Information Technology Engineering Manager

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.
• The candidate will be responsible for design, implementation and management for cloud-based enterprise data analytics ecosystem, including, but not limited to, data delivery, data preparation, data discovery, data processing, data integration, data storage, data science, data analytics, machine learning, etc. The candidate will have experience of new emerging cloud data technologies and will work with IT partners to do design, and implementation works on use cases leading to viable funded new projects/applications. The candidate will also implement AA’s enterprise data strategy for both structured and unstructured data sources as single data platform, supporting data exploration, discovery, analytics, and reporting. They will manage a team of data engineers to build and support enterprise data warehouse, data lake and data hub models. Knowledge and expertise in data engineering patterns, cloud security and networks are a must. 

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.

• Lead a team focused on the design, implementation and scalability of data pipelines or platforms to ensure reliable, secure and efficient data delivery across the enterprise
• Collaborate with leaders across Platform, Security, Engineering, Architecture and Governance to ensure data solutions are comprehensive and resilient
• Develop and implement data strategies for the organization in conjunction with other Leaders
• Provide technical, functional, and project supervision to the engineering team
• Attract, recruit and develop top level talent  
• Lead to Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve challenges faced by data teams
• Applies established data management best practices and recommends improvements
• Manage and track Project/Program schedules, OKRs and budgets
• Provide expertise, mentor and guide data platform technical Engineers in implementing new initiatives for the data ecosystem

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
• 6+ years of Data Engineering or Analytics experience
• 3 years experience leading teams using Agile
• 3 years of leading technology teams working in the Data space
• 2 years of experience working with Cloud based data products 

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Airline/Aviation experience
• 5 years of leading technology teams working in the Data space 

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Technical proficiency: Strong Understanding of Data Engineering Principles and expertise with Azure or other Cloud platforms and products
• Drive Results: Lead with precision and purpose to execute initiatives that drive tangible results
• Leadership: Ability to mentor and lead a team of engineers to ensure timely deliverables of data solutions.  
• Communication and Collaboration: Clear written and concise communication to multiple levels of leadership. Collaborate effectively with Business and IT teams.
• Data Strategy: Ability to develop and implement modern data strategies to drive business value while optimizing resource usage
• Problem Solving: Approach problem-solving holistically and consider solutions through a combination of technology and processes 
• Experience in Agile methodologies and products like Aha, ADO, GitHub 

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.