Principal Programmer/Technical Lead, IT Applications (Phoenix, AZ, US)
Location: Rio West A Bldg (PHX-RWA1)
Additional Locations: None
Requisition ID: 35840
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!
- This job is a member of the Information Technology Team within the Information Technology Division.
- The Principal Programmer/Technical Lead will provide technical leadership for assigned IT development personnel and be responsible for the technical design and implementation of various kinds of applications.
- Key aspects which will differentiate this role are: possessing working knowledge of latest industry best practices and trends regarding software development systems and enterprise web applications.
- This position will work with product management, business analysts, developers, testers and architectural teams to define strategy and requirements, develop and drive high-level strategic initiatives, identifying and securing commitment from external and internal teams for new initiatives, driving consensus on the technical approach, setting timelines, and leading cross-functional application teams from design through delivery and support.
- Works with product management, business analysts, developers, testers and architectural teams to define strategy and requirements
- Develops and drives high-level strategic initiatives and secures commitment from external and internal teams for new initiatives
- Drives consensus on technical approach, sets timelines, and leads cross-functional application teams from design through delivery
- Applies software engineering best industry practices to web applications and services
- Provides technical guidance, direction, and decisions to team developing custom and off-the-shelf web applications and services
- Works with Application/Enterprise Architects to establish development and deployment standards, and ensures adherence to technology platform decisions
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 proven experience delivering enterprise software solutions as part of a team
- Intimately familiar with multi-tier application development with .Net or Java based technologies
- Deep knowledge of DevOps concepts
- Working knowledge of application infrastructure provisioning and deployments
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
- Experience delivering software to cloud environments – Azure, IBM Cloud, AWS, Google
- Working knowledge of stream processing – Kafka, Spark
- Experience building toolchains for continuous integration/continuous delivery
- Experience with enterprise software security – PCI, PII
- Web UI technologies – React, Javascript frameworks
- Mobile application development –Android, React Native, iOS
- Experience mentoring associate developers
- Airline experience
Skills, Licenses & Certifications
- Ability to break down large, complex projects into manageable pieces (MVP’s), develop functional specifications and project plans, and deliver them in a successful and timely manner
- Self-starter, motivates others to do the same
- Proficient with Unix server shell commands
- Proficiency in coordinating across multiple teams to accomplish goals
- Proficiency and demonstrated experience in the following technologies:
- .Net Core/Framework OR equivalent Java (or JVM based) technologies
- .Net Framework OR Spring/J2EE
- Data storage – SQL and/or NoSQL databases, ORM, caches
- Messaging – pub/sub, p2p
- Server side web technologies - HTTP based services (SOAP/REST/GraphQL)
- Automated build/test/deployment tools
- Working Knowledge in the following areas:
- Full stack development
- HTML5, Javascript
- Windows and Unix based servers - shell scripting
- Server Virtualization
- Infrastructure technologies - firewalls, NAT, load balancing
- Cloud design/architecture – microservices, SPA, BFF
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
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.
Additional Locations: None
Requisition ID: 35840
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