Java Engineer

Workforce Opportunity Services (WOS) is a leading 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to developing the skills of high-potential individuals who may not have access to career opportunities. Through strategic partnerships, WOS connects motivated talent with organizations seeking to expand their workforce with skilled professionals.

Utilizing a scientifically-based model derived from research conducted at Columbia University, we recruit, educate, train, and place high-potential talent with leading organizations around the world.

Overview:

As one diverse, high-performing team dedicated to technical excellence, you will focus relentlessly on delivering unrivaled digital products that drive a more reliable and profitable airline. The Software domain refers to the area within Information Technology that focuses on the development, deployment, management, and maintenance of software applications that support business processes and user needs. This includes development, application lifecycle management, requirement analysis, QA, security & compliance, and maintaining the applications and infrastructure.

American Airlines is a commercial airline providing passenger and cargo transportation throughout North America, Central America, South America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia. The following describes the essential job functions, job qualifications, and other requirements of the job. While not an exhaustive description, it is intended to accurately reflect the current job. Management will modify the job or require other tasks be performed whenever it deems it appropriate to do so, observing, of course, any legal obligations including any collective bargaining obligations. Management will consider providing reasonable accommodations as necessary to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act or other applicable federal, state or local laws. Reasonable accommodations that facilitate successful performance of all essential job functions will not impact an individual’s paygrade or level.

This list is intended to reflect the current job but there may be additional essential functions (and certainly non-essential job functions) that are not referenced. Management will modify the job or require other tasks be performed whenever it is deemed appropriate to do so, observing, of course, any legal obligations including any collective bargaining obligations.

Essential Job Functions:

• Writes, tests, and documents technical work products (e.g., code, scripts, processes) according to organizational standards and practices
• Devotes time to raising the quality and craftsmanship of products and systems
• Conducts root cause analysis to identify domain level problems and prescribes action items to mitigate
• Designs self-contained systems within a team's domain, and leads implementations of significant capabilities in existing systems
• Coaches team members in the execution of techniques to improve reliability, resiliency, security, and performance
• Decomposes intricate and interconnected designs into implementations that can be effectively built and maintained by less experienced engineers
• Anticipates trouble areas in systems under development and guides the team in instrumentation practices to ensure observability and supportability
• Defines test suites and instrumentation that ensures targets for latency and availability are being consistently met in production
• Leads through example by prioritizing the closure of open vulnerabilities
• Evaluates potential attack surfaces in systems under development, identifies best practices to mitigate, and guides teams in their implementation
• Leads team in the identification of small batches of work to delivery the highest value quickly
• Ensures reuse is a first class consideration in all team implementations and is a passionate advocate for broad reusability
• Formally mentors teammates and helps guide them to and along needed learning journeys
• Observes their environment and identifies opportunities for introducing new approaches to problems

Candidate Profile:

• Must be authorized to work in the United States
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
• Experience designing, developing, and implementing large-scale solutions in production environments
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Available to work full-time

Preferred Requirements:

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
• Airline Industry experience

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Designing cloud-native architectures - Utilizing microservices and containerization to design applications that are modular, scalable, and highly resilient
• Containerization and orchestration - Deploying applications within containers and managing them using container orchestration platforms (e.g. Docker/Kubernetes
• DevOps practices - Integrating CI/CD pipelines to automate build, test, and deployment processes, enabling rapid feedback loops
• Microservices development - Designing and building independent, small services that can be developed and deployed independently
• Security and compliance - Implementing robust security measures for cloud-native applications, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations
• Monitoring and logging - Setting up monitoring systems to track application performance, identify issues, and troubleshoot problems
• Performance optimization - Optimizing application performance for cloud environments, considering scalability and resource utilization
• Cloud platform expertise - Proficiently using cloud provider services (e.g. Azure)
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams - Working closely with other team members (e.g. system administrators, QA engineers, and product owners to ensure smooth application delivery)
• Ability to optimize solutions for performance, resiliency and reliability while maintaining an eye toward simplicity
• Ability to concisely convey ideas verbally, in writing, in code, and in diagrams
• Proficiency in object-oriented design techniques and principles
• Proficiency in Agile methodologies, such as SCRUM
• Proficiency in DevOps Toolchain methodologies, including Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment
• Proficiency with the following technologies:
  
  • Programming Languages: Java, Python, C#, Javascript/Typescript
  • Frameworks: Spring/SpringBoot, FastAPI
  • Front End Technologies: Angular/React
  • Deployment Technologies: Kubernetes, Docker
  • Source Control: GitHub, Azure DevOps
  • CICD: GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps
  • Data management: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis
  • Integration/APIs Technologies: Kafka, REST, GraphQL
  • Cloud Providers such as Azure and AWS
  • Test Automation: Selenium, TestNG, Postman, SonarQube, Cypress, JUnit/NUnit/PyTest, Cucumber, Playwright, Wiremock/Mockito

Job Type:

• Full-Time

Location:

• Fort Worth, TX

Salary:

• $35.00-$42.00/Hour (Plus Benefits)

• Low Cost Health Insurance (after 90 days Full Time) 
• Paid Vacation (Accrual begins immediately - Available After 90 days Full Time) 
• Paid Company Holidays 
• Education (Tuition Assistance, Student Loan Reimbursement or Professional Development) 
• Individual Mentor 

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