Sr Architect, IT Applications

Company: American Airlines
Location: Dallas
Posted on: March 4, 2025

Job Description:

Location: DFW Headquarters Building 7 (DFW-SV07)Cities:Requisition ID: 77716Job DescriptionIntroAre 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.
• Responsible for providing the technical direction and leadership in the architecture, design, development and deployment of solutions within our customer base.What you'll do
  • Leads the design and development efforts for our systems integration projects.
  • Analyzes business data requirements in order to create accurate, extensible, flexible logical data models, using modeling tools.
  • Closely collaborates with delivery team, anticipates and acts upon issues that arise, provides alternative approaches, optimal solutions, and continuously improves performance of applications.
  • Creates and helps promote patterns/techniques to foster DevOps adoption.
  • Collaborates with enterprise teams to modernize technology stack and align with enterprise goals.
  • Maintains technical specifications.All you'll need for successMinimum Qualifications - Education & Prior Job Experience
    • Bachelor's in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training.
    • 5 years of application systems design experience.
    • 2 years architectural and design experience.Preferred Qualifications - Education & Prior Job Experience
      • 10 years of application systems design experience.
      • 5 years architectural/design experience, or technical/team leadership experience.
      • Airline industry experience.Skills, Licenses & Certifications
        • Hands-on experience in systems development in a variety of computing architectures and environments, with a deep understanding of architectural concepts, issues, and trends.
        • Hands-on experience with end-to-end cloud migration of legacy applications.
        • Understanding of Networking concepts.
        • Knowledge of secure application development practices to comply with PCI and Data Privacy standards.
        • Knowledge of containers and container orchestration.
        • Knowledge of systems integration practices and understanding of Service Oriented Architecture principles, practices, and related technologies, such as XML, SOAP, REST, and JSON.
        • Proficiency and demonstrated experience in the following technologies:
          • .NET/J2EE environment, Microsoft technology, UNIX, Linux, MQ Series, UML.
          • n-tiered web architecture, relational databases, web development.
          • HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, and other front-end development technologies.
          • Oracle/SQL Server.
          • Expertise in Disaster recovery and business continuity planning.
          • Thorough understanding of software development life cycles, development and technology tools, testing methodologies, and requirements gathering.
          • Ability to understand and analyze business data requirements in order to create accurate, extensible, flexible logical data models using modeling tools.
          • Proficiency in object-oriented design techniques and principles.
          • Experience in Agile methodologies.
          • Experience in DevOps Toolchain technologies.
          • Knowledge of NOSQL databases.
          • Experience with Event Driven Architecture and Big Data Development.
          • Ability to manage multiple efforts concurrently with the skills to keep complex initiatives moving forward quickly while exercising an appropriate level of procedural discipline.What you'll getFeel 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.
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