Sr. Architect II | Airline IT Solutions | Remote (Hybrid - Denver or Atlanta Preferred)

Travelport is a place of opportunity. It's our incredible team that makes our company great - our people drive our winning culture.

What's Travelport?

Travelport is a worldwide travel retail platform that provides easy ways for businesses like airlines, hotels, and car rental companies to connect through personalized content to agencies and travelers. The world is changing, and our industry must change with it. We're leading the change; we are the change.

We are on a mission to power the future of travel.

Come and be part of an organization that is committed to building a culture of inclusivity built upon a diverse workforce that is reflective of the communities in which we operate.

What does a great Senior Architect II do?

The Travelport Airline IT Solutions organization supports multiple airline clients in multiple technologies. An ideal candidate for this role has a passion for the airline industry and can successfully design the right solution for the right airline product situation. Excellent communication skills are a must. Successful actions in this role will include collating large amounts of technical system performance data and uncovering opportunities of efficiency.

Responsibilities include:

• Assume primary client-facing architecture role with a major Airline client
• Oversee multiple airline products to ensure effective IT roadmaps are developed with subsequent successful deliveries to commitments
• Assist in IT design of new methods to deliver products to airline customers, resulting in add-on revenue
• Conduct analysis of IT system consumption to ensure cost optimization
• Engage with and understand external customer business and technical domains, and how Travelport solutions can connect to, enhance, or enable existing and new customer solutions.

Who we are looking for in this role:

• A strong communicator to collaborate with customers and cross functional teams
• 10+ plus years of experience in IT solutions development, design and architecture specifically as it relates to direct engagements with customers - demonstrating excellence in consultancy skills
• Excellent understanding of open systems & cloud-enabled architectures
• Experience in mainframe technologies highly preferred - zOS, zTPF, MVS or other systems
• Results-driven ability to deliver financial benefits through analysis and designed solutions
• Solid understanding of security principles and tools to successfully maintain compliancy

Our ambition is to hire for potential not just experience, and you're likely to succeed if you:

• Are always ready to give it your all and deliver high quality work
• Are excited to use your creativity and innovative thinking to try new things
• Take responsibility and own your work
• Are courageous and ambitious to challenge what's been done before

Benefits of working at Travelport
We believe all employees contribute to the success of the company and should be able to share in that success, which is why all jobs are eligible to participate in our bonus program with any payouts being subject to individual and company performance. We offer a comprehensive benefit program that includes medical, dental, vision, employer paid Disability and Basic Life Insurance, Voluntary life options, a competitive 401(k) match, as well as many other voluntary benefits to fit your specific needs. We make health and wellness a priority and offer a generous paid time off policy as well as contributing to our communities with an annual volunteer day off. We also offer a New Child leave policy, where the birthing parent receives 16 weeks of paid time off, and the non-birthing parent receives 8.

Salary Target/Range: $150,000-$180,000

The salary of the finalist(s) selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training.

Interested? We'd love for you to get in touch!

We are an equal opportunities employer and will consider all qualified applicants purely on their skills and abilities. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation, if needed.