Principal Architect - Information Technology

Job overview and responsibilities

The DT Tech Ops Principal Architect will collaborate with United Airlines Enterprise teams to ensure compliance with architectural standards. This role involves applying these standards to the DT Tech Ops technical design and strategy across various applications, platforms, and services, including third-party implementations of MRO, ERP, and other IT systems. The Principal Architect will implement enterprise architecture standards within cloud and on-premise infrastructures, ensuring adherence to DevOps, security, and data management standards. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of translating enterprise architecture standards into actionable design, guaranteeing that applications are built in a scalable, secure, and compliant way.

• Collaborate with enterprise applications teams to ensure alignment with Enterprise Architecture standards and strategic guidance.
• Develop and uphold architecture guidelines and best practices for third-party ERP system implementations, along with cloud data and integration initiatives.
• Implement and maintain relentless automation for end-to-end CI/CD pipelines and observability leveraging tools (Harness, Dynatrace, AWS & Azure Ecosystem) to ensure efficient software delivery and application reliability.
• Assist in the design and oversee the provisioning and management of on-premise servers, AWS cloud infrastructure, and AWS cloud cost management.
• Implement and maintain compliance across all DT Tech Operations applications, conducting regular assessments, audits and translating the findings to be the foundation of our action plans for remediation.
• Lead efforts in identifying, managing, and mitigating security vulnerabilities using enterprise applications and infrastructure.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to development and operations teams, promoting best practices in architecture and development. Continuously research and advocate for the adoption of new technologies and methodologies that can benefit the organization.
• Evaluate vendor solutions and assess their alignment with enterprise architecture, ensuring they meet organizational requirements and standards