Senior Engineer, ITSM AI Platform

Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States

One of the best-known names in cruising, Princess is the world’s leading international premium cruise line and tour company, carrying millions of guests each year to hundreds of destinations around the globe. We give our guests the Medallion Class experience others simply can’t. The Love Boat promises something for everyone. 

The Senior Engineer, ITSM Automation & AI Platform is the operational and engineering engine behind the company's ITSM transformation agenda — responsible for designing, building, governing, and continuously evolving the automation architecture that underpins how technology incidents, changes, problems, and service requests are managed across the enterprise fleet and shoreside organization.

This is not a configuration-only role. The Senior Engineer owns the full technical lifecycle of the platform — from scripted automation and AI agent deployment to deep Dynatrace integration and real-time observability — and translates operational data into actionable intelligence that reaches leadership. In an environment where ships operate continuously across international routes with constrained connectivity windows, the reliability, intelligence, and automation maturity of the ITSM platform directly impacts guest experience, crew productivity, and the company's ability to sustain maritime operations at scale.

This hire owns the SNOW/Dynatrace automation function exclusively — this function does not sit within Platform Engineering. The Senior Engineer serves as the subject matter expert, the builder, and the custodian of a platform undergoing one of the most significant capability shifts in its history: the emergence of agentic AI and autonomous workflows that replace manual L1 intervention, enrich incident data from observability signals, and enable zero-outage operational outcomes. The individual who succeeds in this role will be technically exceptional, strategically aware, and deeply committed to turning ITSM from a reactive discipline into a proactive, self-healing function.

Here’s a summary of what Princess is looking for in a Senior Engineer, ITSM Automation & AI Platform. Is this you? 

Responsibilities: 

Platform Engineering & AI Automation (30%)

• The Senior Engineer owns the full technical development and configuration lifecycle of the platform at Princess Cruises. This encompasses the design and implementation of Business Rules, Script Includes, Client Scripts, UI Policies, Flow Designer workflows, and custom application logic that automates ITSM processes end-to-end. The incumbent is accountable for the reliability, performance, and upgrade readiness of the platform at all times.

• Architect, build, and maintain automation workflows across Incident, Change, Problem, and Service Catalog modules using Flow Designer, Business Rules, and scripted automation.

• Design, configure, and govern Now Assist AI capabilities — including conversational AI, generative summarization, and intelligent routing — within production ITSM workflows.

• Deploy, configure, and operationalize Autonomous Workforce AI Specialists, beginning with the Level 1 Service Desk AI Specialist, and extending to IT Operations and additional specialist types as the platform evolves.

• Maintain and optimize CMDB integrity, ensuring configuration item relationships accurately reflect the fleet and shoreside infrastructure landscape.

• Own platform upgrade planning, regression testing (ATF), and remediation cycles to ensure continuity across release cadences.

• Build and maintain Service Portal components, Record Producers, and self-service catalog items that reduce friction for end users across fleet and shoreside populations.

Dynatrace – Integration & AIOps (25%)

• A defining capability of this role is the ownership of the Dynatrace– integration stack. As the two platforms deepen their strategic partnership toward autonomous IT operations, this engineer is responsible for architecting and maintaining the connective tissue between real-time observability signals and actionable ITSM workflows. The goal is to move Princess Cruises from reactive incident management to proactive, AI-driven operational intelligence.

• Design and maintain the bidirectional integration between Dynatrace and ITOM, ensuring observability events are automatically ingested, enriched, deduplicated, and routed to the correct ITSM workflow without human triage.

• Configure and optimize Dynatrace– incident creation pipelines with context enrichment — embedding root-cause descriptions, affected service topology, and remediation recommendations directly into SNOW incident records.

• Leverage Now Assist and Dynatrace AI integration to enable administrators to query Dynatrace insights from within the interface, reducing context switching and accelerating MTTR.

• Maintain and evolve the unified dashboard layer that surfaces Dynatrace metrics and charts directly within , eliminating administrative silos between observability and operations tooling.

