Senior Data Engineer, American Airlines

*This is a contract, hybrid position through December 31, 2025. 

Want to be part of an amazing team, hell-bent on crafting a better future? We’re always looking for creative people who care!

We are analysts. Creators. Designers. Doers. Dreamers. Explorers. Geeks. Hipsters. Leaders. Learners. Renegades. Seekers. Strategists. Visionaries. And we fundamentally believe that we’re better together. 

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• 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. 

  • • Work closely with source data application teams and product owners to design, implement and support analytics solutions that provide insights to make better decisions 
    • Implement data migration and data engineering solutions using Azure products and services: (Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Data Factory, Azure Functions, Event Hub, Azure Stream Analytics, Azure Databricks, etc.) and traditional data warehouse tools 
    • Perform multiple aspects involved in the development lifecycle – design, cloud engineering (Infrastructure, network, security, and administration), ingestion, preparation, data modeling, testing, CICD pipelines, performance tuning, deployments, consumption, BI, alerting, prod support 
    • Provide technical leadership and collaborate within a team environment as well as work independently 
    • Be a part of a DevOps team that completely owns and supports their product 
    • Implement batch and streaming data pipelines using cloud technologies 
    • Leads development of coding standards, best practices and privacy and security guidelines 
    • Mentors' others on technical and domain skills to create multi-functional teams.

 We would like you to have...

Minimum Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience 

1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
2. 3 years software solution development using agile, DevOps, operating in a product model that includes designing, developing, and implementing large-scale applications or data engineering solutions
3. 3 years Data Engineering experience using SQL
4. 2 years of cloud development (prefer Microsoft Azure) including Azure EventHub, Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Azure DevOps, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Power Apps and Power BI.
5. Combination of Development, Administration & Support experience in several of the following tools/platforms required:
6. Scripting: Python, PySpark, Unix, SQL
7. Data Platforms: Teradata, SQL Server
8. Azure Data Explorer. Administration skills are a plus
9. Azure Cloud Technologies: Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Power Apps, and Azure Functions
10. CI/CD: GitHub, Azure DevOps, Terraform
11. BI Analytics Tool Stack - Cognos, Power BI 

Preferred Qualifications- Education & Prior Job Experience 

1. 5 years of software solution development using agile, dev ops, product model that includes designing, developing, and implementing large-scale applications or data engineering solutions.
2. 3+ years of Data Analytics experience using SQL
3. 3+ years full-stack development experience, preferably in Azure
4. 3+ years of cloud development (prefer Microsoft Azure) including Azure EventHub, Azure Data Factory, Azure Functions, ADX, ASA, Azure Databricks, Azure DevOps, Azure Blob Storage, Azure Power Apps, and Power BI.
5. 1+ years of FAST API experience is a plus
6. Airline Industry Experience
7. Skills, Licenses & Certifications
8. Expertise with the Azure Technology stack for data management, data ingestion, capture, processing, curation and creating consumption layers.
9. Azure Development Track Certification (preferred)
10. Spark Certification (preferred) 

A qualified candidate should possess the following: 
1. Senior level experience with Azure and its services. 
2. Senior level experience in leading others. 
3. Senior level experience in formulating solutions and recognizing problems. 
4. Ability to work with a geographically dispersed team. 
5. Ability to work with Agile methodologies. 
6. Good written and oral skills. 

Would you like to work for an organization that…

• Embraces work-life balance – our employees’ well-being remains a top priority for us
• Promotes a culture of learning and advocacy across the globe - diversity will enable us to strengthen our impact
• Offers a comprehensive benefits package effective Day 1. Options include health, vision, & dental insurance, FSAs, discounts on pet insurance, PTO, paid holidays, and more
• Encourages innovation and experimentation
• Emphasizes and rewards collaboration

Compensation: $42-$45/hr W2

This compensation range is indicative of the role. Compensation offered is on the basis of evaluation during interview process, the candidates range and depth of experience, business and market financials and internal pay parity.

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