Sr Manager - IT Appl Dev

Description

There’s never been a more exciting time to join United Airlines. We’re on a path towards becoming the best airline in the history of aviation. Our shared purpose – Connecting People, Uniting the World – is about more than getting people from one place to another. It also means that as a global company that operates in hundreds of locations around the world with millions of customers and tens of thousands of employees, we have a unique responsibility to uplift and provide opportunities in the places where we work, live and fly, and we can only do that with a truly diverse and inclusive workforce. And we’re growing – in the years ahead, we’ll hire tens of thousands of people across every area of the airline. Our careers include a competitive benefits package aimed at keeping you happy, healthy and well-traveled. From employee-run "Business Resource Group" communities to world-class benefits like parental leave, 401k and privileges like space available travel, United is truly a one-of-a-kind place to work. Are you ready to travel the world?

We believe that inclusion propels innovation and is the foundation of all that we do. United's Digital Technology team spans the globe and is made up of diverse individuals all working together with cutting-edge technology to build the best airline in the history of aviation. Our team designs, develops and maintains massively scaling technology solutions brought to life with innovative architectures, data analytics, and digital solutions.

Key Responsibilities :

The purpose of the Senior Manager IT, Application Development position is to lead a development team in the continued design and development of systems to support Supply chain, Component and Engine shop operations for the airline. This position will collaborate extensively with our business partners to design, develop and integrate user interfaces and services that meets the business needs. This position will have a solid focus on implementing large enterprise software solutions like ERP or MRO or similar products. Role requires good Agile development practitioner with the ability to influence innovation within the Technical Operations space.

Product Delivery

• Responsible for continuous improvement initiatives within the web and mobile channels
• Collaborate with developers and business users to design, develop, and integrate user interfaces and services that meet business needs.
• Contribute to the team effort by accomplishing project tasks on schedule and by interacting and mentoring junior and senior level developers.
• Must be adaptable to changing designs and to adding performance enhancements.
• Must be able to document code and implement code quality tools.
• Development Tools & Architecture
• Play a key role in formulating and following the procedures for test driven development.
• Ensure IT application development process disciplines (solution delivery, project management, work requests, QA, etc.) and standards are established, effectively managed and performed.
• Learn latest tools and standards within the web and mobile space and mentor junior developers.

Development Tools & Architecture

Leadership

United values diverse experiences, perspectives, and we encourage everyone who meets the minimum qualifications to apply. While having the “desired” qualifications make for a stronger candidate, we encourage applicants who may not feel they check ALL of those boxes! We are always looking for individuals who will bring something new to the table!

Qualifications

Qualifications - External

What’s needed to succeed :

What will help you propel from the pack (Preferred Qualifications) :

United Airlines is an equal opportunity employer. United Airlines recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical ability, age, veteran status and other protected status as required by applicable law. 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. Please contact JobA to request accommodation.

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