• Partner with Platform Engineering and network operations to ensure MID Server health, event routing rules, and alert suppression policies are correctly configured and maintained.

• Stay current on the Dynatrace– joint roadmap and proactively identify new integration capabilities that can be adopted to advance the autonomous operations agenda.

ITSM Process Automation & Knowledge Management (20%)

• This engineer is accountable for systematically reducing the volume of manual work performed across the ITSM function by identifying, designing, and deploying automations that handle repetitive, rules-based work. The engineer partners closely with the ITSM TIM team, Change Management coordinators, and Problem Management leads to translate operational patterns into durable automation logic and institutional knowledge.

• Identify and implement end-to-end automation for high-frequency, low-complexity incident types — replacing manual L1 triage with AI-driven diagnosis, action, documentation, and knowledge base update.

• Build and maintain automated SLA monitoring and breach notification workflows that proactively surface at-risk tickets to the right stakeholders before SLAs are violated.

• Own the Knowledge Management automation strategy — including AI-assisted article creation, resolution pattern capture from closed incidents, and knowledge base quality governance.

• Develop and maintain Change Management automation: pre-approval checks, conflict detection, risk scoring integration, and post-implementation review automation within the CAB workflow.

• Maintain a master version registry across the fleet and ecosystem — tracking software versions across all vessel and shoreside environments, surfacing discrepancies, and feeding this data into change risk assessments.

• Collaborate with the Sr. Manager to define and refine automation KPIs, publishing regular metrics on automation deflection rates, MTTR improvement, and L1 self-resolution rates.

Data, Reporting & Executive Intelligence (10%)

• The Senior Engineer plays a central role in transforming raw ITSM and observability data into structured, executive-ready intelligence. This individual builds and maintains the reporting layer that feeds the Sr. Manager’s dashboards, the CIO briefings, and the operational visibility tools used by the ITSM support team and fleet leadership.

• Build, maintain, and evolve Performance Analytics dashboards, scheduled reports, and real-time views for incident volume, SLA performance, MTTR trends, automation deflection, and change risk.

• Design and deliver the upstream reporting pipeline that surfaces ITSM operational data to technology leadership — structured for the CIO, VP Technology, and C-suite in a format that connects technology outcomes to business impact.

• Maintain audit trails and governance documentation for all AI-driven automation decisions — ensuring accountability, traceability, and compliance with enterprise data governance requirements.

• Support the Sr. Manager in producing financial and ROI analyses that quantify the impact of automation initiatives — including cost-per-incident reduction, staffing efficiency gains, and automation coverage percentage.

Integration Architecture & REST API Development (10%)

• This role requires fluency in enterprise integration patterns. The Senior Engineer designs and owns REST API integrations between and third-party platforms, builds data transformation logic, and ensures that all integration surfaces are documented, monitored, and resilient.

• Design, build, and maintain REST API integrations between and external platforms including Dynatrace, HR systems, guest experience platforms, maritime operations tools, and enterprise communication channels.

• Develop and maintain Transform Maps, Import Sets, and scripted data migration pipelines to ensure CMDB and asset data remains accurate as the technology environment evolves.

• Maintain integration documentation standards — ensuring all APIs, event schemas, authentication methods, and data flows are current, auditable, and accessible to the broader ITSM team.

• Evaluate and adopt integration patterns from the Autonomous Workforce framework, including agentic AI handoff protocols and governed execution trails.

Knowledge & Skills:

• SCOPE: This role operates across the full breadth of the Princess Cruises technology environment — spanning 15+ active vessels, multiple shoreside offices, and a fleet IT complement of 51 technology professionals at sea. The Senior Engineer's work directly influences how technology incidents, changes, problems, and service requests are managed across maritime, hotel, technical, HR, entertainment, and communications domains. The automation architecture owned by this role has global operational reach and a direct impact on guest experience and crew productivity.

