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 position is a key leadership position within the Office of the Chief Technology Officer, responsible for implementing and enforcing standards across cloud and on-premise environments through policy automation and tool development.

• They collaborate with stakeholders to ensure alignment between standards and organizational objectives, while also monitoring and reporting on compliance. Through leadership and innovation, they drive efficiency and effectiveness in standards management, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and adherence throughout the organization.

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.

• Develop and implement policies as code to enforce standards and best practices across cloud environments, ensuring consistency and compliance with organizational guidelines.

• Lead the development and maintenance of tools and systems for managing and monitoring standards, including automated workflows and reporting mechanisms.

• Collaborate with key stakeholders to define and prioritize standards, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technical requirements.

• Provide leadership and guidance to a team of engineers and engineering leaders, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

• Drive initiatives to streamline and automate processes related to standards management and enforcement, optimizing efficiency and effectiveness.

• Monitor and report on standards compliance, identifying areas of non-compliance and implementing corrective actions as needed.

• Stay abreast of industry best practices and emerging technologies related to governance and compliance, incorporating relevant insights into the organization's standards framework.

• Establish and maintain effective communication channels with cross-functional teams to facilitate awareness and understanding of standards and their implications.

• Develop and deliver training programs and materials to educate stakeholders on standards, policies, and procedures, promoting awareness and adherence throughout the organization.

• Collaborate with internal and external auditors to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards, facilitating audits and remediation efforts as necessary.

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

• 6-8 years of experience leading engineering teams in the delivery of mission critical systems.

• 5 years of technical leadership experience, including experience leading other technical leaders

• Demonstrated success in leading the execution of complex shared services offerings.

• Strong understanding of cloud computing principles, including infrastructure as code, microservices architecture, and containerization

• Mastery of cloud-native technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, and serverless computing

• Experience implementing standards and policy enforcement in a large enterprise environment

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Master’s Degree preferred

• 8-10 years of experience leading engineering teams in the delivery of mission critical systems.

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Proficiency in Agile and Product-driven delivery

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with ability to communicate with senior business and IT stakeholders effectively and clearly and to sell a technical strategy and vision

• Ability to explain technical concepts and adjust messaging based on the audience, including non-technical groups

• Ability to build collaborative relationships with, and consensus amongst, multiple stakeholders with varying points of view

• Ability to influence through outstanding interpersonal skills, collaboration, and negotiation skills

• Ability to adapt to unexpected events, new facts, and rapidly changing circumstances

• Ability to thrive in a sense-of-urgency environment and leverage best practices

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.

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