Sr Principal Solution Architect, IT Software

Sr Principal Solution Architect, IT Software

Location: Rio West E Bldg (PHX-RWE1)
Cities: Phoenix - AZ, Fort Worth - TX
Requisition : 83723

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• This job is a member of the Employee Technology Team within the Workplace Technology organization.
• This position is a senior technical role on a highly skilled and experienced team providing technical application design and leadership services.
• Setting technology strategy

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.

• Oversees and contributes to the technical approach of application design
• Creates required documents to support technical application architecture, vision, strategy, standards, policies, and presentations
• Collaborates with developers to guide the architecture approach for the Functional and Technical Design; reviews, revises, and approves the content of these design documents
• Act as a bridge between technical delivery teams and business stakeholders to align AI strategy
• Implement and integrate AI agents into core enterprise systems (e.g., SAP) to drive automated, API‑centric and event‑based workflow orchestration.
• Develop and document end‑to‑end architectures for intelligent, self‑directed AI agents capable of planning and taking action, often moving from prototypes to production.
• Lead the buildout of cutting‑edge engineering platforms and solutions that accelerate the modernization of the American Airlines applications. Most importantly you will focus on self‑service platform capacities with heavy emphasis on discoverability and automation.
• Partner with application team technical SMEs and utilize your cloud migration experience to guide the application teams to make the right cloud technology choices
• Engage with IT and business leaders to address complex design considerations to appropriately manage risk on behalf of the company.
• Align application solutions with PCI, SOC and cloud security best practices.
• Working closely with IT security and enterprise architects to define security architecture/policies/guardrails for cloud platforms adopted at AA
• Applies appropriate technology to reduce costs and/or improve productivity resulting in value to the company
• Maintains an effective approach on problem solving, multi‑tasking, coordinating, and scheduling in accordance with stated goals to ensure visibility and predictability
• Influences and empowers team members for growth and independence
• Consistently demonstrates a positive, professional, leadership attitude and frame of mind when working with and communicating with others

• Bachelor's in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
• 8+ years of experience designing, developing, and implementing large‑scale technology solutions
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience working with cloud platforms
• Hands on experience in AI/ML engineering

• Master's in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
• 3+ years of technical or team leadership experience
• Airline industry experience

• Proven ability to build…