• PROBLEM SOLVING: This role requires sophisticated, autonomous problem solving in a complex, always-on environment. The engineer must diagnose platform deficiencies, anticipate integration failure points before they become operational incidents, and design automation logic that accounts for edge cases in a distributed maritime environment with constrained connectivity. Problems routinely require original analysis — there is no off-the-shelf playbook for autonomous ITSM in a maritime context.

• IMPACT: The Senior Engineer's outputs directly determine the maturity, reliability, and intelligence of the ITSM function at Princess Cruises. Poor automation design ripples into degraded incident response times, increased L1 labor cost, and executive visibility gaps. Excellent automation design measurably reduces MTTR, deflects volume from the service desk, and produces the data that enables strategic technology decisions at the C-suite level.

• LEADERSHIP: This is a senior individual contributor role with no direct reports. The incumbent is expected to self-direct entirely, manage their own backlog against strategic priorities set by the Sr. Manager, and function as the technical authority for all and Dynatrace automation questions across the ITSM practice.

• KNOWLEDGE: Deep expertise in platform architecture, GlideScript, Flow Designer, and ITSM module configuration. Strong working knowledge of Dynatrace AIOps capabilities and the Dynatrace– integration suite. Solid understanding of REST API design principles, JSON/XML data transformation, and enterprise integration patterns. Familiarity with ITIL v4 practices — particularly Incident, Change, Problem, and Continual Improvement. Knowledge of AI governance principles as applied to enterprise agentic workflows.

• SKILLS: platform engineering at production grade. JavaScript/GlideScript fluency (server-side and client-side). REST API design and integration development. Executive-quality reporting and dashboard design in Performance Analytics. Strong written and verbal communication — able to translate technical architecture into business language for leadership audiences. Documentation discipline: all automation logic, integrations, and AI agent configurations must be versioned and auditable.

• ABILITIES: Ability to prioritize and self-manage a complex technical backlog in a fast-moving environment. Capacity to operate as the sole owner of a mission-critical platform while maintaining reliability standards. Ability to collaborate with xOps TIM, Change Management, Platform Engineering, and fleet IT stakeholders across time zones. Demonstrated professionalism and composure in high-visibility, high-stakes operational situations. Ability to maintain reliable, consistent availability during scheduled maintenance windows and critical incident situations.

For all roles:

Knowledge: Understanding of workplace policies and procedures / Familiarity with team collaboration tools and techniques.

Skills: Strong time management and organizational skills

Abilities: Ability to maintain reliable and consistent attendance / Capacity to be punctual and meet deadlines / Ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues and work as part of a team / Demonstrated professionalism in all interactions and tasks.

Essential/Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent field of study. Equivalent professional experience with demonstrated certifications will be considered in lieu of formal degree.

• Active Certified System Administrator (CSA) — required or must be obtained within 6 months of hire.

• Minimum 5 years of hands-on development experience with production responsibility across ITSM modules (Incident, Change, Problem, Service Catalog, Knowledge Management).

• Demonstrated experience with automation technologies: Flow Designer, Business Rules, Script Includes, Client Scripts, UI Policies, UI Actions, Scheduled Jobs.

• Strong JavaScript proficiency — both server-side (GlideScript) and client-side scripting within the platform.

• Understanding of ITIL v4 frameworks — particularly Incident, Change, Problem, and Continual Improvement practices.

Minimum Experience (if preferred but not required, list as such):

• 5+ years of hands-on development with production responsibility across core ITSM modules. Experience must demonstrate depth — not just configuration but scripted automation, integration development, and platform governance.

• Proven track record designing and implementing REST API integrations between and enterprise third-party platforms at scale.

• Hands-on experience with CMDB management, import sets, transform maps, and data quality governance.

• Experience with Now Assist, AI-assisted ITSM capabilities, or equivalent enterprise AI workflow tooling.

• Hands-on experience with Dynatrace or equivalent AIOps/observability platform, including ITSM event integration.

• Experience working in complex, multi-environment enterprise landscapes with distributed stakeholder groups.

