experience/training.
• 8+ years of experience designing large-scale solutions in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Writes, tests, and documents technical work products according to standards.
• Mentors team members on technical craftsmanship.
• Designs integrated systems enabling cross-team delivery at speed, scale and reliability.
• Oversees management of technical debt and drives opportunities to reduce it.
• Guides security-conscious practices early in system lifecycles.
• Translates technical strategy into implementable components within business domains.

Skills

Java

Python

C#

JavaScript/TypeScript

Spring/SpringBoot

FastAPI

REST

GraphQL

Kafka

Apache Flink

AWS

Cloud-native

Security best practices

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline

Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GitHub Actions

Terraform

AWS

Job description

American Airlines in Fort Worth seeks a Principal Solution Architect for IT Software to drive the design of large-scale, resilient software systems across the enterprise. You will partner with product, security, and engineering leaders to translate strategic goals into actionable architectures.

This role emphasizes hands-on design, mentoring teams, and guiding cross-functional initiatives while maintaining focus on performance, reliability, and security.