Principal Programmer/Technical Lead, IT Applications

Location: DFW Headquarters Building 8 (DFW-SV08)   
Additional Locations: None
Requisition ID: 71537 

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 providing technical direction and leadership in regards to the design, development, and deployment of solutions within our customer base. The technical lead comes up with innovative solutions for business and technical problems, creates and maintains technical specifications, as well as anticipates and acts upon issues that arise, providing alternate approaches and solutions, communicates decisions clearly, and sets the standard for highest quality of work. 

What you'll do

• Participates in all phases of the software development lifecycle and is responsible for the application design Designs, develops, and implements largescale, highly available applications 
• Collaborates with the architect to define the technical roadmap for the product, provide design and technical governance, and dictate technical standards, including software coding standards, tools, and platforms 
• Evaluates product requirements and proposes solutions considering the product's vision and the technology roadmap 
• Works closely with architecture to ensure decisions meet long term enterprise growth needs 
• Completes appropriate documentation for technical designs, processes engineering, and project decisions 
• Builds tools and patterns to accelerate development and delivery 
• Researches and implements new technologies and solutions to enhance current processes, security, and performance 
• Develops cross departmental services and applications in coordination with IT's central architecture team 
• Acts as the technical subject matter expert (SME) on the product 
• Evaluates new technologies and tools, leads POCs to prove new ideas, and champions good design practices 
• Mentors and coaches team members related to architecture, design, development, build, deployment, and maintenance of systems. 
• Troubleshoots and debugs complex issues, and identifies and implements solutions 
• Collaborates with production operations department to ensure deployments roll out smoothly and customer group support is met 
• Works extended hours, including nights and weekends, as needed in order to support the operation 

All you'll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training 
• 5 years of experience delivering SDLC solutions using ITIL / Agile / XP, or similar methodologies 
• 5 years of mobile (Android/iOS) development experience 

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training 
• 8+ years of experience delivering SDLC solutions using ITIL / Agile / XP, or similar methodologies 
• 3+ years of experience providing technical leadership 
• Airline industry experience, including Sabre, business processes, and supporting technologies 
• Ability to explain technical concepts and adjust messaging based on the audience, including non-technical groups  
• Ability to influence through outstanding interpersonal skills, collaborations, and negotiation skills 
• Ability to work well within a team environment as well as independently 

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Proficiency in iOS/Android Development 
• Proficiency and demonstrated experience in the following technologies: 
  • DART, Objective-C, Swift, Java, Angular 2+, and/or Kotlin  
  • Programming and debugging skills 
  • Build/deployment tools: Flutter, XCode, Android Studio 
  • Other Dev Ops Toolchain: Slack, GitHub, Jenkins, Azure DevOps 
• Experience in Agile methodologies, such as SCRUM 
• Well versed in application design, development, automated testing and delivery in an agile environment 
• Ability to gen