United Airlines
Principal Architect - Information Technology
United Airlines, Houston, Texas, United States, 77246
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Principal Architect - Information Technology
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United Airlines
Achieving our goals starts with supporting yours. Grow your career, access top-tier health and wellness benefits, build lasting connections with your team and our customers, and travel the world using our extensive route network.
Come join us to create what’s next. Let’s define tomorrow, together.
Job Overview and Responsibilities The Principal Architect will be responsible for leading the architectural design and strategy of enterprise applications, Commercial Corporate and Business to Business integrations. The role will lead on the design, implementation, deployment, documentation and maintenance. This is a “hands on” role where the architect will be heavily involved in creating the solutions designed and working with other architects across the organization and at the enterprise level to build resilient, performant solutions that can handle multiple business capabilities and deliver value. The architect will guide the team on best practices in building large scale systems.
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.
Develop and manage a technical strategy and coordinate adoption.
Provide architectural 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 enterprise. 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 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 are functionally robust and cost effective.
Research, enforce, and drive the adoption of design patterns throughout the enterprise and evangelize best practices for solution design and development.
Identify new technologies, industry trends, and best practices, which should be incorporated into BFS policies & roadmap.
Translate business strategy into technical strategy and define end-to-end technology architectures that support the strategy.
Work shoulder to shoulder with team members to deliver the solutions envisioned.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree.
+7 years of experience in enterprise architecture, with a strong background in managing complex enterprise applications and infrastructure.
Demonstrate ability to deliver enterprise applications at scale.
Strong AWS Cloud experience and capability.
Programming in .NET, C# and knowledge of DevOps practices, including CI/CD, automation, and observability tools (Dynatrace, DataDog, Splunk).
PCI Compliance experience: Proven experience in implementing and maintaining PCI compliance for enterprise applications.
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.
Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge of Corporate Travel and IT systems.
3-5+ years of AWS experience.
Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or related field preferred.
The base pay range for this role is $137,275.00 to $187,000.00. This position is also eligible for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards.
You may be eligible for the following competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges.
United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contact JobAccommodations@united.com to request accommodation.
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Principal Architect - Information Technology
role at
United Airlines
Achieving our goals starts with supporting yours. Grow your career, access top-tier health and wellness benefits, build lasting connections with your team and our customers, and travel the world using our extensive route network.
Come join us to create what’s next. Let’s define tomorrow, together.
Job Overview and Responsibilities The Principal Architect will be responsible for leading the architectural design and strategy of enterprise applications, Commercial Corporate and Business to Business integrations. The role will lead on the design, implementation, deployment, documentation and maintenance. This is a “hands on” role where the architect will be heavily involved in creating the solutions designed and working with other architects across the organization and at the enterprise level to build resilient, performant solutions that can handle multiple business capabilities and deliver value. The architect will guide the team on best practices in building large scale systems.
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.
Develop and manage a technical strategy and coordinate adoption.
Provide architectural 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 enterprise. 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 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 are functionally robust and cost effective.
Research, enforce, and drive the adoption of design patterns throughout the enterprise and evangelize best practices for solution design and development.
Identify new technologies, industry trends, and best practices, which should be incorporated into BFS policies & roadmap.
Translate business strategy into technical strategy and define end-to-end technology architectures that support the strategy.
Work shoulder to shoulder with team members to deliver the solutions envisioned.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree.
+7 years of experience in enterprise architecture, with a strong background in managing complex enterprise applications and infrastructure.
Demonstrate ability to deliver enterprise applications at scale.
Strong AWS Cloud experience and capability.
Programming in .NET, C# and knowledge of DevOps practices, including CI/CD, automation, and observability tools (Dynatrace, DataDog, Splunk).
PCI Compliance experience: Proven experience in implementing and maintaining PCI compliance for enterprise applications.
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.
Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge of Corporate Travel and IT systems.
3-5+ years of AWS experience.
Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or related field preferred.
The base pay range for this role is $137,275.00 to $187,000.00. This position is also eligible for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards.
You may be eligible for the following competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges.
United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. Equal Opportunity Employer - Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions. Please contact JobAccommodations@united.com to request accommodation.
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