Cloud Architect - Bethesda, MD

Job Description

DUTIES:

Provide leadership, oversight, governance and strategic direction related to Cloud Services to enable the delivery of IT services
Oversee the documentation of all architecture design and analysis work
Represent the Infrastructure Delivery Team in project design and execution plans, to align them with Infrastructure Delivery Projects and Roadmap
Establish a Cloud Asset Management Platform, facilitating the normalization of billing, provisioning, and capacity management.
Partner with other Cloud architects to converge cloud footprints into an enterprise-grade cloud.
Provide input to the Marriott infrastructure architecture and governance model
Provide technical leadership, oversight, standardization and validation of the effectiveness for the Cloud Environment
Research, design, and implement high-performing software components that are standards-based, highly available and secured, delivering the required business functionality

Participate in the evaluation and selection of Infrastructure based products
Define Technical Infrastructure Architectures as they related to Software Solutions Architecture initiatives within EA and Software Delivery Lifecycles (SDLCs)
Institute governance based on best practices and ensure proper alignment to projects and major initiatives
Lead analysis of the current environment to detect critical deficiencies and recommends solutions for improvement
Lead analysis of technology industry and market trends to determine the potential impact on the overall Infrastructure architecture
Support Solution and Domain Architecture by providing architecture direction in terms of technology, software and infrastructure for projects in the delivery life cycle
Consult with architecture teams to identify when it is necessary to modify the technical architecture to accommodate infrastructure needs.
Define and execute upon how to transition complex applications, products, and services from the Traditional IT datacenter environment to private and/or public cloud environments

Translation of project-level and enterprise-level infrastructure architectures from the Traditional IT (systems, networking, and/or storage) footprint to Cloud Native footprints
Partner with Cloud Service and other technology service providers
Function as a strategic senior technical expert within the department.
Develop specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish work.
Champion leaders' vision for product and service delivery.
Make and execute the necessary decisions to keep moving forward toward achievement of goals.
Provide direction and assistance to other teams regarding projects.
Determine priorities, schedules, plans and necessary resources to promote completion of any projects on schedule.
Analyze information and evaluate results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Support achievement of performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor's Degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related technical field followed by 8 years of progressively responsible experience with infrastructure engineering and/or architecture.

5 years of experience in working with Cloud Infrastructure Architecture and Design with expertise in one or more of the following:
- Public Clouds (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and/or Alibaba Cloud (Aliyun)
- Infrastructure and Configuration Management "as code" Services (HashiCorp HashiStack: Terraform, Vault, Consul, Nomad, Ansible Automation Platform (AAP), Cloud Service Provider SDKs and APIs, and/or Custom API Development (Web Services))

2 years of experience in working with Kubernetes Container-as-a-Service Platforms (Docker Enterprise, Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise, VMware EKS, and/or Mesosphere)
2 years of engineering or architecture experience in enterprise systems that support 99.99% service availability in an Agile environment
3 years of experience with one or more of the following infrastructure technologies:
- Operating Systems: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Linux, Windows, and/or CentOS

- Storage: Local Block Storage, Object Storage, Cross Region Replication (XDCR), Backup & Recovery Best Practices
- Elastic Load Balancing Services, Domain Name Services and Registration
- Security: Compliance, Information Assurance, Data Protection using industry-best practices and tooling ( Splunk Phantom/SignalFX, HashiCorp Vault signers, SHA1 and SHA2 certificate management)

- Applications Frameworks: Tomcat, node.js, NginX, HTML5, Angular JS
3 years of experience with both relational (Oracle, DB2, PostgreSQL, and/or MSSQL Server), non-relational (Cassandra, Couchbase, and/or MongoDB) database technologies, and database caching technologies (Memcached, Redis)

4 years of experience with cloud native database technologies (Microsoft Azure Cosmos DB, and/or Amazon RDS Aurora)
2 years of experience in software development engineering (JavaScript, Java, Ruby, Python, Go)
Any experience with an enterprise cloud transformation effort
2 years of experience in retail and/or hospitality industries.

Telework: Hybrid position; part-time telecommuting authorized
Travel: Up to 5% domestic travel

SALARY: $137,430 - $214,400per year

At Marriott International, we are dedicated to being an equal opportunity employer, welcoming all and providing access to opportunity. We actively foster an environment where the unique backgrounds of our associates are valued and celebrated. Our greatest strength lies in the rich blend of culture, talent, and experiences of our associates. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, including disability, veteran status, or other basis protected by applicable law.

About Us

All positions offer a 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. Click here to learn more.

Full-time positions also 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 and educational assistance.

Washington Applicants Only: Employees will accrue paid sick leave, 0.077 PTO balance for every hour worked and be eligible to receive a minimum of 9 holidays annually.

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.

About the Team

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.