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Alaska Airlines · 5 hours ago

Principal Solutions Architect - Data

SeaTac, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$138K/yr - $208K/yr

7+ years exp

Alaska Airlines is dedicated to creating an airline people love. The Principal Solutions Architect will act as a subject matter expert in data architecture and engineering best practices, defining long-term strategies for the Data Services Team and driving innovation across the data ecosystem.

Airlines/Aviation

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Act as lead subject matter expert on data architecture, tool stack, best practices, and engineering offerings of the Data Services Team

Act as liaison to both internal IT teams and external Business teams on the best data architecture and solutions for ingestion patterns, consumption optimization, data security, access framework, governance, modernization, and innovation

Define the long-term strategy, facilitate implementation, and document technologies, products, and/or systems involved in data solutions; sometimes while negotiating short-term solutions to remove blockers

Collaborate closely with business and technical stakeholders to design scalable, secure, and maintainable data solutions that align with enterprise standards and strategic objectives

Communicate and reinforce technical guidance, in partnership with Principal/Senior engineers, to maintain current technology standards and guidelines; prescribe modifications where needed; and ensure new efforts fit within the overall strategies

Explore, evaluate, recommend, and act as the lead subject matter in emerging technology trends and proof-of-concept efforts

Steers technical architecture assessments of potential technologies

Develop and influence decisions across the company and several levels up for improvements to technology architectures, including cost analyses

Participate in Analytics stakeholder workshops to help build Data products per IT SDLC standards

Manage solution designs, technical specifications, methodologies, processes, and IT technical guidelines

Drive resolution and coordination with internal Data Services team on complex projects across all domains

Qualification

Data architectureData engineeringBig data platformsData WarehousingApache SparkDatabricksSQL ServerNoSQL databasesAzure Solutions Architect ExpertTechnical project deliveryAgile methodologyTOGAFCustomer service skillsCommunication skillsStrategic thinking

Required

7 years of experience in data engineering, big data platforms, and analytics, including independent work on large-scale data architectures or related area

Bachelor's degree, or an additional two years of relevant training/experience in lieu of this degree

Demonstrated experience architecting, implementing, and creating complex technology solutions

Proven experience in quickly learning new technologies and methodologies

Demonstrated ability in effectively communicating technical concepts to a wide variety of audiences

Demonstrated ability to identify, analyze, and solve complex business and technical challenges

Strong background in Data Warehousing, relational databases, noSQL databases, the nuances of batch vs real-time data, Databricks, Apache Spark and distributed computing, Oracle, SQL Server, understand the fundamentals of Inmon vs Kimball methodology, ODS, analytics vs transactional data systems, data security, and data access frameworks

Demonstrated understanding of standard data ingestion, consumption patterns, and all that Productionization of a data product entail

Experience with business requirements gathering/analysis techniques

Highly organized with a demonstrated systematic approach to carrying out assignments

Experience producing proofs of concept with different technologies to accurately arrive at working solution to a defined opportunity

Needs to be able to work with Business and engineers alike

Strong strategic thinking skills

Excellent customer service skills

High levels of curiosity, initiative, integrity, and flexibility

Minimum age of 18

Must be authorized to work in the U.S

Preferred

Strong background in technologies such as Apache Spark, data lakes, and distributed computing

Demonstrated experience with technical project delivery, including managing project scope and timelines

TOGAF

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Databricks Certifications: Generative AI, Engineering Fundamentals, Azure Platform Architect

A broad set of experiences with different technical/software architectures

Experience working using Agile methodology

Deep technical expertise with strong communication and collaboration skills

Adept at understanding complex business domains and translating them into robust data architectures that meet requirements for quality, performance, and security

Benefits

Free stand-by travel privileges on Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air

Comprehensive well-being programs including medical, dental and vision benefits

Generous 401k match program

Quarterly and annual bonus plans

Generous holiday and paid time off

Company

Alaska Airlines

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Alaska Airlines provides rewarding careers in aviation by fueling a passion for service and helping others

Founded in 1932

Seattle, Washington, USA

10001+ employees

https://alaskaair.jobs

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