IntroAre 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
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Sr Architect, IT Infrastructure
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 youll 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 Data Domain refers to the area within Information Technology that focuses on managing and leveraging data as a strategic asset. This includes data management, storage, integration and governance. The Data domain leans into Machine Learning and AI, as well as Data Science and Business Intelligence.
What youll do
  • Writes, tests, and documents technical work products (e.g., code, scripts, processes) according to organizational standards and practices
  • Devotes time to raising the quality and craftsmanship of products and systems
  • Conducts root cause analysis to identify domain level problems and prescribes action items to mitigate
  • Designs self-contained systems within a teams domain, and leads implementations of significant capabilities in existing systems
  • Anticipates the scaling needs for system components and sizes them appropriately
  • Identifies opportunities for better system observability and advocates for prioritization
  • Partners with the security organization to improve team security practices and guides team members accordingly
  • Evaluates potential attack surfaces in systems under development, identifies best practices to mitigate, and guides teams in their implementation
  • Builds and maintains strong relationships with engineering leaders and business counterparts across squads within their product area
  • Contributes guidance, patterns, and reference implementations enabling consistency, controls, and self-serviceability for adopted technologies
  • Observes their environment and identifies opportunities for introducing new approaches to problems
  • Maintains an awareness of ongoing efforts affecting the strategic direction of the organization and provides input and feedback
All youll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

  • Masters degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
  • 5+ years applicable experience in the design/administration/ support for data analytics platforms with 3+ in cloud strategy required

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

  • Masters degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
  • 7+ years applicable experience in the design/administration/ support for data analytics platforms with 3+ in cloud strategy required

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

  • Strong skills in distributed and parallel computing technologies and operating systems like Azure , Amazon cloud architecture and in-memory processing using Spark
  • Any of Azure, Teradata Vantage, Databricks, MS Fabric or Snowflake architecture certification will be plus
  • Good understanding of cloud data security architecture for authentication, multi-tenancy/authorization, auditing and governance
  • Experienced with data analytics ecosystem: data integration, data delivery, data preparation, data discovery, data processing, data storage, data science, machine learning, etc.
  • Aptitude to learn techniques and technologies regarding mathematical modeling, artificial intelligence, and machine learning
  • Experienced in object oriented, real time messaging and relational database management technologies
  • Good understanding and knowledge for Software development life cycles; Agile project management methodology is a must
  • Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
  • Interact with enterprise architects, follow guideline standards, communicate and present enterprise data initiatives to the American architecture community
  • Analyze, discover, document, and communicate design options for implementing analysis specifications
  • Ability to be flexible and focused in delivering products with different priorities and timelines
  • Work closely with other system architects to ensure decisions meet long-term enterprise needs
  • Interface with management, business analysts, project managers, IT Architects and other developers, along with internal customers, to understand requirements and develop needs according to business requirements
  • Experience in Agile methodologies. Experience in DevOps toolchain and technologies
  • Teradata Vantage , Azure Cloud admin certification is plus
  • Airline Industry experience will be plus
What youll 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+ Employee 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.

Company Details
American Airlines
1 Skyview Dr.
Fort Worth, Texas 76155 USA
jobs.aa.com
82 Open Jobs Available
Embark on an adventure with a commitment to service, excellence and humanity. Our team is what powers our airline. We are proudly dedicated to our purpose of caring for people on life’s journey, including connecting our customers to the people and places...

Benefits:
American wants to support you on your life’s journey at work, at home and at play. Whether it’s free financial planning consultations, robust benefits options or help finding a caregiver for loved ones, our team members have access to countless resources — beginning on day one. We understand that in order for you to do your job well, you and your loved ones need to be taken care of — so that’s our priority, too.

Health Benefits
Medical, prescription, dental, vision, and more available on date of hire.

401(k) plan
Available upon hire and depending on the workgroup, eligible for employer contributions after one year.

Travel Perks
Travel privileges for you, your family and friends across the American global network.

Well-being programs
Resources, events and support for your physical, financial and emotional well-being.

Education Foundation
Higher education scholarship grants for eligible dependents.

Family support
Emergency assistance from the Family Fund for you and your family in times of need.

Deals & Discounts
Savings on hundreds of products and services including hotels, electronics, lawn care, cellular plans, and more.

Fly Higher Learning
Programs and online learning platforms to support you on your career journey

Supported Manufacturers:
Boeing, Airbus, McDonnell Douglas

Supported Models:
737, 777, 767, 757, 737, 787, A321, A319, MD-80
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Job Info
Location
Dallas, Texas, United States
Type
Permanent
Company Details
American Airlines
1 Skyview Dr.
Fort Worth, Texas 76155 USA
jobs.aa.com
82 Open Jobs Available
Embark on an adventure with a commitment to service, excellence and humanity. Our team is what powers our airline. We are proudly dedicated to our purpose of caring for people on life’s journey, including connecting our customers to the people and places...

Benefits:
American wants to support you on your life’s journey at work, at home and at play. Whether it’s free financial planning consultations, robust benefits options or help finding a caregiver for loved ones, our team members have access to countless resources — beginning on day one. We understand that in order for you to do your job well, you and your loved ones need to be taken care of — so that’s our priority, too.

Health Benefits
Medical, prescription, dental, vision, and more available on date of hire.

401(k) plan
Available upon hire and depending on the workgroup, eligible for employer contributions after one year.

Travel Perks
Travel privileges for you, your family and friends across the American global network.

Well-being programs
Resources, events and support for your physical, financial and emotional well-being.

Education Foundation
Higher education scholarship grants for eligible dependents.

Family support
Emergency assistance from the Family Fund for you and your family in times of need.

Deals & Discounts
Savings on hundreds of products and services including hotels, electronics, lawn care, cellular plans, and more.

Fly Higher Learning
Programs and online learning platforms to support you on your career journey

Supported Manufacturers:
Boeing, Airbus, McDonnell Douglas

Supported Models:
737, 777, 767, 757, 737, 787, A321, A319, MD-80

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