Principal Architect - Information Technology

United Airlines•Chicago, IL

15h

About The Position

In this role, the Principal Architect will drive the adoption and integration of Agentic SDLC practices to accelerate feature delivery, improve development efficiency, and enable intelligent automation across the software delivery lifecycle. You will assess business requirements, collaborate with stakeholders, and formulate comprehensive architecture strategies and roadmaps that optimally support content creation, storage, retrieval, distribution, and autonomous development workflows. This includes designing scalable and secure architectures, integrating AI-assisted engineering workflows, and enabling seamless collaboration between development, operations, and business teams to deliver high-quality features faster and more efficiently. This role requires a deep understanding of Agentic SDLC, encompassing domains such as autonomous workflow orchestration, AI-assisted development pipelines, system integration, scalability, security, developer tooling, and user experience principles to ensure intuitive and efficient software delivery workflows.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering or related field
7+ years of relevant experience in IT with at least 2 years focused on Agentic SDLC practices
Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Scala
Experience in common architecture frameworks such as Microservices, API management
Experience in designing and building applications using AWS (or Azure, GCP) cloud architecture
Understanding of system architecture principles, including the scalable, secure and resilient digital platforms for eCommerce
Ability to design effective content models that align with organizational goals and user needs
Leadership experience and the ability to guide and inspire a team

Nice To Haves

Master's degree
AWS certification

Responsibilities

Drive the adoption and integration of Agentic SDLC practices to accelerate feature delivery, improve development efficiency, and enable intelligent automation across the software delivery lifecycle.
Assess business requirements, collaborate with stakeholders, and formulate comprehensive architecture strategies and roadmaps that optimally support content creation, storage, retrieval, distribution, and autonomous development workflows.
Design scalable and secure architectures, integrate AI-assisted engineering workflows, and enable seamless collaboration between development, operations, and business teams to deliver high-quality features faster and more efficiently.