Architect, Cloud Solution (Remote Work Assignment Available)

Why Work for Frontier Airlines?

At Frontier, we believe the skies should be for everyone. We deliver on this promise through our commitment to Low Fares Done Right. This is more than our tagline - it's our driving philosophy. Every member of Team Frontier has an important role to play in bringing this vision to life. Our successful business model allows travelers to take advantage of our fast-growing route network while our bundled and unbundled pricing options allow our customers to personalize their travel experience and only pay for the services they need - saving them money along the way.

What We Stand For

Low Fares Done Right is our mission and we strive to bring it to life every day. Our 'Done Right' promise means delivering not only affordable prices, but making travel friendly and easy for our customers. To do this, we put a great deal of care into every decision and action we take. We must be efficient with the use of our resources and make smart decisions about how we run our business. We must also innovate and be pioneers - we're not afraid to try new things. While our business requires us to fly high in the air, we also consider ourselves down-to-earth in our approach, creating a warm and friendly experience that truly demonstrates Rocky Mountain Hospitality.

Work Perks

At Frontier, we like to think we're creating something very special for our team members. Work is why we're here, but the perks are nice too:

Flight benefits for you and your family to fly on Frontier Airlines.

• Buddy passes for your friends so they can experience what makes us so great.
• Discounts throughout the travel industry on hotels, car rentals, cruises and vacation packages.
• Discounts on cell phone plans, movie tickets, restaurants, luggage and over 2,000 other vendors.
• Enjoy a 'Dress for your Day' business casual environment.
• Flexible work schedules that support work/life balance.
• Total Rewards program including a competitive base salary, short term incentives, long-term incentives, paid holidays, 401(k) plan, vacation/sick time and medical/dental/vision insurance that begins the 1st of the month following your hire date.
• We play our part to make a difference. The HOPE League, Frontier Airlines' non-profit organization, is dedicated to providing employees financial assistance during catastrophic hardship.

Who We Are

Frontier Airlines is committed to offering 'Low Fares Done Right' to more than 100 destinations and growing in the United States, Canada, Dominican Republic and Mexico on more than 350 daily flights. Headquartered in Denver, Frontier's hard-working aviation professionals pride themselves in delivering the company's signature Low Fares Done Right service to customers. Frontier Airlines is the proud recipient of the Federal Aviation Administration's 2018 Diamond Award for maintenance excellence and was recently named the industry's most fuel-efficient airline by The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) as a result of superior technology and operational efficiencies.

What Will You Be Doing?

The Cloud Solution Architect will be key in the development and implementation of systems architecture, ensuring business needs are met by gathering requirements and functional specifications and assessing current software systems in order to identify areas in need of improvement. The Cloud Solution Architect will interface across several business areas, acting as visionary, to proactively assist in defining the direction for future projects and is an experienced, enthusiastic innovative and hands-on individual who can rapidly learn current state and provide guidance to ensure long-term success.

Frontier Airlines is currently reviewing qualified candidates for a Cloud Solution Architect. The ideal candidate is someone with 12+ years of development experience in Microsoft .NET technologies and 5+ years of experience leading and architecting enterprise level solutions. For the right candidate, Frontier Airline's development environment provides a unique opportunity to be a key player rebuilding the entire commercial software system (Website, Mobile App, Middleware). It will be designed and implemented in an ultra-modern cloud-first architecture where you will be part of the team making the development and architecture decisions this system will be built upon.

Essential Functions

• Provide comprehensive architectural and leadership to the development staff across the full stack of technologies at the highest technical level to ensure proposed solutions are technically viable
• Performs initial design, problem solving and reviews of software architecture that conforms with the strategic direction of Frontier.

• Work within an agile team to lead and architect cloud-first consumer-facing responsive web applications built on Microsoft technologies (C#, ASP.NET MVC, .Net Core, SQL Server, Web API, etc.)
• Set architecture and development standards, risk management, and security policies

• Understand the changing business needs of the organization/projects and recommend viable strategies for the future
• Work with a cross-functional team in designing, planning, developing and implementing initiatives around both new and existing technology products
• Work with development, architects, quality assurance, and business teams to implement new solutions and enhancements to existing solutions
• Provide technical guidance and consulting from strategy to planning to issue resolution
• Explain and document existing system capabilities to key business users while leveraging existing capabilities into solutions

• Work closely with business stakeholders so that business vision and requirements are addressed correctly
• Analyze complex functional and non-functional requirements and make appropriate design adjustments, as well as provide effort estimates to support project management
• Leading small trial and proof of concept technology projects
• Working alongside partner and other third-party organizations (e.g., vendors) as required, providing specialist expertise

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 12+ years' experience within the Microsoft technology stack, including hands-on experience using C#, .NET framework, and .NET Core
• 5+ years of experience in an architecture leadership role, designing end-to-end, enterprise solutions across the complete systems development lifecycle
• Proven experience of Microsoft Azure and building enterprise solutions using all that Azure has to offer is critical for this position
• Project management and leadership skills are essential
• Experience in software engineering and design architecture
• Advanced understanding of business analysis techniques and processes
• Understanding of DevOps methodology and Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment
• Experience building complex solutions in a demanding environment

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong background in Systems/Application Architecture, with proven abilities to analyze the current business, detect critical deficiencies, and recommend solutions for improvement
• Collaborative, diplomatic and articulate demeanor that encourages broad base acceptance and support of solutions which align with strategic technology direction of the company
• Ability to communicate effectively and articulate technology concepts in a clear, understandable manner
• Highly organized with an ability to work in a fast-paced, multi stakeholder environment and manage multiple priorities.
• Must be a team player and able to work with and through others.
• Consistently able to meet challenges and work to a high level.

Equipment Operated

Standard office equipment, including personal computers, Apple computers, various and future tablets, smartphones and wearable technology, copiers, fax machine, printer, phones, and future and upcoming technology that may not yet be publicly available

Work Environment / Remote Work Options

• This role can be based at our headquarters in Denver, CO or anywhere in the United States via a remote work arrangement (periodic travel to Denver from a Frontier-serviced city required)
• If remote, you must be able to follow our remote work policies, including ability and comfort level working from home with access to a high-speed internet connection
• If headquarters-based, typical office environment, adequately heated and cooled

Physical Effort

Generally, not required.

Salary Range:

$130,000.00 - $160,000.00

Workplace Policies

Diversity and Drug-Free Workplace Policies

At Frontier Airlines, we wholeheartedly support and have a strong commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action. Frontier is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender variance, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, martial status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, military, veteran status, and any other basis protected by federal, state, or local laws.

Diversity is an essential part of our success. Our company flourishes because of the unique backgrounds, skills and ideas that our team members contribute every day. We salute and actively recruit veterans. Military experience is valuable and transferable to many of the positions essential to the operations of our airline.

Frontier Airlines is a Zero Tolerance Drug-Free Workplace. All prospective DOT safety-sensitive employees are subject to pre-employment testing for the following drugs and their metabolites: Marijuana, Cocaine, Amphetamines, Opioids and Phencyclidine (PCP). Further, any DOT safety-sensitive job applicant who is found to have tested positive on any required drug or alcohol test at a former employer will be considered ineligible for employment with Frontier.