Sr. Systems Engineer – Cloud Solutions Engineering

Job Number 23216636
Job Category Information Technology
Location Marriott International HQ, 7750 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland, United States VIEW ON MAP
Schedule Full-Time
Located Remotely? Y
Relocation? N
Position Type Management
 JOB SUMMARY

 

The Sr. Systems Engineer, Cloud Solutions Engineering ensures the reliability, scalability and efficient operation of information systems and technologies that support Marriott International’s Infrastructure and Cloud Delivery Strategy. This role leads the technical delivery of infrastructure and Cloud Delivery projects. Serves as a subject matter expert in a complex array of full stack solutions. The role is a discipline which combines both software and systems engineering to build and operate large-scale, distributed, fault-tolerant systems. Performs research, analysis, design, creation, and implementation of systems to meet current and future requirements while enabling customer facing and enterprise products/platforms. Partners with business, technology leaders, architects, and other engineers across other disciplines to engineer systems as well as the systems that deliver those systems. Engineers systems to ensure that Marriott's services have the necessary resiliency and uptime appropriate to user needs while being able to deliver a fast rate of change, functional and non-functional improvements. Provides solutions that serve our business leveraging current and leading-edge technologies in an innovative and impactful manner. 

 

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Required:

• Undergraduate degree in an engineering or computer science discipline and/or equivalent experience/certification 
• 7+ years' experience of progressive IT engineering experience that includes:
  • 5+ years Unix/Linux experience 
  • 5+ years experience in Cloud technologies including IaaS/PaaS/SaaS deployments on Public Cloud, preferably AWS
  • 5+ years experience in scripting and automation 
  • 3+ years experience in Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) modeling including infrastructure as code development (Terraform or similar) or infrastructure engineering at enterprise scale
  • 3+ years experience of operations/support with Public Cloud deployments, preferably AWS

 

Preferred:

• Graduate Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
• 2+ years' experience in working with Kubernetes Container-as-a-Service Platforms (Docker Enterprise, Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise, Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service), Mesosphere)
• Experience working with core AWS services such as EKS, EC2, EFS, EMR, Aurora, EBS, S3, DocumentDB, ElastiCache, Lambda etc.
• Experience with Security Protocols (SSL, SAML, SAMP, LDAP etc.) and controls (container scanning, log aggregation, network scanning, CVE)  
• Experience in one or more of the following: C, C++, Java, Python, Go, Perl, or Ruby  
• Experience in designing, analyzing, and engineering large-scale distributed systems  
• Experience in the design, implementation, and operational support of mission critical solutions 
• Familiarity with both relational (Oracle, DB2, MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL, MSSQL Server), non-relational (Cassandra, Couchbase, MongoDB) database technologies, and database caching technologies (Memcached, Redis)
• Requirement gathering, validation, fulfillment and change management  
• Excellent understanding of change management, testing requirements, techniques, and tools to ensure high availability of systems 
• Strong attention to detail with an ability to operate effectively across multiple priorities 
• Infrastructure operations experience including self-healing autonomy  
• Provide functional, technical, and/or process leadership, or Project Management experience  
• Experience in researching emerging technologies and trends, standards, and products 
• Experience in developing technology roadmaps and strategies 
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for a wide range of audiences including executives, business stakeholders and IT teams 
• Demonstrated experience delivering technology solutions in a fast-paced, deadline driven enterprise environment  
• Demonstrated experience learning and applying modern technologies to solve business needs 
• Excellent problem-solving skills working independently and through leading outcomes for cross functional teams  
• Experience operating in Scaled Agile Framework 

 

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES 

• Providing leadership, oversight, governance and strategic direction related to Cloud Services solution delivery
• Investigating and resolving complex and critical incidents and problems
• Participating in architectural discussions and providing expert advice
• Designing and implementing changes that require deep technical understanding and expertise
• Collaborating with engineering teams to develop and deploy new cloud services or enhancements
• Ensuring 4 9s (or better) reliability for all the critical services
• Coordinating between onshore/offshore engineering and operations teams; handover and acceptance of L1/2 shared services Ops  

 

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.

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 0.04616 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.

 

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.

Marriott International is the world’s largest hotel company, with more brands, more hotels and more opportunities for associates to grow and succeed. Be where you can do your best work,​ begin your purpose, belong to an amazing global​ team, and become the best version of you.

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