Portfolio Architect, AWS Cloud Solutions

Delta Air Lines - Atlanta, GA

Full-time - Mid Level

Atlanta, GA

Air Transportation

About the position

Delta IT is on a transformative journey, aiming to redefine its business operations from the ground up. As thought-leaders within the organization, we are committed to creating meaningful and innovative solutions that align with our vision. We are seeking team members who embody the spirit of innovation, collaboration, and proactivity to help us achieve our goals. Our employees are not just workers; they are thinkers and doers who strive to deliver impactful results for our customers. Join us as we work towards becoming a world-class IT organization at the world's best airline. The Solutions Architect will play a pivotal role in this transformation by owning architectural technical decisions and direction for their portfolio. This position involves designing applications and platforms that automate business processes and meet various business needs as an integrated solution, with a specialization in cloud solutions. The architect will be responsible for ensuring that the resulting design can operate across multiple platforms and may consist of various software packages and custom components. This role assumes overall technical responsibility for the successful construction, implementation, and system integration of both cloud and non-cloud solutions. Key responsibilities include overseeing each phase of software application development to ensure high-quality outcomes for assigned projects, developing and defining business and technical operating procedures and standards, and identifying application and business requirements through effective communication with technical teams and clients. The architect will also be expected to stay updated on new technologies, recommend their implementation, and drive their adoption within the organization. Specializations for this role will include App/Integration, DevSecOps, Site Reliability, Platform, and Security.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing each phase of software application development to ensure a high level of quality for each assigned project.
• Developing and defining business and technical operating procedures and standards.
• Identifying application and business requirements by communicating with technical teams and clients.
• Keeping abreast of, recommending and driving new technologies towards implementation and exploitation.
• Architect specializations will include: App/Integration, DevSecOps, Site Reliability, Platform, Security.

Requirements

• 7 or more years in a Software Architecture capacity at enterprise scale.
• Experience with the architecture and design of enterprise software solutions, cloud solutions, applications, integrations, security and platform engineering.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related technical field.
• Experience designing solutions in AWS.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop staff Software Engineers and developers with best practices and leadership.
• Experience defining and maintaining accountability to Architectural Design Patterns and serving as a technology domain's escalation point.
• Highly proficient with leading Agile methodologies, DevOps principles, practices and tools in an enterprise technology environment is required.
• Expertise in Application Security principles and 12-factor application development principles is required.
• Embraces diverse people, thinking and styles.
• Consistently makes safety and security, of self and others, the priority.

Nice-to-haves

• Expert level proficiency in Javascript, Typescript, AWS, Node.js, ROSA, Cloudwatch, DevSecOps, GitLab CI/CD concepts and working knowledge of various database structures.
• AWS Solutions Architect certificate(s).
• Experience working in an airline technology environment.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, industry-leading profit sharing program, and performance incentives.
• 401(k) with generous company contributions up to 9%.
• Paid time off including vacation, holidays, paid personal time, maternity and parental leave.
• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, short/long term disability and life benefits.
• Family care assistance through fertility support, surrogacy and adoption assistance, lactation support, subsidized back-up care, and programs that help with loved ones in all stages.
• Holistic Wellbeing programs to support physical, emotional, social, and financial health, including access to an employee assistance program offering support for you and anyone in your household, free financial coaching, and extensive resources supporting mental health.
• Domestic and International space-available flight privileges for employees and eligible family members.
• Career development programs to achieve your long-term career goals.
• World-wide partnerships to engage in community service and innovative goals created to focus on sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint.
• Business Resource Groups created to connect employees with common interests to promote inclusion, provide perspective and help implement strategies.
• Recognition rewards and awards through the platform Unstoppable Together.
• Access to over 500 discounts, specialty savings and voluntary benefits through Deltaperks such as car and hotel rentals and auto, home, and pet insurance, legal services, and childcare.