Engineering Leader [T500-21289]

About Delta Tech Hub:

Delta Air Lines (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. Delta has fast emerged as a customer-oriented, innovation-led, technology-driven business. The Delta Technology Hub 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.

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS (RESPONSIBILITIES):

• Provide technical leadership and coaching to team members
• Build industry standard APIs, Integration Design Patterns and Enterprise grade systems capable of serving large customer bases.
• Drive, influence, and support API quality standards Establish a culture of software craftsmanship best practices, including Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Deployment
• Engage in Agile software development activities, including sprint planning, daily standups, retrospectives etc..

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO SUCCEED (MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS):

• The Engineering Leader position requires a BS / MS degree in a technical or scientific field with 12+ years of overall relevant
• experience.
• 10 or more years of experience in Java application development
• 3 or more years of experience developing with RESTful web services
• 3 or more years of experience with SQL or NoSQL DBMSs (Cassandra, Mongo DB)
• 2 or more years of experience with SDLC (TDD, Test Automation, Agile, and DevOps).
• 2 or more years of experience working with a cloud platform, preferably AWS.
• 3 or more years of demonstrated technical leadership skills
• 3 or more years of managing a team of technical professionals
• 5 or more years of experience in roles that require strong interpersonal communication and collaboration skills
• 5 or more years of experience in roles that required strong analytical and problem-solving skills

BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES:

• Ability to champion a collaborative environment by empowering team members, demonstrating resilience, being inclusive and building a culture of trust.
• Ability to build and sustain robust networks across internal and external stakeholders.?Being a coach/mentor/advisor to drive continuous team development and growth.
• Use systemic thinking to drive business results and strategic decisions that enhance organizational outcomes.
• Ability to advocate for customer-focused innovations, model empathy in decision-making, inspiring others to approach problems from the customers perspective and decisions that reflect an uncompromising commitment to customer safety, fostering trust and loyalty.

WHAT WILL GIVE YOU A COMPETITIVE EDGE (PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS):

• Experience with B2B Sales and Support, Contracting and Incentive, and Web Portal applications.
• Airline, or Transportation industry experience.