Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

Domain area-focused Architect responsible for defining solutions that align to Enterprise strategies and standards. Collaborates closely with IT Teams to ensure designs reflect the intended solutions. Bridges Stakeholder expectations with IT execution in order to meet desired outcomes.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for portfolio high level designs and architecture including designing architecture back to the Enterprise Reference Architecture
Responsible for developing and executing against solution strategies and business plans that support business expansion
Focuses on integrating various parts of a solution into one cohesive network that solves a larger technical problem
Oversees complex technical lifecycles from inception, requirements analysis, design, to fluid implementation phases
Owns getting buy in and consensus from Infrastructure and software teams on approach/concept diagrams
Ability to negotiate approach/scope of projects and vendor contracts
Coordinates task and objectives with internal and external resources
Accountable for detailed solution designs developed by Tech Leads
Ensures use of repositories for deliverables, methodologies and business development documentation
Consulted on Business Area roadmap and responsible for aligning application/technology roadmap to address business needs
Responsible for Enterprise Architecture compliance at the portfolio architecture level
Tracks and manages component interdependencies
Consulted for input on T-Shirt sizing of initiatives
Engages with non-SWA Teams
Identify holes in enterprise/portfolio architectures/stacks and works through enterprise architects to resolve
Mentors/coaches Tech Leads
Provides friendly service to and maintains positive relationships with all internal and external Customers
Works in a cooperative spirit to ensure the success of our Company

Southwest Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Expectations

Must be able to comply with Company attendance standards as described in established guidelines
Outstanding verbal, written and presentation skills (ability to address large and small audiences)
Ability to articulate (verbally/visually) ideas, approach, concepts, options, risk, impact, and recommendations to technical, non-technical and Leadership audiences (facilitate meetings to medium/large audience of peers)
Superior analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities
Must possess outstanding business acumen, and a sound understanding of industry rules/standards
Must be highly organized, motivated, and capable or working with minimum supervision
Ability to mentor/coach Tech Leads, Senior Developers and Peers in a domain or technical area
Ability to provide expert technical and thought leadership in a domain area/app suite
Outstanding leadership skills including partnering, consensus building and influencing
Advanced knowledge of project management methodology and principles
Outstanding understanding of business process and business rules for a domain/area
Expert knowledge of computer or network systems hardware, software theory, emerging practices/concepts and technology relevant to organizational/domain vision
Ability to work in a fast-paced, Team-based, Customer-service-oriented environment

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Outstanding verbal, written, and presentation skills and ability to address large and small audience
Must be highly organized, motivated, and capable of working with minimum supervision
Ability to work in a fast-paced, Team-based, Customer Service oriented environment
Ability to articulate (verbally / visually) ideas, approaches, concepts, options, risks, impacts, tradeoffs, and recommendations to technical, non-technical, and Leadership audiences
Superior analytical and problem-solving abilities
Must possess outstanding business acumen and a sound understanding of industry rules/standards, especially as pertaining to their respective domain
Ability to mentor/coach Tech Leads, Senior Engineers, and Peers in a domain or technical area
Ability to provide expert Technical and Thought Leadership in a domain or technical area
Outstanding leadership skills including partnering, consensus building, and influencing
Basic understanding of Project Management Methodology and Principles
Exceptional understanding of business process and business rules for a domain
Expert knowledge of computer hardware and/or software, emerging practices/concepts, and technology relevant to organizational/domain vision
Experience providing technical leadership to a distributed set of Teams comprised of onsite and offsite Teams, including both Employees and third parties

EDUCATION

Required: High School Diploma or GED
Required: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience - in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration, or equivalent experience or formal training

EXPERIENCE

Required: 10+ years experience implementing multiple business intelligence solutions including data warehousing, visualization tools and dashboards, ETL (extract/transform/load) efforts, etc.
Required: 10+ years experience in integrating data using various integration methodologies (file/real-time/streaming/etc.)

Preferred Experience

Experience in leading technical resources through solution designs and implementations
Strong data strategy expertise
Strong ability to partner with both Business and Technology individuals at all levels of the Organization
Strong written and verbal communication skills

Technologies

RDBMS Tools – Oracle, Teradata, SQL Server, Aurora, etc.
NoSQL Database Tools – DynamoDB, Neptune, Mongo, etc.
Data Movement Tools – Ab Initio, AWS Glue, Alteryx, etc.
Front End/Visualization Tools – SAP Business Objects, Tableau, AWS Quicksight, AWS Athena, etc.
OLAP Tools – Essbase, MS Analysis Services, etc.
Programming skills – Java, Python, etc.
Data Science skills – R, SageMaker, etc.
Security processes/methods – OAUTH, TLS, etc. 
AWS expertise
Hybrid On-Prem <-> Cloud integration experience
Streaming (Kafka/Kinesis) experience
Data Lake experience (AWS S3, AWS Lake Formation

LICENSING/CERTIFICATION

N/A

PHYSICAL ABILITIES

Ability to perform physical activities such as lifting 50 lbs, standing, sitting, pulling, pushing, squatting, hearing, climbing, walking, kneeling, reaching, crawling, writing, and speaking
Ability to perform work duties from limited space work station/desk/office area for extended periods of time
Ability to communicate and interact with others in the English language to meet the demands of the job
Ability to use a computer and other office productivity tools with sufficient speed and accuracy to meet the demands of the job

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

Must maintain a well-groomed appearance per Company appearance standards as described in established guidelines
Must be a U.S. citizen or have authorization to work in the United States as defined by the Immigration Reform Act of 1986
Must be at least 18 years of age
Must be able to comply with Company attendance standards as described in established guidelines
Five percent travel, with the potential for increased / decreased travel based upon Technology Department needs
This position will be part of a cross-functional team between the Business, Enterprise Architecture, Technical Operations and Business Transformation Services
Project teams this position will engage with vary from small to large depending on the effort
Key project is the continued support and development of our Enterprise Data & Analytics environment
Position will interface with SWA employees, contractors and professional services organizations