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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 support the technology that helps millions of Customers navigate their Southwest journey? As a Senior Technology Analyst, you will partner with Business and Technology Teams to deliver high‑quality solutions that meet Customer needs, align with technical standards, and support on‑time, on‑budget delivery. Supporting Southwest’s Information Display Systems (IDS) platform, you will help ensure the reliability and performance of a critical Customer‑facing application that powers airport wayfinding, the boarding process, and key operational metrics. As the platform evolves through a major cloud modernization initiative, you will play a vital role in maintaining system stability, building technical expertise, and helping shape the future of a high‑impact capability that supports both the Customer experience and operational success across our network.
Additional details:
This role is offered as a remote workplace position, which may require travel for training, meetings, conferences, etc. Outside of those required visits, the majority of your working time may be spent in a remote location, away from our Corporate Campus. Please note, while this is a remote position, there is a limited group of states or localities ineligible for Employees to regularly perform their work. Those ineligible locations are: Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, and Puerto Rico.
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 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 his or her area of expertise
- Identify 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 business solutions with broad level knowledge about technology platforms/architectures
- Verify information and carefully review and check the accuracy of own work 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 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 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
- Ability to teach and mentor others concerning technical and business subjects
- Required: High School Diploma or GED
- Required: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information systems or similar fields of study or equivalent advanced level experience
- Required: Advanced-level experience, seasoned and specialized knowledge in information technology (IT) operations, programming, systems/software development or another IT related field
- Preferred: Experience in XML, XSLT, XPath, XQuery
- Preferred: Experience in SQL, Data Modeling
- Preferred: Experience in Powershell, Shell Scripting
- Preferred: Experience in Data Integration & ETL Processes
- Preferred: Experience in System Analysis & Design
- Preferred: Experience in Agile & DevOps Practices
- Preferred: Experience in Performance Optimization & Troubleshooting on Airline Information Display Systems
- Preferred: Knowledge of design and implementation of Airline Information Display Systems including: FIDS, GIDS, RIDS, Threshold Displays & BIDS
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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 $114,200 - $126,900 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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Skills Required
- High School Diploma or GED
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems or similar (or equivalent advanced experience)
- Advanced-level experience in IT operations, programming, systems/software development or another IT related field
- U.S. citizenship or current authorization to work in the U.S.; no sponsorship available
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Advanced knowledge of business analysis, process modeling and redesign
- Advanced knowledge of technical environments and software development methodologies
- Experience in XML, XSLT, XPath, XQuery
- Experience in SQL and Data Modeling
- Experience in Powershell and Shell Scripting
- Experience in Data Integration and ETL processes
- Experience in System Analysis and Design
- Experience with Agile and DevOps practices
- Experience in Performance Optimization and Troubleshooting on Airline Information Display Systems
- Knowledge of design and implementation of Airline Information Display Systems (FIDS, GIDS, RIDS, Threshold Displays, BIDS)
Southwest Airlines Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Southwest Airlines and has not been reviewed or approved by Southwest Airlines.
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Pay Growth & Progression — Pay progression is described as materially improving after major 2024 union agreements, especially for pilots and flight attendants. Compensation satisfaction is framed as stronger over time as step scales and seniority accumulate.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support stands out through a dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match and the presence of profit-sharing contributions that can add to retirement savings. Stock purchase access is also positioned as an additional ownership-oriented component of total rewards.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing and lifestyle value is elevated by extensive space-available travel privileges and broad travel-related discounts that can materially offset personal travel costs. Recognition mechanisms like points-based rewards are also positioned as an added lifestyle-oriented perk.
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