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Talent & Org StrategyOur 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:
EMPLOYER: Southwest Airlines Co.
JOB TITLE: Tech Lead Cloud DevOps Engineer
LOCATION: Dallas, TX (Hybrid role, may work from home)
DUTIES: Design and build enterprise cloud infrastructure automation, pipeline, CI/CD patterns and cloud capabilities for AWS. Work with other leaders to shape, improve and evolve the cloud platform vision and strategy for the future of cloud infrastructure and help manage the adoption process. Operate in a DevOps culture and team, responsible for architecture, design, development, implementation, and ongoing operations of new and emerging technology platforms. Evaluate cloud services and architecture to identify strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. Implement automation tools and frameworks for automatic code deployment (CI/CD). Work with the development team to deploy and manage tools that support SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) automation, configuration management, and release management. Create state-of-the-art technical architectures with automation to support complex delivery across a wide range of digital and enterprise solutions. Consult with stakeholders to specify requirements and solutions which address business challenges and opportunities. Serve as a subject matter expert in cloud infrastructure, performing design reviews and consulting with your teams to ensure design best practices. Participate in system and acceptance testing to ensure that systems are functionally appropriate, technically sound, and well-integrated. Lead, define and clearly communicate technical standards, governance, and compliance for cloud ecosystem. Lead the design, development, and evolution of cloud infrastructure. Establish and/or follow procedures and standards to ensure high quality and quantity of work. Establish or follow prioritization processes to drive work with a sense of urgency about getting work completed. Maintain business continuity and disaster recovery processes.
REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information System, Cybersecurity, or a related field, and 6 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or as a Sr. Software Engineer, Full Stack Developer, Tech Lead Data Engineer, Tech Lead Software Developer, Tech Lead System Engineer, or in a related position/occupation. Experience therein to include the following:
- 6 years developing application software, including code development, unit testing, and code reviews for complex business applications;
- 6 years developing cloud microservices and legacy back-end services;
- 6 years developing applications and microservices using React, Java, Python, and node;
- 4 years building AWS Cloud Infrastructure as a Service, including Kubernetes, VPC, lambdas, and API Gateway;
- 4 years building applications using infrastructure-as-code (IAC), such as Terraform ;
- 4 years building containerized solutions using Docker and Podman; and
- 2 years in leading development teams utilizing the above technologies.
Hybrid role, ability to work from home.
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Southwest Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, or a related field
- 6 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the offered role or a related position
- 6 years developing application software, including code development, unit testing, and code reviews for complex business applications
- 6 years developing cloud microservices and legacy back-end services
- 6 years developing applications and microservices using React, Java, Python, and Node.js
- 4 years building AWS cloud infrastructure, including Kubernetes, VPC, Lambda, and API Gateway
- 4 years building applications using infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform
- 4 years building containerized solutions using Docker and Podman
- 2 years leading development teams using the specified technologies
- Ability to work from home in a hybrid role
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.
Southwest Airlines Insights
What We Do
At Southwest Airlines we connect People to what’s important in their lives—that also means connecting our Employees to what’s important in their lives! Our Employees value the opportunity to work hard, be creative, and have fun on the job. Southwest Airlines recognizes, respects, and values differences. By fostering a culture that embraces and utilizes our diversity, we create competitive advantages in teamwork and innovation that contribute to our overall success.
