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TechnologyOur Company Promise
We are committed to provide our Employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. Creativity and innovation are encouraged for improving the effectiveness of Southwest Airlines. Above all, Employees will be provided the same concern, respect, and caring attitude within the organization that they are expected to share externally with every Southwest Customer.
Job Description:
Ready to shape the technology and content capabilities that power Southwest’s digital experiences? As a Lead Technology Analyst, you will lead the development of solutions that enable content creation, management, and delivery across enterprise digital channels. Supporting the Content Supply Chain and MarTech DevOps Team, you will help drive the technology, governance, and content architecture behind platforms such as Adobe Experience Manager Assets, Adobe Workfront, and Adobe Creative Cloud. You will partner with business and technology stakeholders to establish scalable content models, metadata strategies, and platform integrations that improve content quality, consistency, and operational efficiency. Your work will help position content as a strategic enterprise asset while supporting personalization, digital innovation, and future AI-enabled experiences across Southwest.
Additional details:
This Dallas-based role is offered as a remote workplace position, which may require onsite presence / travel for trainings, meetings, conferences, etc. Outside of those required visits, the majority of your working time may be spent in an approved remote location within the Dallas - Fort Worth area.
U.S. citizenship or current authorization to work in the U.S. required and no current or future work authorization sponsorship available.
We’re committed to fair hiring practices and to making employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other legally protected characteristics.
- Apply and teach knowledge and skills of analysis, business processes, tools, domains, project methodologies, requirements definitions, and testing to solve a range of problems
- Partner with other Technology Team members to provide advice or solutions within areas of expertise
- Identify and provide strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems and search for and seize opportunities to do more or to do things better
- Estimate effort and value for solutions
- Apply and teach business solutions with broad level knowledge about technology platforms/architectures
- Verify information and carefully review and check the accuracy of your own work and the work of others’ using dependency identification processes in technology work
- Establish or follow prioritization processes to drive work, completing work with a sense of urgency
- Express ideas, business or technical requirements clearly and concisely verbally and in writing using appropriate levels of summary and synthesis on a regular and consistent basis
- Monitor program risks, issues, and scope, ensuring the appropriate level of priority, visibility and escalation
- May perform other job duties as directed by Employee's Leaders
- Advanced knowledge of business analysis, process modeling and redesign
- Advanced knowledge of technical environments
- Advanced knowledge of software development methodologies
- Skilled in excellent partnering, communication, and negotiation in working with various Teams and/or external partners
- Ability to analyze large, complex, or vague Business or technical problems, articulating the problem or root cause, and translating the analysis into viable solution recommendations
- Ability to analyze data and trends, draw conclusions, and make recommendations based on analysis
- Ability to work effectively in a strong Customer service/team oriented environment
- Ability to research, create, and document requirements, processes, and technical specifications
- Ability to manage and prioritize multiple and widely varied work streams/tasks
- Ability to take on multiple assignments, whether administrative or project related, while maintaining a successful level of completion in all responsible work; able to mentor others to do the same
- Ability to develop, present and effectively communicate ideas and strategies to a variety of audiences, including Senior Leadership
- Ability to teach and mentor others concerning technical and business subjects
- Required: High School Diploma or GED
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information systems or similar fields of study or equivalent advanced level experience
- Required: Expert-level experience, seasoned and specialized knowledge in information technology (IT) operations, programming, systems/software development or another IT related field
Preferred: Experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) Assets, Adobe Workfront, content management systems, and GenAI
Preferred: Experience with SAFe Agile methodologies, MarTech content lifecycle management, performance measurement, MROI analysis, and agency relationship management
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- Ability to perform work duties from [limited space work station/desk/office area] for extended periods of time
- Ability to communicate and interact with others in the English language to meet the demands of the job
- Ability to use a computer and other office productivity tools with sufficient speed and accuracy to meet the demands of the job
- Must maintain a well-groomed appearance per Company appearance standards as described in established guidelines
- Must be a U.S. citizen or have authorization to work in the United States as defined by the Immigration Reform Act of 1986
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Must be able to comply with Company attendance standards as described in established guidelines
- Must be able to travel and / or attend Company and non-Company facilities and remote locations such as remote-based offices as necessary
Pay & Benefits
Competitive market salary from $138,800 - $154,200 per year* depending on qualifications and experience, with opportunity for future pay increases based on performance and market movement. For eligible leadership and individual contributor roles, additional bonus opportunities are available and awarded at the discretion of the company.
Benefits you’ll love:
Fly for free, as a privilege, on any open seat on all Southwest flights (your eligible dependents too)
Southwest will help fund your Retirement Savings Plan with Company contributions up to 9.3% of your eligible earnings**
Potential for annual ProfitSharing contribution in the Southwest Retirement Savings Plan- when Southwest profits, you profit***
Competitive health insurance for you and your eligible dependents (including pets)
Southwest offers health plan coverage options that start from the very first day of employment. You will have 30 days to select and enroll in your health plan with coverage retroactively available to your first day of employment.
Explore more Benefits you’ll love: https://careers.southwestair.com/benefits
*Pay amount doesn’t guarantee employment for any particular period of time
**401(k) match contributions are subject to the plan’s vesting schedule and applicable IRS limits
***ProfitSharing contributions are subject to plan’s vesting schedule and are made at the discretion of the Company
Southwest Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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