Associate Engineer​/Engineer, IT Infrastructure

Associate Engineer/Engineer, IT Infrastructure

Posting

Start Date:

1/9/26

Location: DFW Headquarters Building 7 (DFW-SV07)

Cities: Dallas - TX

Requisition : 82247

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• This job is a member of the Information Technology Team, within the Information Technology Division.
• Responsible for working with other engineers as a liaison between the business and technology teams in defining and/or conveying software products and services being delivered as well a focusing on supporting both project and operational objectives by analyzing business functions, gathering business requirements and technical information, evaluating output requirements and recommending controls. Additionally,is involved in supporting customer/business needs around user administration, configuration management, communicating system behaviors, reporting, performance, monitoring, coordinating system needs (end of service life, patching, upgrading), support incoming bugs & defects as well as assist project managers with change requests, small enhancements and contribute to any incoming project initiatives.
  
  The Infrastructure Engineer will be a key contributor in developing solutions on complex infrastructure projects.

Provides on-going support for existing systems

• Assists with the development of financial and business requirements, translates them into analytical and technical specifications and tracks them through the complete budgeting, forecasting, and reporting life cycle
• Performs or coordinates gathering, review, and analysis of data and data integrity
• Manages system configurations, systems access, and analyzes and recommends enhancements to improve system operations
• Manages communication on support issues, creates system reference guides, training materials, and system and process diagrams
• Encourages an environment of sharing and teamwork among the team.
• Troubleshoots and resolves system issues, and/or coordinate same
• Supports communication and response process by responding to users on system issues, maintenance, and system status, and advising and escalating on any prolonged or major issues
• Creates/maintains reporting metrics and procedure documentation, to ensure consistent and accurate handling of problems and ensure SLAs are achieved
• Supports system change process that notifies all business areas and managers of system downtime, delays, and/or alerts
• Stays current with systems technology best practices and changing technologies, to maintain domain expertise and recommend enhancements or changes
• Travels, as required

Minimum Qualifications
- Education & Prior Job Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in data science, IT finance, computer science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
• 2 years of experience as a cloud infrastructure engineer or administrator
• 2 years of experience in cloud cost management and/or cloud financial management (Fin Ops)

Preferred Qualifications
- Education & Prior Job Experience

• 3+ years of experience as a cloud infrastructure engineer or administrator
• 3+ years of experience in IT financial analysis, cost optimization, or cloud financial management (Fin Ops)
• Airline industry experience

Skills, Licenses & Certifications

• Ability to plan strategically for current and future IT financial and business environments, including future technology and business design changes to create flexible, scalable solutions
• Knowledge of IT finance and business operations, systems requirements and processes
• Understanding of cloud technologies, environments, and financial models, including Azure, AWS and GCP cost management, reserved instances, and savings plans.
• Knowledge in operating systems, client and/or hosting hardware, back-office applications, web and application services, network protocols, databases, connectivity services, storage, backup and recovery, and systems management concepts and techniques for mission critical systems
• Demonstrated experience in cost and data analysis using tools such as Excel (advanced) and Power BI
• Ability to interpret and present financial data to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail
• Demonstrated initiative, flexibility, and ability to adapt to changing priorities and work environments
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously with a keen desire to learn and expand depth of knowledge
• Ability to thrive in a sense-of-urgency…