Sr. Network Engineer

Job Number

Job Category Information Technology

Location Marriott International HQ, 7750 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Schedule Full-Time

Located Remotely? Y

Relocation? N

Position Type Management

JOB SUMMARY

Automation being a huge part of Marriott's global network strategy, we are looking for an enthusiastic team member with passion to innovate and excel, to join our amazing Network DevOps team as Senior Network DevOps Engineer. The Network DevOps team is responsible for Marriott's Global Network and automates, maintains and manages the Core network services, Network Monitoring tools and Security infrastructure. The team is tasked to automate 100% of the Global Network operations and find innovative ways to improve the global end-user experience. We are building the next generation innovative and self-healing network automation platform and are eager to find people to help us achieve these goals and beyond.

The ideal candidate has:

• Proven design and implementation experience in different networking technologies such as Routers & Switches, Firewalls, WAN, Network Monitoring Tools, and Network security infrastructure.
• A passion to find out network operations use cases and automate them using tools such as Ansible and Python.
• An eagerness to listen to business, abstract the complexity from it and provide intelligent automated solutions.
• A comprehensive Networking background, who has then moved towards automating the daily network operational and compliance tasks.
• A passion to automate everything, and nothing can stop you from finding a way to do that.

You will:

• Be working closely and collaboratively with expert network architects and great engineers.
• Be a key contributor to drive adoption of Network Automation practices and operating models across all Global Network teams.
• Be accountable for establishing technical level relationships and partnering with all business disciplines and other MI teams to define and implement the network automation solution.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Minimum qualifications and experience required:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical field experience/certification
• 7+ years' experience as a Network Engineer with Designing and Implementing complex networking.
• 4+ years of experience with automating network functions through tools such as Ansible, Python, Terraform etc.
• 3+ years of experience in public cloud security (e.g., AWS, Azure, AliCloud)
• 3+ years' experience with Infrastructure automation solutions; deployment, management, and orchestration across multi-cloud environments using Terraform.
• 1+ years' experience with CI/CD pipelines (Git-Actions, Jenkins, or Harness) or security tooling for cloud-native deployments.
• 1+ years' experience with Palo alto firewalls provisioning using automation.
• Prior experience working with DevOps, CI/CD, GitOps, Agile methodologies.
• Expertise in Terraform in secure Infrastructure provisioning.

Technical Skills required:

• Certification in network and/or security technologies (e.g., CCIE, CCNP, CISSP, Cisco DevNet etc.)
• Certification in cloud providers – AWS, Azure (e.g., AWS Advanced Networking Specialty, AWS Security Specialty, AWS Solutions Architect Associate etc)
• Experience working in Prisma SASE/SSE, Palo alto firewalls, NGFW, PartnerNet Landing zones, SDWAN Landing zones.
• Experience with writing Infrastructure as a Code for Cloud network components (VPC, RT, TGW, WAN, Shared Services) as well as Firewalls as a Service, SDWAN, SSE/SASE.
• Experience working in DevOps and Test-driven culture and managing code life cycle using Git and related processes & tools.
• Experience in Network automation software, libraries, and tools such as Netmiko, Nornir, Netbox, PyATS, Genie, F5 SDK, Pan-os-python etc.
• Knowledge managing Linux platforms.
• Experience with container technologies (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker, etc.)
• Experience with both private and public cloud infrastructure and interfacing programmatically through APIs
• A proactive approach to identifying problems, performance bottlenecks, and areas for improvement.
• Experience working in a Scrum team or other Agile methodologies with a proven track record.
• Experience in researching emerging technologies and trends, standards, and products and synthesizing into clear technology roadmaps and strategies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for a wide range of audiences including executives, business stakeholders, and IT teams.

General networking background expected:

• Implementation of WAN, LAN, and datacenter networks with a focus on mission-critical, customer-facing applications and services
• Technical knowledge in networking (Cisco and non-Cisco) with an emphasis on Datacenter networks, WAN, LAN, Network security and Management tools and core network services such as DNS, NTP & IPAM.
• Demonstrated experience in delivering written documents detailing network solutions and diagrams.

