Principal Architect - Agentic SDLC, Information Technology

at United Airlines in Chicago, Illinois, United States Job Description Achieving our goals starts with supporting yours. Grow your career, access top-tier health and wellness benefits, build lasting connections with your team and our customers, and travel the world using our extensive route network. Come join us to create what's next. Let's define tomorrow, together. Description 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 + You 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

Qualifications Minimum 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

Preferred Requirements:

+ Master's degree + AWS certification The base pay range for this role is $140,600.00 to $183,108.00. The base salary range/hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related, factors such as experience, education, and skills. This position is also eligible for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards. You may be eligible for the following competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges. United Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law. We provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. To request an accommodation, contact JobAccommodations@united.com To view full details and how to apply, please login or create a Job Seeker account