Principal Data Architect, IT Data Privacy and Governance

About the position

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! This job is a member of the Information Technology Team within the Data Privacy and Governance product. Responsible for providing technical leadership for design and implementation of software development, SaaS platforms, assigned data services and/or applications. Key aspects which will differentiate this role are: possessing working knowledge of latest industry best practices and trends within data privacy, data management, web applications and privacy engineering(e.g. SQL/non-SQL, In-memory Cache, APIs, Micro services); cloud frameworks, content delivery network design, web services design, rules engine design, software optimization techniques, privacy enhancing frameworks and technologies, data management and information security.

Responsibilities

• Work with product and engineering management, engineers, and enterprise architectural teams to define technical strategy and requirements
• Develop, drive and strategize technical solutions for data privacy and governance related initiatives and secures commitment from external and internal stakeholders
• Play the role of solution architect and lead engineer for all Privacy and Governance frameworks, platforms and capabilities buildout
• Create, design, and document technical vision, standards, policies, patterns, architectures, and align roadmaps for data management tools, privacy technology applications and privacy preserving technologies
• Design trust into the applications and data sources that collect, store, process and transmit Personal Information
• Drive consensus on technical approach, sets timelines, and leads cross-functional application teams from design through delivery
• Apply software engineering best industry practices to web applications and services
• Provide technical guidance, direction, and decisions to team developing custom and off-the-shelf applications and services
• Work with Application/Enterprise Architects to establish development and deployment standards aligned with enterprise standards and ensures adherence to technology platform decisions
• Build standards, best practices and patterns for teams across the Enterprise to adopt/adhere to data privacy and governance frameworks
• Evangelize, collaborate, and implement frameworks across enterprise to promote Privacy by Design and data governance

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
• 7 years in SQL, data engineering/management
• 5 years of Java Development Environment (JDE) experience
• 3 years Application Programming Interface (API) framework / REST development
• 2 years in web services (mid-range) development
• Demonstrated capability of mastering new technologies, and be able to quickly provide guidance and architecture standards on new platforms and initiatives to internal and external application teams
• Strong presentation and communication skills, capable of presenting to technical and non-technical audience that can range from engineers to senior leadership

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
• 3 years of solution architecture or technical lead experience
• Understanding of implementation of privacy and data management technology software (e.g., OneTrust, Alation, MonteCarlo, Informatica or related)
• Demonstrating the ability to oversee functional and technical implementation and platform adoption for all clients from start to finish
• Understanding of controls, industry standards and practices related to privacy and data protection (data anonymization, de-identification, minimization, pseudonymization etc.)
• Airline or travel industry related 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