Introduction to American Airlines and Our Mission
Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your downtime? Join our American Airlines family, and you'll travel the globe, grow your expertise, and become the best version of yourself. As you embark on this new journey, you'll tackle challenges with flexibility and ease, mastering new skills and advancing your career while having a great time. Feel free to enhance both your personal and work life and jump ahead! At American Airlines, we're dedicated to providing exceptional service to our customers, and we're looking for talented individuals like you to join our team.
Why You'll Love This Job
This is an exciting opportunity to join our IT Analytics team as a Data Engineer, where you'll play a crucial role in enabling data engineering solutions at American Airlines. You'll be part of a dynamic team that's growing and evolving, and you'll have the chance to make a real impact on our business. As a Data Engineer, you'll bring your technical expertise and collaboration skills to help develop a data-driven culture by designing and delivering analytics solutions and making data analysis easier and more effective for American Airlines.
- You will assist with enabling data engineering solutions at American Airlines
- You will be part of a team that's growing and evolving
- This role is part of the Data Engineering and Analytics team within our Technology group
Key Responsibilities
In this role, you'll work closely with source data application teams and product owners to design, implement, and support analytics solutions that provide insights to make better decisions. You'll execute data migration and data engineering solutions using Azure products and services, such as Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Data Factory, Azure Functions, Event Hub, and Azure Databricks, as well as traditional data warehouse tools.
- Work intimately with source data application teams and product owners to design, implement, and support analytics solutions
- Execute data migration and data engineering solutions using Azure products and services
- Perform various aspects associated with the development lifecycle, including design, cloud engineering, ingestion, deployment, data modeling, testing, CICD pipelines, performance tuning, and support
- Provide technical leadership and collaborate within a team environment, as well as work independently
- Be part of a DevOps team that fully owns and supports their product
- Implement batch and streaming data pipelines using cloud technologies
- Drive improvement of coding standards, best practices, and security and compliance rules
- Coach others on technical and domain skills to create multi-functional teams
Essential Qualifications and Skills
To be successful in this role, you'll need a strong foundation in data engineering and analytics, as well as excellent technical and collaboration skills. You should have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training.
- Minimum 3 years of programming solution development using agile, DevOps, working in a product model that includes designing, developing, and deploying large-scale applications or data engineering solutions
- Minimum 3 years of data analysis experience using SQL
- Minimum 2 years of cloud development and data lake experience (preferably Microsoft Azure), including Azure EventHub, Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Azure DevOps, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Data Lake, Azure Power Apps, and Power BI
- Blend of development, administration, and support experience in several of the following tools/platforms: scripting (Python, Perl, Unix, SQL), data platforms (Teradata, Cassandra, MongoDB, Oracle, SQL Server, ADLS, Snowflake), Azure Data Explorer, and networking skills are a plus
- Azure Cloud Technologies: Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Data Lake, Azure Power Apps, and Azure Functions
- CI/CD: GitHub, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Terraform
- BI Analytics Tool Stack: Cognos, Tableau, Power BI, Alteryx, Denodo, and Grafana
- Data Warehousing: DataStage, Informatica
- Data Management and Security: Informatica Axon and EDC, BigID
Preferred Qualifications and Skills
While not required, the following qualifications and skills are preferred:
- 5+ years of programming solution development using agile, DevOps, working in a product model that includes designing, developing, and deploying large-scale applications or data engineering solutions
- 5+ years of data analysis experience using SQL
- 3+ years of full-stack development experience, preferably in Azure
- 3+ years of cloud development and data lake experience (preferably Microsoft Azure), including Azure EventHub, Azure Data Factory, Azure Functions, ADX, ASA, Azure Databricks, Azure DevOps, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Data Lake, Azure Power Apps, and Power BI
- Airline industry experience
Abilities, Licenses, and Certificates
The following abilities, licenses, and certificates are preferred:
- Proficiency with the Azure Technology stack for data management, data ingestion, capture, processing, curation, and making consumption layers
- Proficiency in providing practical guidance within the Azure Native cloud services
- Azure Development Track Certification (preferred)
- Perl Certification (preferred)
What You'll Get
At American Airlines, we offer a comprehensive benefits package to our employees, including:
- Travel benefits: You, your family, and your friends can travel to 365 destinations on over 6,800 daily flights across our global network
- Health benefits: You'll have access to medical, dental, prescription, and vision benefits to help you stay healthy
- Wellness programs: We want you to be your best self, so we offer wellness programs that provide you with the tools, resources, and support you need
- 401(k) program: You'll have access to our 401(k) program, which includes employer contributions after one year
- Additional benefits: We also offer an Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance, and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises, and more
Our Culture and Values
At American Airlines, we're committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. Our 20+ Employee Business Resource Groups are dedicated to connecting our employees to our customers, suppliers, communities, and investors, helping employees reach their full potential and creating a welcoming workplace that reflects and exceeds the needs of our diverse world.
How to Apply
To apply for this exciting opportunity, please follow these steps:
- Read the official notification carefully from our website
- Fill out the application form (link provided below)
- Attach the required documents and a passport-sized photo with your signature
- Submit your application
Conclusion
Are you ready to feel a tremendous sense of pride and fulfillment as you do your part to keep the largest airline in the world running smoothly? Come and be yourself at American Airlines. We can't wait to welcome you to our team!
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