Director of Information Technology Application Development

at Marriott in Topeka, Kansas, United States
Job Number 24165019
Job Category Information Technology
Schedule Full-Time
Located Remotely? Y
Relocation? N
Position Type Management
JOB SUMMARY
Looking for an Engineering leader with experience in delivering high performing, enterprise scale applications by employing a strategic approach to performance optimization from the initial stages of development for cloud-based technology and framework including Spark (EMR), Java/Microservice (EKS), Kafka, PostgreSQL (Aurora), Couchbase, DocumentDB, S3 in AWS.
The candidate will be responsible for a global award-winning Revenue Management system transformation and modernization and work closely with the Product team to create solutions that serve business leveraging current and leading-edge technologies in an innovative and impactful manner.
Help drive and adopt Agile development methodologies and technologies.
Performs research, analysis, design, creation, and implementation of applications to meet current and future user requirements.
Defines and creates the next generation of solutions to drive Marriott value.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
Education and Experience
Required:

10+ years of experience in delivering applications & software development with expert level expertise in multiple programming languages and methodologies.
Must have solid working knowledge of full stack solutions and be able to lead IT projects, working closely with business and other stakeholders.
Proven experience in performance engineering with a focus on high-performing application design.
Strong expertise in analyzing various performance metrics and proactively integrating optimization measures into the application design from the outset.
5+ years of experience in designing and implementing high-performance and scalable applications.
3+ years of experience in developing applications using Cloud native solutions (AWS).
Proficiency in performance-related technologies such as Java/Scala, Spark, Kafka, PostgreSQL, NoSQL, Microservices, Batch, Micro-Batch and Data Streaming Architecture.
Understanding of various performance metrics and KPIs for RDBMS, NoSQL, Kubernetes and Spark Data Engineering Engine.
Knowledge of performance monitoring tools and APM (Application Performance Monitoring) solutions.
Experience with DevOps tools such as Git, JIRA, Jenkins.
BSC Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Information Technology.
Preferred:

Experience in travel or lodging applications, services, or operations.
Technology certifications in Cloud solutions (AWS/Azure) and Big Data.
Enterprise or solution architecture experience.
Experience in Agile methodology, DevOps, in building CI/CD pipeline.
CORE WORK ACTIVITIES
Technical Leadership
Ability to work closely with architects, engineers, as well as product and business owners to evolve architectures and design technical solutions.
Release high-quality code early and often using lean and agile technical practices and processes.
Work with a lean-agile team(s) to develop scalable and robust Scala-based systems and web applications.
Take technical leadership of software development on a small team.
Experience with distributed systems and solving availability, scalability and consistency problems in them.
Skillful at interacting and working with people in a leadership role; working with a self-organized lean and agile team to mitigate key project technical risks, managing effort, and ensuring quality.
Dedicated to producing quality code and dedicated to best practices such as automated testing, code reviews, pair programming, test-driven development, continuous integration, and continuous deployment.
Passionate about enabling others to adopt new technologies.
Coordinates with Operations and Infrastructure Delivery teams for deployment and production support activities.
Leadership & Management Skills:

Communication - Conveys information and ideas to others in a convincing and engaging manner through a variety of methods.
Leading Through Vision and Values - Keeps the organization's vision and values at the forefront of employee decision making and action.
Problem Solving and Decision Making - Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; obtains and compares information from different sources to draw conclusions, develops and evaluates alternatives and solutions, solves problems, and chooses a course of action.
Driving for Results - Sets high standards of performance for self and/or others; assumes responsibility for work objectives; initiates, focuses, and monitors the efforts of self and/or others toward the accomplishment of goals; proactively takes action and goes beyond what is required.
The salary range for this position is $113,850 to $216,315 annually.
In addition to the annual salary, the position will be eligible to receive an annual bonus and restricted stock units/stock grants.
Washington Applicants Only:
Employees will accrue 0.04616 PTO balance for every hour worked and are eligible to receive a 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 September 23, 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.
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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