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United Airlines · 4 days ago

Principal Architect - Information Technology

Denver, CO

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$137K/yr - $179K/yr

7+ years exp

United Airlines is seeking a Principal Architect to lead the architectural design and strategy of enterprise applications supporting Crew Records, Pay, and Training. This role involves collaboration with various teams to develop technical standards and manage the architecture review process, ensuring the delivery of resilient and performant systems.

HospitalityIn-Flight EntertainmentService IndustryTransportationTravel

No H1B

Responsibilities

Collaborate with domain architects, engineers, and leaders to develop technical standards, reference architectures, design patterns, opinion papers, and architecture decision frameworks that guide the design of technology solutions, especially those requiring integration of applications

As a catalyst leader, engage with technical teams to develop and manage a technical strategy and coordinates adoption. This role will be responsible to architect guidance that conveys best practices and common pitfalls for system design, infrastructure integrations, application development practices, and application runtime principles

Manage the architecture review process by creating validation checklists, reviewing architectural artifacts, and providing domain specific guidance to drive architectural alignment across the department

Apply architectural and engineering concepts to design solutions that meet operational requirements, such as scalability, maintainability, security, reliability, extensibility, flexibility, availability, and manageability

Implement and maintain branching strategy, CI/CD pipelines and observability tools (Dynatrace, Datadog, Splunk) to ensure efficient software delivery and application reliability

Conduct research and develop Proof of Concepts on emerging technologies and implementation toolkits in support of anticipated development efforts and recommend technologies that functionally robust and cost effective

Enable growth of technical employees by creating a community to support the research, enforcement, and adoption of design patterns throughout the department and evangelizes best practices for solution design and development

Surfaces new technologies, industry trends, and best practices, which should be incorporated into BFS policies & roadmap

Plays a critical role in translating business strategy into technical strategy and defines end-to-end technology architectures that support the strategy

Qualification

Enterprise ArchitectureCloud InfrastructureDevOps PracticesData ManagementSecurity ManagementDomain Driven DevelopmentAWSCI/CDObservability ToolsHybrid Cloud EnvironmentsTechnical Leadership

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, other computer related field required

7+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, with a strong background in managing complex enterprise applications and infrastructure

Domain Driven Development

Cloud and On-Premises Infrastructure: AWS

Expertise in on-premises server provisioning, with a focus on hybrid cloud environments

DevOps and CI/CD: Strong knowledge of DevOps practices, including branching strategies, CI/CD, automation, Infrastructure as Code, and observability tools (Dynatrace)

Security and Vulnerability Management: Solid understanding of security best practices, including vulnerability management and mitigation

Data Management: Proficient in data architecture, governance, and security, with experience in both relational and non-relational databases

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States for any employer without sponsorship

Successful completion of interview required to meet job qualification

Reliable, punctual attendance is an essential function of the position

On site in Denver or Chicago on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and as needed