Senior Architect - Information Technology

Description
There’s never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines! We’re on a path towards becoming the best airline in the history of aviation. Our shared purpose – Connecting People, Uniting the World – is about more than getting people from one place to another. It also means that as a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees, we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live and fly, and we can only do that with a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. And we’re growing – in the years ahead, we’ll hire tens of thousands of people across every area of the airline. Our careers include a competitive benefits package aimed at keeping you happy, healthy and well-traveled. From employee-run "Business Resource Group" communities to world-class benefits like parental leave, 401k and privileges like space available travel, United is truly a one-of-a-kind place to work. Are you ready to travel the world?
We believe that inclusion propels innovation and is the foundation of all that we do. United's Digital Technology team spans the globe and is made up of diverse individuals all working together with pioneering technology to build the best airline in the history of aviation. Our team designs, develops and maintains massively scaling technology solutions brought to life with innovative architectures, data analytics, and digital solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Job overview and responsibilities
As a Senior Architect, you will play a crucial role in designing and developing our MarTech solutions for MileagPlus. You will work closely with our development team and other stakeholders from Marketing & Loyalty organization to understand the requirements and translate them into scalable and efficient technical solutions. Your expertise in the Media and AdTech areas will be a valuable asset in this role. This position will have a solid focus on both implementing new enterprise technology needed to support MileagePlus as well as partnering with enterprise teams to advance the data technology ecosystem to support MileagePlus endeavors on customer data.
Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the development team and stakeholders to understand and refine requirements
• Design and develop scalable MarTech solutions that meet business requirements
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and technologies in MarTech and AdTech
• Understanding the business needs of the organization and translating those needs into technical requirements
• Provide technical guidance and leadership to the development team

To Be Successful, You Will Need

• Strategic – The ability to visualize and plan for outcomes in the future, and sustain work in achieving the outcomes. Involves an ability to support short-term trade-offs in order to achieve longer term gain
• Creative & Innovation – The ability to define new, original ideas and successfully implement them across an organization. Involves an ability to think “outside-in”, assess conventional work products and processes, define new concepts, and manage change across the organization in implementing them
• Business Acumen – The ability to make insightful, successful business decisions and tradeoffs assessing the internal and external business landscape, strategies, opportunities, strengths and weaknesses.
• Persuasion – The ability to engage and enroll others in an initiative – both individually and in a group setting. Involves articulating the new possibility for others – and leading and engaging others in direct, positive, meaningful conversations

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.
Qualifications
Qualifications Required:

• Experience with agile development methodologies
• Experience in leading technical staff or coordinating work across multiple technology teams
• 8+ years of experience with minimum of 2 years of experience in marketing technology.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
• Experience with designing large-scale, complex software applications and systems
• Strong coding skills in Java, Python, or similar programming languages
• Experience with cloud computing and cloud-based architecture
• Strong understanding of software development principles and design patterns

What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications):

• Master's degree in Computer science or related field
• Experience in media or advertising technology.
• Experience with data warehouse, MDM, ODS, customer data platforms.

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