Sr Principal Architect, IT Applications

American Airlines; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel Perks

Health Benefits

Wellness Programs

401(k) Program

Employee Assistance Program

Pet insurance

Job summary

American Airlines seeks a Senior Principal Architect, IOC Technology at the DFW area to lead architecture, design and deployment for IOC operations. You will shape technical direction, mentor delivery teams and drive secure, scalable platforms across major product groups.

You will collaborate with stakeholders, ensure alignment with business goals, and foster innovation while advancing platform maturity in cloud-native environments, including containers and multi-cloud ecosystems.

Qualifications

• Expert in enterprise/solutions architecture and software engineering.
• Strong understanding of architecture, design patterns and business processes.
• Experience leading large, collaborative teams and technology transformations.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical direction and leadership in architecture, design, development and deployment of IOC-focused solutions.
• Create detailed designs, define patterns, troubleshoot issues, and reduce technical debt.
• Elevate the team’s technical maturity across design, testing, security, and non-functional requirements.
• Manage product/portfolio technical stakeholders and align IT strategies with business goals.
• Identify IT risks, ensure security standards/compliance, and drive risk mitigation.
• Drive innovation by adopting new technologies to improve efficiency and business value.
• Communicate complex concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Mentor and guide developers across products and portfolios.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Cloud platforms

Leadership

Design patterns

Mentoring

Security/compliance

Agile/DevOps

Containers

Education

Bachelor's in CS/Engineering/IS

Master's preferred

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

GCP

OCI

MySQL

PostgreSQL

NoSQL (Cassandra/MongoDB)

Job description

Location:DFW Headquarters Building 7 (DFW-SV07)
Cities:Fort Worth - TX
Requisition ID:87971

Job Description

Intro

Are 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….
• 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 technical and 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.
• Mentors product and portfolio developers

All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Bachelor's in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or equivalent experience
• 8 years of application systems development experience
• 5 years architectural and design experience

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Master's in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related discipline
• 5 years of technical or team leadership experience
• 2+ years' experience in Agile methodology
• 2+ years' experience in DevOps deployment processes1+ years’ Palantir development/enablement experience
• Airline industry experience

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Background in Enterprise/Solutions Architecture or software engineering
• Command of architecture, design patterns and business processes
• Mastery of application, data and infrastructure architecture disciplines
• Knowledge of industry wide technology trends and best practices
• Expertise in working in in large, collaborative teams to achieve organizational goals, and passionate about building an innovative culture
• Experienced in technology transformations and migration to one or more Cloud platforms suchas AWS, Azure, GCP or OCI
• Strong technical leader able to drive to outcomes and mentor delivery teams
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS)tools and platforms
• Hands-on experience with containers and container orchestration platforms (aka Docker &Kubernetes)
• Expertise in one or more cloud native relational databases such as MySql, PostgreSql andNoSQL databases such as Cassandra and MongoDB highly desired
• Demonstrated track record in building platforms and tools that accelerate technologytransformations
• Expertise with databases and migration to/from enterprise class databases highly desired

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:87971