Principal Solution Architect, IT Software

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

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Principal Solution Architect, IT Software Posting Start Date: 10/26/26

Location:DFW Headquarters Building 8 (DFW-SV08)
Cities:Fort Worth - TX
Requisition ID:88944

Job Description

Intro

Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and duringyour 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

• As one diverse, high-performing team dedicated to technical excellence, you will focus relentlessly on delivering unrivaled digital products that drive a more reliable and profitable airline.
• The Software domain refers to the area within Information Technology that focuses on the development, deployment, management, and maintenance of software applications that support business processes and user needs. This includes development, application lifecycle management, requirement analysis, QA, security & compliance, and maintaining the applications and infrastructure.

What you'll do

As noted above, this list is intended to reflect the current job but there may be additional essential functions (and certainly non-essential job functions) that are not referenced. Management will modify the job or require other tasks be performed whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so, observing, of course, any legal obligations including any collective bargaining obligations.

• Writes, tests, and documents technical work products (e.g., code, scripts, processes) according to organizational standards and practices
• Delivers high quality work and coaches team members on technical craftsmanship
• Conducts root cause analysis to identify systemic problems and defines and leads execution of action items to address
• Designs thoughtfully integrated systems that model organizational best practices, allowing disparate teams across product domains to deliver value with speed, scale, and reliability
• Oversees the management of technical debt in existing systems and drives opportunities to eliminate within ongoing implementations
• Consistently anticipates scaling, latency, and durability challenges and guides teams in implementation of mitigating strategies
• Partners with the security organization to incorporate security conscious practices early in the lifecycle of new systems
• Thoughtfully evaluates technical risks and guides toward practical prevention strategies
• Consistently works across teams to break down silos and resolve problems collaboratively
• Builds and maintains strong relationships with engineering and product leaders as well as key vendors across span of influence to capitalize on synergies within related organizations
• Clearly translates technical strategy into implementable componentry within the context of the relevant business area
• Maintains a focus on removing the duplication of effort across teams and proactively identifies opportunities for reuse within their span of influence
• Mentors individuals on teams across their span of influence
• Ensures teams across their span of influence are directionally aligned on the engineering strategy of their product domain and leads cross-team efforts that advance and influence organizational strategy

All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
• 8+ years of experience designing, developing, and implementing large-scale solutions in production environments

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
• Airline Industry experience

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Proficiency with the following technologies:
  • Programming Languages: Java, Python, C#, Javascript/Typescript
  • Frameworks: Spring/SpringBoot, FastAPI
  • Containerization & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes
  • CI/CD & Infrastructure as Code: GitHub Actions, Terraform; automated cloud infrastructure provisioning and deployments
  • Data management: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis
  • Streaming, Integration/APIs Technologies: Kafka, REST, GraphQL, Apache Kafka, Apeche Flink, REST, GraphQL, event-driven integrations
  • Cloud Architecture: Deep hands-on expertise designing and operating highly available, scalable, secure, low-latency, cloud-native distributed systems on Amazon Web Services (AWS), including real-time enterprise data integration, event-driven architectures, multi-region resiliency, disaster recovery, observability, and performance optimization
• Ability to optimize solutions for performance, resiliency and reliability while maintaining an eye toward simplicity
• Ability to concisely convey ideas verbally, in writing, in code, and in diagrams
• Ability to optimize system designs spanning multiple teams to allow small, safe, incremental releases
• Ability to work through others by cooperatively sharing responsibilities
• Ability to combines deep knowledge of a product domain with awareness of advancing technology to introduce solutions that propel the technical capability of the organization forward.
• Proficiency in object-oriented design techniques and principles
• Proficiency in Agile methodologies, such as SCRUM
• Proficiency in DevOps Toolchain methodologies, including Continuous Integration andContinuous Deployment

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+ Team Member 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.

Cities:Fort Worth - TX
Requisition ID:88944