Principal Data Engineer

ANSR is hiring for one of its clients.

About American Airlines :

To Care for People on Life's Journey®. Together with our American Eagle regional partners, we offer thousands of flights daily to more than 350 destinations in more than 60 countries.

American Airlines is transforming the way it delivers technology to its customers and team members worldwide.

American’s Tech Hub in Hyderabad, India, is our latest technology office location and home to team members who drive technical innovation and engineer unrivalled digital products to best serve American’s customers and team members. With U.S. tech hubs in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas and Phoenix, Arizona, our new team in Hyderabad, India enables better support of our 24 / 7 operation and positions American to deliver industry-leading technology solutions that create a world-class customer experience.

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 :

As one diverse, high-performing team dedicated to technical excellence, you will focus relentlessly on delivering unrivaled digital products that drive a more reliable and profitable airline.

The Data Domain refers to the area within Information Technology that focuses on managing and leveraging data as a strategic asset. This includes data management, storage, integration and governance. The Data domain leans into Machine Learning and AI, as well as Data Science and Business Intelligence.

What you’ll do :

As noted above, this list is intended to reflect the current job but there may be additional essential functions (and certainly non-essential job functions) that are not referenced. Management will modify the job or require other tasks be performed whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so, observing, of course, any legal obligations including any collective bargaining obligations.

• Writes, tests, and documents technical work products (e.G., code, scripts, processes) according to organizational standards and practices
• Devotes time to raising the quality and craftsmanship of products and systems
• Conducts root cause analysis to identify domain level problems and prescribes action items to mitigate
• Designs self-contained systems within a team's domain, and leads implementations of significant capabilities in existing systems
• Anticipates the scaling needs for system components and sizes them appropriately
• Identifies opportunities for better system observability and advocates for prioritization
• Partners with the security organization to improve team security practices and guides team members accordingly
• Evaluates potential attack surfaces in systems under development, identifies best practices to mitigate, and guides teams in their implementation
• Builds and maintains strong relationships with engineering leaders and business counterparts across squads within their product area
• Contributes guidance, patterns, and reference implementations enabling consistency, controls, and self-serviceability for adopted technologies
• Observes their environment and identifies opportunities for introducing new approaches to problems
• Maintains an awareness of ongoing efforts affecting the strategic direction of the organization and provides input and feedback

All you’ll need for success :

Minimum Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS / MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience / training

5+ years applicable experience in the design / administration / support for data analytics platforms with 2+ in cloud strategy required

Preferred Qualifications :

Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS / MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience / training

5+ years applicable experience in the design / administration / support for data analytics platforms with 2+ in cloud strategy required

Skills, Licenses & Certifications :

Strong skills in distributed and parallel computing technologies and operating systems like Azure, Amazon cloud architecture and in-memory processing using Spark

Any of Azure, AWS, Teradata Vantage, Databricks, MS Fabric or Snowflake architecture certification will be plus

Good understanding of cloud data security architecture for authentication, multi-tenancy / authorization, auditing and governance

Experienced with data analytics ecosystem : data integration, data delivery, data preparation, data discovery, data processing, data storage, data science, machine learning, etc.

Aptitude to learn techniques and technologies regarding mathematical modeling, artificial intelligence, and machine learning

Experienced in object oriented, real time messaging and relational database management technologies

Good understanding and knowledge for Software development life cycles;

Agile project management methodology is a must

Ability to work both independently and as part of a team

Interact with enterprise architects, follow guideline standards, communicate and present enterprise data initiatives to the American architecture community

Analyze, discover, document, and communicate design options for implementing analysis specifications

Ability to be flexible and focused in delivering products with different priorities and timelines

Work closely with other system architects to ensure decisions meet long-term enterprise needs

Interface with management, business analysts, project managers, IT Architects and other developers, along with internal customers, to understand requirements and develop needs according to business requirements

Experience in Agile methodologies. Experience in DevOps toolchain and technologies

Airline Industry experience will be plus

Language, Communication Skills, & Physical Abilities :

Ability to effectively communicate both verbally and written with all levels within the organization

Physical ability necessary to safely and successfully perform the essential functions of the position, with or without any legally required reasonable accommodations that do not pose an undue hardship. Note : If the Company has reason to question an employee’s physical ability to safely and / or successfully perform the position’s essential job functions, the HR team generally will engage in an interactive process to determine whether a reasonable accommodation is appropriate. HR (working with the operation) ordinarily first speaks with the team member directly and they mutually identify the physical demands of the job that are or may be impacted by the employee’s obvious or known condition. Then, if necessary, HR would request medical documentation from the team member’s treating physician or others to confirm the employee’s ability to perform those essential job functions safely and successfully.

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.

Competencies :

Caring

Collaboration

Development

Results

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