American Airlines

American Airlines

Engineer/Sr Engineer, IT Infrastructure

Fort Worth, Tarrant County · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 56 days ago
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odds of building a lasting career here

88Lottery-free
Cap-exempt (no lottery)100
Sponsors year-round90
Entry-level history60
PERM / green-card track50
Fits your clock70

Files H-1B any time — no cap, no lottery. The 2026 weighted-selection rule doesn't touch it, which makes this the strongest structural path for entry-level talent. Pay is often lower, but your odds of staying are dramatically higher.

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Employer immigration record

from this employer's Department of Labor filings

Green-card filing pattern in this occupation

Context, not a finding about this posting: of this employer's 69 green-card filings in this occupation, 99% were for a worker who already held the job.

States it is exempt from the H-1B cap

In 1 Department of Labor filing, this employer states it is an institution of higher education — one of the statutory grounds for exemption from the H-1B cap. Cap-exempt employers can file year-round without entering the lottery.Employer's own attestation on a Department of Labor wage determination, not a USCIS determination — exemption is decided per petition.

Green-card follow-through: 56%

Of 55 labor certifications old enough to have been used, 24 expired without the employer filing the next step. Median time from filing to decision: 443 days.99% of their filings were for a worker who already held the job.Only certifications past the 180-day window are counted — recent ones cannot have expired yet.

Files H-1B transfers

76 transfer filings in the last year, covering 76 workers. Median labor-condition decision: 7 days. An employer that already files transfers is one that can take over an existing H-1B.

Sourced from Department of Labor LCA, PERM and prevailing-wage disclosure data. Employer matching is by name, so figures may be split across an employer's legal entities. Absence of a filing means none appears in our copy of the data, not that none exists.

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About the role

  • Intro Are you ready to explore a world of possibilities, both at work and during your time off?
  • Join our American Airlines family, and you'll travel the world, grow your expertise, and become the best version of you.
  • As you embark on a new journey, you'll tackle challenges with flexibility and grace, learning new skills and advancing your career while having the time of your life.

Responsibilities

  • Design and Implementation: Develop and implement robust IT infrastructure solutions, including servers, networks, and storage systems.
  • Maintenance and Support: Perform regular maintenance and updates to IT systems, troubleshoot and resolve technical issues, and support end-users.
  • Troubleshooting: Resolve complex technical issues escalated from Level 1 and Level 2 support teams, providing expert-level troubleshooting and problem resolution.
  • Security Management: Implement and manage security measures to protect IT infrastructure from cyber threats and ensure compliance with security policies.
  • Ability to work independently and perform in a collaborative, team-based environment
  • Administer and support Kong Gateway on MCP/Kubernetes platforms
  • Manage Kong Control Plane and Data Plane deployments
  • Implement API security controls, policies, traffic management, and observability
  • Support API lifecycle management, onboarding, governance, and developer enablement

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training
  • Must be willing to travel
  • Must be willing to work varying shifts (Day, Night, Slit, or weekends)
  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Technology, Information Systems (CIS/MIS), Engineering or related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/training

Benefits

  • On day one, you'll have access to your health, dental, prescription and vision benefits to help you stay well.
  • And that's just the start, we also offer virtual doctor visits, flexible spending accounts and more.
  • Wellness Programs: We want you to be the best version of yourself - that's why our wellness programs provide you with all the right tools, resources and support you need.
  • Other great benefits include our Employee Assistance Program, pet insurance and discounts on hotels, cars, cruises and more.
  • Travel Perks: Ready to explore the world?
  • Minimum Qualifications - Education & Prior Job Experience

Company info

  • Feel free to be yourself at American From the team members we hire to the customers we serve, inclusion and diversity are the foundation of the dynamic workforce at American Airlines.
  • From the team members we hire to the customers we serve, inclusion and diversity are the foundation of the dynamic workforce at American Airlines.

This listing is sourced directly from American Airlines's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.