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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Principal Mobile Solutions Architect - **Company:** Alaska Air Group, Inc. - **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $178,300.0 - $276,350.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Artificial Intelligence, Applications Architecture, Architectural Patterns, Bioinformatics, Microsoft Outlook, Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology (COBIT), Middleware, Microsoft Office, Microsoft PowerPoint, Cloud Services, Software Engineering, Enterprise Software Applications, IT Architecture, Togaf, Microservices - **Published:** November 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/senior-principal-mobile-solutions-architect-seatac-wa--8ef114f9-fe9c-40d1-b6c6-368ceec16a22 ## About the Role Legal, Operations Planning, Accounting, Human Resources, Leadership, Marketing, Financial Planning, Strategic Planning, Operational Strategy, Thought Leadership, * 10 years of software engineering and/or application architecture experience. * Bachelor's degree, or an additional two years of relevant training/experience in lieu of this degree. * Deep knowledge of application and compute platforms/concepts such as cloud service offerings, containers and their orchestration, microservices, etc. as they relate to enterprise software delivery. * Adept at designing, developing, and delivering engaging user experiences for both business and technical audiences. * Clear and concise verbal, written, and presentation abilities with demonstrated experience in making effective presentations to different audiences. * Experience architecting, implementing, and reviewing large system implementations and producing audience appropriate visuals. * Skilled at creating policy and governance resources with respect to technology delivery. * Experience guiding proofs of concept with different technologies to arrive at optimum business solutions. * High school diploma or equivalent. * Minimum age of 18. * Must be authorized to work in the U.S. Preferred * Proficiency with Microsoft Office platform (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Outlook). * Established skills in leading and/or mentoring other technology professionals. * Working knowledge of one or more IT architecture standards such as COBIT, TOGAF, IT4IT, etc. * Familiarity with data privacy, compliance, and security principles/standards. * Demonstrated business acumen including RFP participation and product delivery. * Broad background in product delivery, technical architectures, application development, middleware, and database management. Job-Specific Leadership Expectations Embody our values to own safety, do the right thing, be caring and kind, and deliver performance. ## Description The Senior Principal Solutions Architect is the sole subject matter expert and thought leader in governance for software engineering for Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines. As an individual contributor, this role designs and implements innovative enterprise software engineering best practices, standards, and technology roadmaps and identifies governance for software engineering efforts, while solving technical, process, and governance issues., * Defines long-term strategy for software design, implementation, and documentation of associated technologies and products in use throughout the airline. * Designs and implements technology roadmaps, standards, methodologies, processes, and guidelines for software delivery. * Makes significant impactful decisions on solutions for product reviews and contribute to RFPs based on roadmaps/technical strategies, enterprise security standards and architectures. * Serves as a thought leader, influencing across the company and industry on optimum approaches to software delivery balancing innovation, security, compliance, and cost. * Drives and facilitates discussions with stakeholders on high-level guidance to maintain current technology standards and guidelines, recommend modifications as needed, and ensure new efforts fit within defined strategies and software delivery practices. * Drives adoption of methodologies and criteria for enterprise-level decisions to drive advancement and standardization in solution architecture outputs and delivery. * Acts as a trusted technology change agent through hands-on leadership encouraging and demonstrating continuous improvement in software delivery. * Mentors, coaches, and trains members of software/solution delivery teams, as well as other technologists across Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines. * Researches emerging technology trends thorough exploration, evaluation, and proof-of-concept efforts. Additional Details This Senior Principal Mobile Solutions Architect role is a unique opportunity to define the future of mobile at scale across Alaska's digital guest experience. You'll lead the vision and modernization of a complex, cross-domain mobile ecosystem spanning multiple business portfolios, architectural patterns, and customer experiences - driving consistency across platforms, improving speed to market, and elevating quality across iOS and Android. Partnering closely with senior leaders across engineering, product, marketing, and design, you'll shape the roadmap, introduce AI-driven efficiencies, and help unify teams around a simpler, more scalable mobile architecture., It is the policy of Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment and to ensure equal opportunity in all terms, conditions, and benefits of employment or potential employment. We also prohibit discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories. We have established an EEO Compliance Program under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 ("Section 503") and the Vietnam Era Veteran's Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 ("VEVRAA"). All applicants and employees are treated without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. In addition, we have established an audit and reporting system to allow for effective measurement of its equal employment opportunity activities. To implement this policy, we will: (1) Recruit, hire, train and promote qualified persons in all job titles, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and any other legally protected categories; (2) Ensure that employment decisions are based only on valid job requirements; and (3) Ensure that all personnel actions and employment activities such as compensation, benefits, promotions, layoffs, return from layoff, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines and Horizon Air sponsored programs, and tuition assistance will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected categories. Employees and applicants for employment will not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion or discrimination because they have engaged or may engage in (1) filing a complaint, (2) opposing any act or practice made unlawful by, or exercising any other right protected by, any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA, or (3) assisting or participating in any investigation, compliance evaluation, hearing, or any other activity related to the administration of any Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity, including Section 503 and the equal opportunity provisions of VEVRAA. Government Contractor & Department of Transportation (DOT) Regulations Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines & Horizon Air are regulated by the Department of Transportation (DOT - regulations, 49 CFR part 40) and all applicants are advised that post-offer and/or pre-employment drug testing will be conducted to determine the presence of marijuana, cocaine, opioids, phencyclidine (PCP) and amphetamines or a metabolite of these drugs prior to any offer or employment or transfer into a safety-sensitive position. Failure to submit to testing or positive indications of drug use will render the applicant ineligible for employment with Alaska Airlines/Hawaiian Airlines/Horizon Air and any employment offer will be withdrawn.