JOB TITLE: Solution Architect

Take your career to new heights with US Airways

What makes an airline take off? At US Airways we think it's the people. That's why we've built a diverse workforce that brings a world of different talents to our company.

US Airways is the fifth largest domestic airline employing more than 35,000 aviation professionals worldwide. US Airways, US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express operate approximately 3,500 flights per day and serve more than 230 communities in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America. US Airways is a member of the Star Alliance network, which offers our customers 18,000 daily flights to 965 destinations in 162 countries worldwide. Additional information on US Airways can be found at www.usairways.com.

When you join the US Airways family, you're joining one of the most financially stable and innovative carriers in the industry today and a company that has a rich history, dating back to 1939 when US Airways began operations in 1939 as All American Aviation, bringing the first airmail service to many small communities in Western Pennsylvania and the Ohio Valley.

Besides free travel to over 230 destinations worldwide, we offer great benefits and even greater opportunities for advancement. So if a career in the airline industry gets your jets revving, apply to US Airways today and work for US!
JOB INFORMATION

Company:
US Airways

Location:
Tempe, AZ 85281

Job Category:
IT/Software Development

Industry:
Computer/IT Services

Relevant Work Experience:
5+ to 7 Years

CONTACT INFORMATION

Red ID:
IRC33276

Solution Architect

Detailed Description

The role of this position is to directly support a designated business area, and provide architecture support and guidance at the solution level.  Reporting to the Senior Manager of Architecture, the solution architect is responsible for:

  • Being a business domain expert, and understanding the personalities, business processes, challenges, and existing technical architecture related to an assigned business area.
  • Helping business stakeholders and IT coworkers understand how technology resources can be used to add business value.
  • Assisting business analyst and IT management in developing projects requirements and high level designs and high level estimates.
  • Helping project teams align project work with strategic initiatives.
  • Helping project teams identify points of reuse, and leverage existing IT assts where appropriate.
  • Providing guidance to software development teams related to technical challenges, process challenges, or understanding guidance on application architecture and standards.
  • Mentoring development leads, or at times actually leading high risk, high-difficulty software development efforts.
  • Conducting mentoring and training activities as assigned.
  • Developing high quality code of the highest difficulty.
  • Evangelizing the role of the architect, and ensuring IT management, project teams, and IT staff understand the purpose of the various architecture roles with US Airways IT.
  • Working with the Enterprise Architect, help define and understand the US Airways IT strategy.
  • While most team members are focused on project work and deliverables, represent the strategic and high level IT vision at the project level.
  •  Interact effectively with all levels of IT and business management.
Job Requirements

 

  • At least five years experience as a software developer, at least some of the time with Microsoft technologies such as C#, ASP.NET, WCF, BizTalk, and WPF.
  • At least two years experience as an application or solution architect
  • At least eight years experience in a large IT organization.
  • Extremely proficient at oral and written communication.  Must be comfortable running meetings and presenting information to diverse groups.
  • Familiar with a variety of software development methodologies, including Scrum, XP, and traditional waterfall.
  • Familiar with SOA and ESB architectures.
  • Exposure to TOGAF, Zachman, or FEA is helpful, but not required.
  • Training experience in a classroom setting helpful, but not required.

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