Engineer/Senior Engineer, IT Infrastructure (Ft Worth, TX, US)

Location: DFW Headquarters Building 8 (DFW-SV08) 
Additional Locations: Phoenix, AZ
Requisition ID: 42290 

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.

• Responsible for leading our diverse DevOps automation efforts interfacing with multiple teams within the organization.

What you'll do

• Collaborates with leaders, business analysts, project managers, IT architects, technical leads and other developers, along with internal customers, to understand requirements and develop needs according to business 
• Supports the development of coding standards and adheres to best practices and security guidelines
• Works closely with software architects and technical leads to ensure decisions meet long-term enterprise growth needs
• Create documentation and release notes
• Follow CI/CD best practice 
• Stays current with systems technology best practices and changing technologies, in order to maintain domain expertise and recommend enhancements or changes
• Encourages an environment of sharing and team work among the team.
• Provides guidance to engineers and assists when and where necessary
• Travels, as required
• Mandatory rotational schedule for on-call off-hours support

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
• 3 years of experience with automation, specifically with automation tools or deployment automation scripting. 
   

 

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
• 5+ years of experience with Automation tools. Technical experience should include setup and implementation experience 
• 3+ years of full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) experience designing, developing, and implementing large-scale applications in hosted production environments

 

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Experience with JavaScript frameworks such as Angular, React
• Strong working experience with server-side languages such as Java, Python
• Good working knowledge of API development. Typescript, Node JS, REST API, JSON
• Good knowledge of relational database. Familiarity with database technology such as PostgreSQL, MySQL.
• Working experience using Git in a continuous integration and continuous delivery environment.
• Cloud experience with Docker container and Kubernetes is a plus 
• Experience in Agile methodologies, such as SCRUM
• A team player who works and communicates well with technical and non-technical resources. Need to have excellent oral and written communication skills and possess the ability to work with limited direction while being highly productive.  
• Ability to analyze complex problems and implement solutions and/or workarounds
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously with a keen desire to learn and expand depth of knowledge
• Ability to thrive in a sense-of-urgency environment and leverage best practices
• Demonstrated initiative, flexibility, and ability to adapt to changing priorities and work environments
• Proficiency in Agile project management methodology, specifically within infrastructure area
• Working knowledge of Unix and Windows environments  

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+ 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: Phoenix, AZ
Requisition ID: 42290 

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