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

• As an individual contributor or member of a project team support successful implementation of network automation projects
• Provides technical input to the overall architectural and operational discussions around network automation infrastructure and tools.
• Act as a network developer to create innovative solutions and write python and Ansible code on daily basis.
• Act as an active contributor in delivering our products in time by participating and delivering work through Agile scrum practices.
• Conducts research, design and implementation of Network infrastructure Automation solutions and build standard practices across enterprise operations.
• Make contributions to other Network automation solutions that enhance the operations and cost structures of the Marriott environment.
• Create and make available project documentation with a focus on communicating technical features and functions of solutions.
• Work closely with department leadership and service providers to support alignment of plans with solution delivery.
• Participate in and suggests improvements to standards configuration, change management processes and practices.
• Proactively identifying and resolving key technical issues.
• Develop test plans, implementation plans, and project timelines for various projects and tasks.
• Stay up to date with the latest Devops technologies and best practices.

Managing Projects and Priorities

• Functions as a strategic senior technical expert within the department.
• Develops specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish work.
• Champions leaders' vision for product and service delivery.
• Makes and executes the necessary decisions to keep moving forward toward achievement of goals.
• Provides direction and assistance to other teams regarding projects.
• Determines priorities, schedules, plans and necessary resources to promote completion of any projects on schedule.
• Analyzes information and evaluates results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
• Reviews vendor proposals and selects appropriate vendor for services/technologies/hardware.
• Thinks creatively and practically to develop, execute and implement new project plans.
• Generates and provides accurate and timely results in the form of reports, presentations, etc.
• Plans, develops, implements, and evaluates the quality of operations.

Delivering on the Needs of Key Stakeholders

• Understands and meets the needs of key stakeholders.
• Communicates concepts in a clear and persuasive manner that is easy to understand.
• Demonstrates an understanding of business priorities.
• Supports achievement of performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.

Providing Technical Support and Consultation

• Provides technical expertise and technical leadership within own and other teams.
• Provides recommendations to improve the effectiveness of processes and programs.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of job-relevant issues, products, systems, and processes.
• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of function-specific procedures.
• Applies knowledge/judgment to achieve business goals.
• Foresees, identifies and resolves problems.
• Keeps up-to-date technically and applies new knowledge to job.
• Performs other reasonable duties as required for this position.

California Applicants Only : The salary range for this position is $96,038.00 to $209,169.00 annually.

Colorado Applicants Only: The salary range for this position is $96,038.00 to $190,154.00 annually.

Hawaii Applicants Only: The salary range for this position is $116,205.00 to $209,169.00 annually.

New York Applicants Only : The salary range for this position is $96,038.00 to $209,169.00 annually.

Washington Applicants Only: The salary range for this position is $96,038.00 to $209,169.00 annually. In addition to the annual salary, the position will be eligible to receive an annual bonus. Employees will accrue PTO balance for every hour worked and eligible to receive minimum of 7 holidays annually.

All locations offer coverage for medical, dental, vision, health care flexible spending account, dependent care flexible spending account, life insurance, disability insurance, accident insurance, adoption expense reimbursements, paid parental leave, educational assistance, 401(k) plan, stock purchase plan, discounts at Marriott properties, commuter benefits, employee assistance plan, and childcare discounts. Benefits are subject to terms and conditions, which may include rules regarding eligibility, enrollment, waiting period, contribution, benefit limits, election changes, benefit exclusions, and others.

Marriott HQ is committed to a hybrid work environment that enables associates to Be connected. Headquarters-based positions are considered hybrid, for candidates within a commuting distance to Bethesda, MD; candidates outside of commuting distance to Bethesda, MD will be considered for Remote positions.

The application deadline for this position is 28 days after the date of this posting, 05/15/2024.

Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law.

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