**Description:** ALG Vacations (ALGV), part of Hyatt, is widely recognized for providing the industry's leading leisure travel experience to destinations worldwide. As North America's leading vertically integrated travel, hospitality, and leisure management groups, we can oversee all aspects of the vacation- from the moment a guest books a trip to the time they return home. Serving more than three million passengers annually, each of our highly respected brands offers unique benefits and a wide portfolio of destinations. Grow your career as **Software Architect** within ALG Vacations. As a member of this team, you will be collaborating closely with the broader Business Leaders, UX and Product teams where you’ll be instrumental in continuing to make Hyatt a leading hospitality company. You’ll be part of a team that is passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion, is committed to nurturing curiosity and new skills, and building connections across the organization with stakeholders, colleagues, and guests. The Software Architect is involved in leading the overall technology direction of the product, bridging legacy and emerging technologies to deliver a product that meets the business and customer needs. The Software Architect is also responsible for working with other developers to ensure the overall technology direction, best practices, and company policies are being met. **Essential Functions:** + Strong blend of technical and people skills in order to interact with business leadership and to align software solutions with the enterprise. + Provides technical input into business decisions, including feasibility, functionality opportunities, estimates, and future roadmaps. + Defines, guides and protects the technical vision of the product. + Advocate of best practices. + Communicate technical direction and guidance to the development organization. + Creative with encouraging use of best practices and patterns. + Must be able to work as an individual and in a group setting. + Ensure software meets all security, quality, and extensibility requirements. The position responsibilities outlined above are in no way to be construed as all encompassing. Other duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may be required and/or assigned as necessary. **Qualifications:** + 5 years of experience in same field, industry, or other equivalent business/ function role. + Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field. Master’s degree a plus. + Architecting software solutions that are cost effective, adaptable and scalable but also adhere to policies and meet the needs of the business. + Experience with Azure Infrastructure and Services. + Experience managing the risks associated with design decisions and how they relate to standards and security practices and policies. + Experience with SOA (Service Oriented Architecture). + Experience defining core system components and their relationships. + Knowledge of Frontend CSS. + Excellent communication skills. + Experience in application developed in C#/VB.net, JavaScript, Angular and Microsoft SQL Server. + Detail orientated. + Deep understanding of accessibility guidelines/standards and requirements for the web. **About ALG Vacations** It all begins when our client’s book with ALG Vacations. As North America’s leading tour operator, we keep our standards as high as our passion for travel, working together with our agents to ensure every client’s vacation exceeds every expectation. We are an industry innovator that combines the expertise of many different brands. ALG Vacations consistently delivers exceptional value to travelers and strong performance to resort owners and partners by strategically leveraging the power of its portfolio of brands across multiple segments, comprising: + **Vacations** : The largest seller of vacation packages and charter flights in the U.S. for travel to Mexico and the Caribbean, moving approximately 3.2 million passengers annually through well-established vacation brands + **Destination Management Services** : Best-in-class destination management services provided by Amstar® DMC and Worldstar® + **Loyalty Program** : Exclusive loyalty program Unlimited Vacation Club® + **Technology Solutions** : Innovative technology solutions provider Trisept Solutions®, connecting over 88,000 travel agents with leading travel suppliers. Since 2021, ALG Vacations has proudly been part of Hyatt. At Hyatt, we believe in the power of belonging – of making people feel at home no matter where they are in the world. Since 1957, our colleagues have been at the heart of driving Hyatt to become one of the world’s leading and fastest-growing hospitality brands, without ever losing focus on people and care.  _To learn more about ALG Vacations:_ https://alg.www.vaxvacationaccess.com/about-us/ (https://alg.www.vaxvacationaccess.com/about-us/) **Our Values** At ALG Vacations, we care for people so they can be at their best. We bring our values to life every day to ensure our colleagues have what they need to thrive, be their best selves, and create memorable guest experiences. Experimentation • Empathy • Inclusion • Integrity • Respect • Well- Being **We’re proud to offer exceptional corporate benefits which include:** + Travel Perks and Benefits for both ALG Vacations and Hyatt We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free and tobacco-free workplace and perform pre-employment background checks. **Primary Location:** Mexico **Organization:** ALG Vacations, Amstar, Trisept, and UVC Latin America Offices **Job Level:** Full-time **Job:** Technology **Req ID:** MEX000654 Hyatt is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, disability, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status or any other group protected by law.