Intro

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!

Why you'll love this job

• ​This job is a member of the Information Technology Team within the Information Technology Division
• Responsible for leveraging cutting edge technology to solve business problems at American Airlines by participating in all phases of the development process from inception through transition, advocating the agile process and test-driven development, using object-oriented development tools to analyze, model, design, construct and test reusable objects, and making the codebase a better place to live and work

What you'll do

• Collaborates cross-functionally with leaders, business analysts, project managers, IT architects, technical leads and other developers, along with internal customers, to understand needs and develop solutions according to business requirements
• Creates detailed project specifications, requirements, and estimates
• Contribute and supports the development of software and adheres to best practices and security guidelines using Java and Python
• Researches and implements new technologies to enhance current processes, security, and performance
• Troubleshoots and debugs complex issues; identifies and implements solutions
• Deploy, manage, monitor, and troubleshoot scalable Azure-based platform environments.
• Monitor application run expenses, identify, and implement cost saving opportunities both at application and platform level.
• Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code using tools like Terraform and Bicep
• Implement and maintain CI/CD and Automation pipelines using Azure DevOps, Azure CLI to streamline release processes
• Implement monitoring/logging via Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Dynatrace

All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

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• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 3+ years of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) experience
• 3+ years Azure Cloud platform development experience

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

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• Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering
• Airline industry experience, including business processes and supporting technology desired
• 5+ years of full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) experience
• 3+ years Java, Python, Terraform or Bicept hands-on experiences.
• 3+ years hands-on in DevOps using Git, Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipeline
• 3+ years hands-on Cloud development experience in Azure platform or similar
• Experience in using Git Co-Pilot or other GenAI code accelerators in development.

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Proficiency and demonstrated experience in the following technologies:
• Large scale parallel application development using Python or Java in Cloud platform
• Cloud-based development technologies: Virtual Machine, Virtual network, Storage, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure Container Services, Azure Functions, Cosmos DB, PostgreSQL, Event Hub, Data Factory, Active Directory, RBAC, Azure Monitor, Azure ML
• Machine Learning development: Panda, Numpy, Tensorflow, XGBoost
• Frameworks: Spring Farmwork, Spring boot
• Good written and verbal communication. Be able to translate complex technical concepts into digestible language for teammates and clients.
• Experience with Agile project management methodology.
• Demonstrated initiative, flexibility, accountability, and ability to adapt to changing priorities and work environments
• Possess a keen desire to learn and expand depth of knowledge
• Ability to analyze complex problems and implement solutions and/or workarounds
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio)

What you'll get

Feel free to take advantage of all that American Airlines has to offer: 

• 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

Feel free to be yourself at American

From the team members we hire to the customers we serve, inclusion and diversity are the foundation of the dynamic workforce at American Airlines. Our 20+ Employee Business Resource Groups are focused on connecting our team members to our customers, suppliers, communities and shareholders, helping team members reach their full potential and creating an inclusive work environment to meet and exceed the needs of our diverse world.

Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and satisfaction as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly as we care for people on life’s journey? Feel free to be yourself at American.