Delta Air Lines · 14 hours ago
AWS Developer
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
7+ years expDelta Air Lines is a major American airline, and they are seeking an AWS Developer to plan, design, and implement secure, scalable cloud-native solutions. The role involves providing technical leadership, mentoring engineering teams, and ensuring compliance with AWS standards while driving continuous improvement for cloud services.
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Responsibilities
Plan, design, and implement cloud-native solutions while maintaining architectural integrity and security controls to protect information and ensure compliance with AWS and Delta standards
Serve as a senior SME for AWS, providing guidance on best practices and architecture decisions
Provide technical leadership and mentoring to engineering teams in cloud application architecture, development, and operational excellence
Design and develop cloud-native applications, tooling, and enhancements, focusing on clean, efficient, and well-documented code across the full technology stack
Produce enterprise-level architectures for AWS deployments, including AI services, cloud-native, and ROSA, collaborating closely with application, infrastructure, security, architecture, and operations teams
Drive continuous improvement and steady-state operations for cloud services supporting globally distributed solutions, including enhancements to custom-built utilities and integration with AI components
Coordinate across architecture, infrastructure, application, and security teams to ensure the timely and successful delivery of secure, scalable solutions
Define, document, and enforce security standards, procedures, and access controls to ensure integrity
Own solution implementations, upgrades, enhancements, and migrations; recommend and evaluate technology options as appropriate
Strategize and provide a forward-looking perspective on emerging technologies and services, aligning them with the organization's roadmap to ensure continual innovation and competitive advantage
Qualification
Required
7+ years of IT experience, including 4+ years of hands-on software development in DevOps and build-to-manage environments
Demonstrated AWS cloud experience, including: Infrastructure as Code (e.g., CDK, CloudFormation), CI/CD tooling (e.g., Tekton, Gitlab CI), AWS Cloud Development Kits (CDK), AWS Serverless Application Model (SAM), AWS CloudFormation, AI and Machine Learning services (e.g., Amazon SageMaker, Amazon Bedrock AgentCore), Data lake house architectures using AWS services (e.g., AWS Lake Formation, Amazon Athena, Amazon Redshift, Amazon Glue, Amazon S3)
Proven experience building highly resilient, scalable, cross-region AWS applications
Strong understanding of web services, APIs, and microservices architectures
Hands-on application development experience using Java, TypeScript, and Python
Experience deploying and supporting Red Hat OpenShift on AWS for high‑traffic, production workloads
Strong knowledge of high‑availability, failover, and disaster‑recovery patterns
Knowledge of automated testing frameworks and secure coding standards
Experience working in DevOps and build‑to‑manage operating models
Proficiency with Git-based source control systems (GitHub)
Experience with Agile development methodologies
Working knowledge of 12‑factor application principles, with the ability to coach others on best‑practice implementation patterns
Strong background in cloud‑native architectures
Ability to clearly communicate technical concepts to engineers, business analysts, and subject‑matter experts
Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and support junior engineers
Familiarity with Identity and Access Management (IAM) principles for authentication and authorization
Consistently prioritizes safety and security of self, others, and personal data
Embraces diverse people, thinking, and styles
Possesses a high school diploma, GED, or high school equivalency
Is at least 18 years of age and has authorization to work in the United States
Preferred
AWS Certified Professional
Experience integrating source systems with agents, MCPs, and servers, including: Designing and implementing data pipelines for seamless connectivity, Troubleshooting and optimizing integration workflows for reliability and performance, Ensuring secure data transfer and compliance with organizational policies
Hands-on experience with monitoring and observability tools, such as Prometheus, AWS CloudWatch, Sumo Logic, or Dynatrace
Experience or deep knowledge of ServiceNow
Familiarity with identity federation protocols such as OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect (OIDC)
Experience across multiple IT domains, including application development, infrastructure, operations, and business continuity
Demonstrated history of driving transformational or modernization initiatives
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical field
Benefits
Competitive salary, industry-leading profit sharing program, and performance incentives
401(k) with generous company contributions up to 9%
New hires are eligible for up to 2-weeks of vacation. This is earned for use in the following vacation year (April 1 – March 31)
In addition to vacation, new hires are eligible for up to 56 hours of paid personal time within a 12-month period
10 paid holidays per calendar year
Birthing parents are eligible for 12-weeks of paid maternity/parental leave
Non-birthing parents are eligible for 2-weeks of paid parental leave
Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, short/long term disability and life insurance benefits
Family care assistance through fertility support, surrogacy and adoption assistance, lactation support, subsidized back-up care, and programs that help with loved ones in all stages
Holistic Wellbeing programs to support physical, emotional, social, and financial health, including access to an employee assistance program offering support for you and anyone in your household, free financial coaching, and extensive resources supporting mental health
Domestic and International space-available flight privileges for employees and eligible family members
Career development programs to achieve your long-term career goals
World-wide partnerships to engage in community service and innovative goals created to focus on sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint
Business Resource Groups created to connect employees with common interests to promote inclusion, provide perspective and help implement strategies
Recognition rewards and awards through the platform Unstoppable Together
Access to over 500 discounts, specialty savings and voluntary benefits through Deltaperks such as car and hotel rentals and auto, home, and pet insurance, legal services, and childcare
Company
Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines is a technical airline company that focuses on safety, innovation, reliability, and customer experience.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Barclays Bank
2025-09-30Post Ipo Debt
2007-05-03IPO
Leadership Team
Edward Bastian
Chief Executive Officer
Daniel Janki
CFO
Recent News
2026-02-07
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