Delta Air Lines - Engineering Leader - TechOps

About the Company: (NYSE: DAL) is the U.S. global airline leader in safety, innovation, reliability and customer experience. Powered by our employees around the world, Delta has for a decade led the airline industry in operational excellence while maintaining our reputation for award-winning customer service. With our mission of connecting the people and cultures of the globe, Delta strives to foster understanding across a diverse world and serve as a force for social good. In 2023, Delta was named the Worlds Most Admired Airline byFortune, with the company ranking No. 1 across the board in the industry for values including innovation and people management. Delta also rated higher than any other airline on the overall list of Most Admired Companies, climbing to No. 12 this year.Additionally, the quality of Delta's in-flight and airport experience, expanding network of destinations and reputation for reliability lifted it to the number one ranking on Conde Nast Traveler's 2022 Readers Choice Awards for Best Airlines in the U.S. About the Delta Technology Hub (DTH), Bangalore : Delta has fast emerged as a customer-oriented, innovation-led, technology-driven business. will contribute directly to these objectives. It will sustain our long-term aspirations of delivering niche, IP-intensive, high-value, and innovative solutions. It supports various teams and functions across Delta and is an integral part of our transformation agenda, working seamlessly with a global team to create memorable experiences for customers. Why join ? - Technology is a key enabler of the differentiated services that Delta provides. At the DTH, you get the opportunity to work on projects with a significant impact on business outcomes and customer experience. - Deepen your knowledge by taking part in multifaceted learning and development programs - Exposure to extensive internal and partner repositories, institutional affiliations, and industry SIG (Special Interest Groups) partnerships. - Collaborate with research, innovation & IP co-development partners. - Immerse yourself in an employee-centric culture. - Develop deep and broad business acumen on airline operations while retaining focus on cutting-edge technology driven solutions. - Avail a full range of benefits that support you and your family: Insurance, Commute, Meals, Retirement, and special travel opportunities Job Summary : The Engineer Leader TechOps will be responsible for leading the technical team and delivering innovative features supporting the functions of Maintenance, Engineering, and Materials. The leader of this space will work with their team and matrix teams to define the technical roadmap that creates resilient and automated systems and ensure smooth delivery of our solutions with a focus on reusability, reliability and quality. This leader will work very closely with the technical architects on the team and across the organization, partner with peers across the IT and the business organizations in order to build an industry best TechOps domain. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to : - Lead and mentor a TechOps team of AWS cloud software engineers, providing technical guidance and career development support. - Collaborate with other department leaders to identify, prioritize, and deliver AWS-based solutions aligned with business objectives. - Mentor and build the team while delivering innovative and efficient solutions for critical mission-vital Technical Operations applications - Negotiate between multiple projects, business leaders, and technical teams in order to deliver market leading solutions - Determine feasibility and ROI of adopting newer market trends and technologies in the development space, interacting with business and product owners in order to define technical solutions and communicate these to varied technical and non-technical audiences. - Stay abreast of new AWS features and services, and assess their applicability to company goals. - Production issue triage and prevention as needed, release management support from a planning and communication standpoint, and overall backlog maintenance - Recruiting, hiring, and retaining the industry best talent for the team - Build a roadmap and set a team vision in alignment with organizational goals and driving these to successful outcomes - Research and Development of POCs for the TechOps domain - Collaborate with the portfolio Directors, General Managers, Managers, Dev teams, Architects & other collaborates on deliverables for the TechOps domain - Drive work using industry leading agile practices What you need to succeed (minimum qualifications) : - BS/MS, preferably in a technical or scientific field, with 12 or more years of experience in an Agile environment, or any equivalent combination of experience, education, and/or training - Strong leadership ability with a track record of developing people and achieving challenging objectives - Experience engineering software within an Amazon Web Services (AWS) and RedHat OpenShift cloud infrastructure or other prominent enterprise cloud provider is required - Experience developing software using Java Fullstack. SpringBoot, Angular, JavaScript, JQuery, SQL, SpringBatch - Experience developing and deploying RESTful microservices and using Swagger, JSON, Postman - Test Driven Development - Embraces a diverse set of people, thinking and styles. What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications) : - Communication Skills - The ability to communicate verbally and in writing with all levels of employees and management, capable of successful formal and informal communication, speaks and writes clearly and understandably for the audience - Integrity and Trust - Involves being widely trusted, being seen as a direct, truthful individual, can present the unvarnished truth in an appropriate and helpful manner, keeps confidences, admits mistakes, and doesn't misrepresent him/herself for personal gain - Teamwork - Involves working well in a collaborative setting, supporting work team by volunteering for and completing assignments, acting as a positive team member by contributing to discussions, developing and maintaining both formal and informal relationships enterprise-wide, defines success in terms of the entire team through mentoring and knowledge transfer - Technical Expertise - Involves demonstrating a commitment to increasing knowledge and skills in current technical/functional area, keeping up to date on technical developments, staying informed as to industry practices, knowing how to apply relevant technical processes to appropriate business needs - Solution Oriented - Maintains a positive attitude towards coming up with solutions and developing new approaches, doesn't let distractions get in the way, isn't overwhelmed with problems/issues - Airline industry knowledge is a plus - AWS Certification, such as Foundational, Associate, and professional Solutions Architect, is strongly preferred. Note : If shortlisted, you will be invited for initial rounds on 30th November'24 in Bengaluru (ref:hirist.tech)

Location: bangalore, IN

Posted Date: 11/23/2024