Principal Solution Architect, IT Data
4 days ago
Fort Worth
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! • 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., • Design and architect end-to-end data solutions using Databricks, Teradata, and Azure Data Lake within a Lakehouse and Medallion (Bronze, Silver, Gold) architecture, • Define and drive ETL/ELT pipeline architectures, data integration patterns, and data delivery strategies across the enterprise data platform, • Writes, tests, and documents technical work products (e.g., code, scripts, processes) according to organizational standards and practices, • Delivers high quality work and coaches team members on technical craftsmanship, • Conducts root cause analysis to identify systemic problems and defines and leads execution of action items to address, • Designs thoughtfully integrated systems that model organizational best practices, allowing disparate teams across product domains to deliver value with speed, scale, and reliability, • Leads the design of data mesh and Medallion architectures, enabling domain-aligned ownership while maintaining interoperability, consistency, and enterprise governance, • Oversees the management of technical debt in existing systems and drives opportunities to eliminate within ongoing implementations, • Consistently anticipates scaling, latency, and durability challenges and guides teams in implementation of mitigating strategies, • Partners with the security organization to incorporate security conscious practices early in the lifecycle of new systems, • Thoughtfully evaluates technical risks and guides toward practical prevention strategies, • Consistently works across teams to break down silos and resolve problems collaboratively, • Builds and maintains strong relationships with engineering and product leaders as well as key vendors across span of influence to capitalize on synergies within related organizations, • Clearly translates technical strategy into implementable componentry within the context of the relevant business area, • Maintains a focus on removing the duplication of effort across teams and proactively identifies opportunities for reuse within their span of influence, • Mentors individuals on teams across their span of influence, • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training, • Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training, • Strong hands-on experience with Databricks (Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, Spark), Teradata Vantage, and Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS Gen2), • Deep understanding of Lakehouse architecture and Medallion (Bronze/Silver/Gold) data layer patterns, • Proven experience designing and building ETL/ELT pipelines at scale using tools such as Azure Data Factory, Databricks notebooks/jobs, or equivalent, • 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, AWS, 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., • Familiarity with Data Mesh principles and domain-oriented data ownership patterns, • 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, • 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. 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.