American Airlines · 16 hours ago
Sr Principal Solution Architect, IT Software
Phoenix, AZ
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expAmerican Airlines is a major airline company that offers a world of possibilities for its employees. They are seeking a Sr Principal Solution Architect to provide technical application design and leadership services, set technology strategy, and guide the architecture approach for application design while integrating AI solutions into core systems.
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Responsibilities
Oversees and contributes to the technical approach of application design
Creates required documents to support technical application architecture, vision, strategy, standards, policies, and presentations
Collaborates with developers to guide the architecture approach for the Functional and Technical Design; reviews, revises, and approves the content of these design documents
Act as a bridge between technical delivery teams and business stakeholders to align AI strategy
Implement and integrate AI agents into core enterprise systems (e.g., SAP) to drive automated, API‑centric and event‑based workflow orchestration
Develop and document end-to-end architectures for intelligent, self-directed AI agents capable of planning and taking action, often moving from prototypes to production
Lead the buildout of cutting-edge engineering platforms and solutions that accelerate the modernization of the American Airlines applications. Most importantly you will focus on self-service platform capacities with heavy emphasis on discoverability and automation
Partner with application team technical SMEs and utilize your cloud migration experience to guide the application teams to make the right cloud technology choices
Engage with IT and business leaders to address complex design considerations to appropriately manage risk on behalf of the company
Align application solutions with PCI, SOC and cloud security best practices
Working closely with IT security and enterprise architects to define security architecture/policies/guardrails for cloud platforms adopted at AA
Applies appropriate technology to reduce costs and/or improve productivity resulting in value to the company
Maintains an effective approach on problem solving, multi-tasking, coordinating, and scheduling in accordance with stated goals to ensure visibility and predictability
Influences and empowers team members for growth and independence
Consistently demonstrates a positive, professional, leadership attitude and frame of mind when working with and communicating with others
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
8+ years of experience designing, developing, and implementing large-scale technology solutions
5+ years of hands-on experience working with cloud platforms
Hands on experience in AI/ML engineering
Proven ability to build strong and sustainable relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Hands-on experience in systems development in a variety of computing architectures and environments; proven experience with conceptual strategy and direction
Mastery of application, data and infrastructure architecture disciplines
Knowledge of industry wide technology trends and best practices
Experienced in technology transformations and migration to one or more Cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or OCI
Strong technical leader able to drive to outcomes and mentor delivery teams
Experience of a range services from Azure/AWS Cloud Platform including IaaS, Containers, Storage, Databases (Azure SQL/Oracle/Azure MySQL), Networking (firewalls, proxies, load balancers, DNS), Access management (Active Directory, Group Policy, Single Sign On) and Security
Experienced in the design and delivery of enterprise level Highly Available solutions
Experience with securing API's, web app, and API protection
Deep knowledge of Python, LLM APIs (OpenAI)
Hands-on experience with cloud AI platforms (Azure AI) and build AI landing zones
Advanced knowledge of agentic AI and multi-agent orchestration
Experience in FinOps practices for managing agent token usage and API costs
Ability of reusing enterprise landing zones and platform guardrails (AI security, observability, cost controls) and automating integration paths rather than standing up net-new stacks
Deep understanding of coding best practices and modern architectural patterns, including micro services and message-driven architectures
Proficient in Agile and SDLC methodologies
Preferred
Master's in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
3+ years of technical or team leadership experience
Airline industry experience
Benefits
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
Company
American Airlines
American Airlines is an airline company that operates a diverse fleet of aircraft, including narrow-body and wide-body jets. It is a sub-organization of American Airlines.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1B2023-11-17Post Ipo Debt· $250M
2023-02-08Post Ipo Debt· $750M
2015-01-01Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
Doug Parker
Chairman and former CEO at American Airlines
David Seymour
Chief Operating Officer
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