IntroAre 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
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Job Description:

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 youll 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 Cloud domain refers to the area within Information Technology that focuses on the delivery of computing services—such as servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence—provided as a service. Examples are AWS, GCS, and Azure. The implementation could be a Private, Public, or Hybrid cloud and the scope includes platform management, security, networking, storage, and enabling DevOps to support the consuming domains (Applications, AI, Data, etc.).
What youll 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.

  • Design, Deploy, and Manage Cloud Infrastructure solution. Build scalable, secure, and resilient cloud solutions, such as Kubernetes Platform in Azure or other public cloud.  
  • Collaborate with Cybersecurity, enterprise architects to define and Implement cloud solution best practices following Well-Architect Framework best practices for security, reliability, performance, and cost efficiency.  
  • Communicate product strategy, roadmap, and change effectively to customers and stakeholders.  
  • Drive innovation by automating infrastructure via your hands-on expertise with Infrastructure as code technologies. 
  • Manage lifecycle of cloud solutions and platforms that keep the system stack up to date. 
  • Writes, tests, and documents technical work products (e.g., code, scripts, processes) according to organizational standards and practices.  
  • Monitor cloud systems for availability, performance, and cost efficiency, optimizing usage and resources.  
  • Diagnose and resolve issues in cloud environments, providing support for internal teams and stakeholders.  
  • 24/7 on call rotation supporting business critical applications or systems. Conducts root cause analysis to identify domain level problems and prescribes action items to mitigate.
All youll need for success

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

  • Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training 
  • 3+ years of experience designing, developing, and implementing large-scale solutions in production environments

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience

  • Masters degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training 
  • Airline Industry experience

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

  • Proficiency with the following technologies: 
    • Programming Languages: Java, C, Javascript, Golang 
    • Source Control: GitHub, Azure DevOps 
    • CICD: GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps 
    • Cloud Providers such as Azure and AWS 
    • Infrastructure as code: Terraform, YAML 
    • At least one cloud provider certification in either Azure or AWS cloud platforms. Cloud Security certification is preferred.
    • 3+ years of hands-on experience with cloud governance and policy implementation (security, compliance, tagging standards)
    • Knowledge of regulatory frameworks (CIS, NIST, GDPR, SOC 2)
    • Role-based access control (RBAC) and identity management (e.g., Azure Entra ID, AWS IAM)
    • Familiar with FinOps and cloud cost analysis and optimization
    • Tagging inheritance strategy, and cost allocation methods (showback/chargeback)
    • Cross-functional collaboration with engineering, finance and product teams
    • Ability to influence cross-functional teams to adopt cost-efficient design and operational practices.
    • Proficiency in Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban and tool such as ADO.
  • Proficiency in DevOps Toolchain methodologies, including Continuous Integration and continuous deployment. 
  • Ability to optimize solutions for performance, resiliency and reliability while maintaining an eye toward simplicity. 
  • Ability to concisely convey ideas verbally, in writing, in code, and in diagrams. 
  • Proficiency in Agile methodologies, such as SCRUM.
What youll 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.

Company Details
American Airlines
1 Skyview Dr.
Fort Worth, Texas 76155 USA
jobs.aa.com
84 Open Jobs Available
Embark on an adventure with a commitment to service, excellence and humanity. Our team is what powers our airline. We are proudly dedicated to our purpose of caring for people on life’s journey, including connecting our customers to the people and places...

Benefits:
American wants to support you on your life’s journey at work, at home and at play. Whether it’s free financial planning consultations, robust benefits options or help finding a caregiver for loved ones, our team members have access to countless resources — beginning on day one. We understand that in order for you to do your job well, you and your loved ones need to be taken care of — so that’s our priority, too.

Health Benefits
Medical, prescription, dental, vision, and more available on date of hire.

401(k) plan
Available upon hire and depending on the workgroup, eligible for employer contributions after one year.

Travel Perks
Travel privileges for you, your family and friends across the American global network.

Well-being programs
Resources, events and support for your physical, financial and emotional well-being.

Education Foundation
Higher education scholarship grants for eligible dependents.

Family support
Emergency assistance from the Family Fund for you and your family in times of need.

Deals & Discounts
Savings on hundreds of products and services including hotels, electronics, lawn care, cellular plans, and more.

Fly Higher Learning
Programs and online learning platforms to support you on your career journey

Supported Manufacturers:
Boeing, Airbus, McDonnell Douglas

Supported Models:
737, 777, 767, 757, 737, 787, A321, A319, MD-80
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Job Info
Location
Dallas, Texas, United States
Type
Permanent
Company Details
American Airlines
1 Skyview Dr.
Fort Worth, Texas 76155 USA
jobs.aa.com
84 Open Jobs Available
Embark on an adventure with a commitment to service, excellence and humanity. Our team is what powers our airline. We are proudly dedicated to our purpose of caring for people on life’s journey, including connecting our customers to the people and places...

Benefits:
American wants to support you on your life’s journey at work, at home and at play. Whether it’s free financial planning consultations, robust benefits options or help finding a caregiver for loved ones, our team members have access to countless resources — beginning on day one. We understand that in order for you to do your job well, you and your loved ones need to be taken care of — so that’s our priority, too.

Health Benefits
Medical, prescription, dental, vision, and more available on date of hire.

401(k) plan
Available upon hire and depending on the workgroup, eligible for employer contributions after one year.

Travel Perks
Travel privileges for you, your family and friends across the American global network.

Well-being programs
Resources, events and support for your physical, financial and emotional well-being.

Education Foundation
Higher education scholarship grants for eligible dependents.

Family support
Emergency assistance from the Family Fund for you and your family in times of need.

Deals & Discounts
Savings on hundreds of products and services including hotels, electronics, lawn care, cellular plans, and more.

Fly Higher Learning
Programs and online learning platforms to support you on your career journey

Supported Manufacturers:
Boeing, Airbus, McDonnell Douglas

Supported Models:
737, 777, 767, 757, 737, 787, A321, A319, MD-80

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