Principal Data Architect, IT

American Airlines Group - Dallas, TX

Full-time - Senior

Dallas, TX

Air Transportation

About the position

The Principal Data Architect at American Airlines is a key member of the Information Technology Team, responsible for architecting applications within an enterprise data analytics ecosystem. This role involves overseeing architecture, discovery, processing, integration, storage, data science, data analytics, and machine learning, ensuring the reliability and security of data platforms while collaborating with various product teams to implement effective solutions.

Responsibilities

• Build and administer on-premise and cloud platforms.
• Lead proof of concepts on emerging technologies and collaborate with developers and business partners to perform test cases for new products.
• Maintain platform reliability, data reliability, and data security according to enterprise requirements.
• Work closely with multiple product teams to design and implement solutions, removing roadblocks and cultivating relationships across various leadership levels.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems, Engineering, or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training.
• 7 years of applicable experience in the design/administration/support for data analytics platforms with 2 years in cloud strategy required.
• Strong experience in large scale software & systems architecture and development.
• Experience with distributed and parallel computing technologies and advanced storage implementations like grids and cloud object storage architectures.
• Experience in data security architecture for authentication, multi-tenancy/authorization, auditing, and governance.
• Expertise in data analytics ecosystem including data integration (ETL/ELT), data delivery, data preparation, data discovery, data processing, data storage, data science, and data analytics.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems, Engineering, or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training.
• 8+ years of applicable experience in the design/administration/support for data analytics platforms with 2+ years in cloud strategy required.
• Airline Industry experience.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Employee assistance program
• Vision insurance
• Pet insurance
• Travel perks for employees and their families
• Wellness programs
• 401(k) program with employer contributions after one year
• Discounts on hotels, cars, cruises, and more