STRONGLY PREFERRED:

• Active certifications: CIS-ITSM and/or CIS-ITOM, Certified Application Developer (CAD).

• Hands-on experience with Autonomous Workforce AI Specialists or agentic AI agent configuration within enterprise workflows.

• Experience with the Dynatrace– integration suite (released November 2025), including ITOM event ingestion, CMDB enrichment, and Now Assist AI connector.

• Secondary programming language proficiency: Python, JavaScript (Node.js), or TypeScript.

• Familiarity with DevOps tooling: Git, CI/CD pipelines, Docker, and automated testing frameworks in a development context.

• Experience in hospitality, maritime, travel, or other 24/7 operational industries where ITSM directly impacts guest or customer-facing systems.

Minimum Qualifications (if preferred but not required, list as such):

Leadership & Management:

• Proven ability to build, lead, and develop technical teams—hiring, coaching, performance management, and succession planning

• Experience setting strategy and a multi-year roadmap and translating it into execution across multiple teams

• Experience managing budgets, resources, and vendor/contractor relationships

• Experience leading organizational change and driving enterprise adoption

• Business & Strategic:

• Ability to translate business needs into actionable engineering plans

• Data Engineering:

• Strong background in ETL/ELT pipeline design, data modeling, and data architecture

• Proficiency in SQL and Python; experience with orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, dbt)

• Experience with cloud data platforms/warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Databricks)

• Experience delivering dashboards/BI (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Looker)

• Working knowledge of data governance, data quality, lineage, and security

AI / Machine Learning:

• Experience taking AI/ML use cases from concept through prototype to enterprise production

• Understanding of the ML lifecycle and MLOps (packaging, serving, monitoring, iteration)

• Familiarity with generative AI, LLMs, and/or agentic AI; awareness of AI governance and responsible-AI practices

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Data Science, Engineering, or a related field; Master's (technical, analytics, or MBA) preferred but not required

• Cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP), data platform (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks), or AI/ML certifications preferred

Essential experience required:

• 10+ years in data engineering, analytics, or AI/ML, including hands-on pipeline, data platform, and solution delivery

• 5+ years leading and developing technical teams, including direct people-management and, ideally, leading through team leads or other managers

• Proven track record setting strategy and a roadmap and translating business needs into delivered data products and AI solutions in production

• Experience taking solutions from prototype to enterprise-scale production in partnership with IT, including driving adoption and change

• Experience managing a function's budget, resources, vendors, and operating model

• Experience establishing or operating data and/or AI governance and enterprise infrastructure

• Preferred: dual exposure to both data engineering and AI/ML deployment; experience standing up enterprise AI infrastructure or platforms; prior Director, Senior Manager, or equivalent leadership role within a Strategy/Analytics organization; background in travel, hospitality, or cruise industry

Travel:  Less than 25% with shipboard travel likely

Work Conditions: Work primarily in a climate-controlled environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential.

Physical Demands: Must be able to remain in a stationary position at a desk and/or computer for extended periods of time.

This position is classified as “in-office.” As an in-office role, it requires employees to work from a designated Princess office in South Florida Monday through Thursday each week. Employees may work from their homes on Fridays. Candidates must be located in (or willing to relocate to) the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale area. 

Princess provides comprehensive and innovative benefits to meet your needs, including:

What You Can Expect

• Cruise and Travel Privileges for You and Your Family 
• Health Benefits 
• 401(k)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Training & Professional Development 
• Tuition & Professional Certification Reimbursement 
• Rewards & Incentives

Our Culture… Stronger Together 

Our highest responsibility and top priority is compliance, environmental protection and the health, safety and well-being of our guests, the people in the communities we touch and serve, and our shipboard and shoreside employees. Please visit our site to learn more about our Culture Essentials, Corporate Vision Statement and our Core Values at: princess.com/en-us/company-information 

Princess is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. 

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 

Princess will provide reasonable accommodations with the application process, upon your request, as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require assistance in this application process, please contact careers@carnival.com. 

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