Software Architect, In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity

Job description

How you'll help us Keep Climbing (overview & key responsibilities) Delta's In-Flight Entertainment & Connectivity (IFE&C) team delivers the technology that powers the connected customer experience onboard our aircraft. As a Software Architect, you will serve as a technical leader responsible for defining architecture, evaluating emerging technologies, influencing strategic technical decisions, and guiding the development of innovative onboard software solutions.

This role combines software architecture, systems engineering, connectivity platforms, customer-facing technology, and aviation systems within a highly regulated environment. You will collaborate with engineering teams, product leaders, suppliers, and operational stakeholders to design scalable, secure, and reliable solutions that support Delta's onboard connectivity and entertainment ecosystem. The role also requires partnering with internal organizations and third-party suppliers to develop and integrate software solutions across Delta's IFE&C platforms.

What You'll Do

• Defineand drive the technical architecture for Delta's In-Flight Entertainment& Connectivity platforms.
• Providearchitectural leadership for software systems supporting onboardconnectivity, entertainment, and future digital experiences.
• Partnerwith Supply Chain, Customer Experience, Product, Design, and IT teams todevelop technology solutions that support Delta's onboard customerexperience.
• Evaluateand recommend technologies, suppliers, and architectural approaches fornew products and capabilities.
• Collaboratewith external vendors and software providers to integrate products intoDelta's IFE&C ecosystem.
• Leadtechnical design reviews and provide guidance to software engineeringteams throughout the development lifecycle.
• Developtechnical requirements, architecture artifacts, design documentation, andexecutive-level presentations.
• Troubleshootcomplex software and systems challenges within distributed, connected, andresource-constrained environments.
• Establisharchitecture standards, design patterns, and best practices to improvescalability, performance, reliability, and cybersecurity.
• Supportinnovation initiatives by identifying opportunities to leverage IFE&Ctechnologies across other operational areas within Delta.
• Influencetechnical roadmaps and long-term platform strategies that helpdifferentiate Delta's customer experience. What you need to succeed (minimum qualifications)
• Is at least 18 years of age and has authorization to work in the United States.
• Possesses a high school diploma, GED, or high school equivalency.
• Embraces diverse people, thinking, and styles.
• Consistently prioritizes safety and security of self, others, and personal data. + 10+years of experience in Software Engineering, Software Architecture,Systems Engineering, or related disciplines.
• Demonstratedexperience designing and architecting complex software & hardware based systems. Experiencewith real-time embedded systems and/or autonomous systems preferred.
• Experienceleading technical initiatives and influencing engineering teams withoutdirect authority.
• Strongunderstanding of software architecture principles, design patterns, andsoftware development best practices.
• Experiencecreating technical requirements, solution designs, and architecturaldocumentation.
• Abilityto identify and influence development teams in developing reusable softwarecomponents across multiple products and platforms.
• Workingknowledge of multiple programming languages and modern softwaredevelopment methodologies. Desired programming languages include C/C++, Java,Node.js, Python
• Stronganalytical and problem-solving skills. This will often include developing scripts/programsthat process large data sets; the ability to work with various data sources(databases, large files, streamed data) is required.
• Abilityto communicate effectively with both technical and non-technicalstakeholders. Experience with Microsoft tools (Excel, Word etc) is required
• Experienceoperating in highly regulated, mission-critical, or customer-facingtechnology environments. Experience in aviation systems is preferred.
• Workingknowledge of Linux Operating System platforms.
• Experiencedeveloping Containerized applications utilizing Docker and/or Kubernetes technologies.
• Workingknowledge in web-based applications and UI design technologies, including HTML,JavaScript, nginx, and REST APIs. Ability to analyze and/or debug web-basedapplications is required.
• Strongnetworking experience. Ability to analyze and/or debug lower-level networkprotocols is required. Specifically, knowledge of DHCP, DNS, TCP, and TLS,VLAN and 802.11 (Wi-Fi).
• Basicunderstanding of Cybersecurity principles is required. What will give you a competitive edge (preferred qualifications)
• Experiencearchitecting software solutions in aviation, aerospace,telecommunications, connectivity, or other regulated industries.
• Experiencewith real-time, embedded, distributed, or resource-constrained systems.
• Experiencewith aircraft systems, avionics, inflight entertainment platforms, orinflight connectivity technologies.
• Experienceworking with satellite communications, wireless networking, edgecomputing, or onboard connectivity systems.
• Experiencepartnering with third-party technology providers, suppliers, and externalengineering teams.
• Provenability to evaluate technology tradeoffs and influence strategic technicaldecisions across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Workingknowledge of Bluetooth protocol(s) is desirable.
• Bachelor'sdegree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, ora related technical field. Benefits and Perks to Help You Keep Climbing

Our culture is rooted in a shared dedication to living our values – Care, Integrity, Resilience and Servant Leadership – every day, in everything we do. At Delta, our people are our success. At the heart of what we offer is our focus on Sharing Success with Delta employees. Exploring a career at Delta gives you a chance to see the world while earning great compensation and benefits to help you keep climbing along the way:

• Competitive salary,industry-leading profit sharing program, and performance incentives + 401(k) with generouscompany contributions up to 9%
• New hires areeligible for up to 2-weeks of vacation. This is earned for use in the followingvacation year (April 1 – March 31)
• In addition tovacation, new hires are eligible for up to 56 hours of paid personal timewithin a 12-month period + 10 paid holidays percalendar year
• Birthing parents areeligible for 12-weeks of paid maternity/parental leave
• Non-birthing parentsare eligible for 2-weeks of paid parental leave
• Comprehensive healthbenefits including medical, dental, vision, short/long term disability and lifeinsurance benefits
• Family careassistance through fertility support, surrogacy and adoption assistance,lactation support, subsidized back-up care, and programs that help with lovedones in all stages
• Holistic Wellbeingprograms to support physical, emotional, social, and financial health,including access to an employee assistance program offering support for you andanyone in your household, free financial coaching, and extensive resourcessupporting mental health
• Domestic andInternational space-available flight privileges for employees and eligiblefamily members
• Career developmentprograms to achieve your long-term career goals
• World-widepartnerships to engage in community service and innovative goals created tofocus on sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint
• Business ResourceGroups created to connect employees with common interests to promote inclusion,provide perspective and help implement strategies
• Recognition rewardsand awards through the platform

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