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# Sr Manager, IT Engineering

- **Company:** American Airlines Inc
- **Location:** Fort Worth, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Systems Engineering, Code Review, IT Management, Extreme Programming
- **Published:** August 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/sr-manager-it-engineering-fort-worth-tx-usa-58827114

## About the Role

2026-08-07 engineering teams and remove delivery blockers * Oversee budget management, forecasting, resource allocation, and long-term planning to align with business priorities Tasks * Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline * 7+ years delivering solutions using ITIL/Agile/XP or similar * 5+ years leading product teams Key requirements * Travel perks across global network * Health benefits from day one (medical, dental, vision) * Wellness programs and resources * 401(k) with employer contributions after eligibility * Employee Assistance Program * discounts on hotels, cars, cruises

## Description

Experteer Overview In this leadership role, you drive engineering excellence and deliver critical digital solutions for a major airline. You combine hands-on technical depth with strategic leadership to shape roadmaps and align technical work with business priorities. You mentor engineers, oversee architecture and reviews, and act as a bridge between IT and business stakeholders. Your work improves reliability, security, and performance at scale, contributing to safer, more profitable operations. This is a high-impact opportunity to influence technology strategy in a global network. Compensation / Benefits * Combine hands-on technical depth with leadership to understand and shape solutions * Serve as escalation point for production issues and off-hours support * Lead architecture, design, code reviews and key technical decisions * Partner with Business and IT leadership to set technical vision and roadmaps * Lead, develop and mentor engineers and engineering leaders * Support self-governing engineering teams and remove delivery blockers * Oversee budget management, forecasting, resource allocation, and long-term planning to align with business priorities Tasks * Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline * 7+ years delivering solutions using ITIL/Agile/XP or similar * 5+ years leading product teams Key requirements * Travel perks across global network * Health benefits from day one (medical, dental, vision) * Wellness programs and resources * 401(k) with employer contributions after eligibility * Employee Assistance Program * discounts on hotels, cars, cruises


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