Senior Platform Engineer

About Us:

Marriott International Inc., headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, was founded in May 1927 by J. Willard Marriott and Alice S. Marriott with a modest nine-seat A&W root beer stand. Guided by the family's leadership and core principles, Marriott International today has grown into a global hospitality giant, operating approximately 9,000 properties and over 30 leading brands in more than 140 countries and territories.

From such humble beginnings to becoming the world's largest hotel company, Marriott International has never stopped searching for inventive ways to serve its customers, provide opportunities for its associates, and grow their business. At Marriott Tech Accelerator center (MTA), Hyderabad, India, Marriott is exploring the world we live in and all its possibilities. At Marriott Tech Accelerator, we are a team of passionate engineering minds dedicated to creating and building cutting-edge solutions that streamline operations and elevate guest experiences.

Marriott Tech Accelerator center is fully owned and operated by ANSR. All associates at Marriott Tech Accelerator will be ANSR employees, delivering services exclusively to ANSR's client, Marriott International.

Role Title: Senior Platform Engineer II

Job Responsibilities:

• Help lead and execute deployment, automation, maintenance, and management of cloud infrastructure to ensure security, performance, and availability of production systems.
• Assist with identifying, capturing and maintaining cloud and automation operational metrics.
• Leverage expertise to efficiently code solutions and to continuously improve products and solutions to be scalable and highly available.
• Automate everything, from right sizing (VM, Disks, Storage Tiers), self-service and real-time spend visibility.
• Provide technical leadership for successful platform and project implementations
• Review issues logs and metrics to identify trends and solutions that should be implemented.
• Maintain in-depth documentation of activities and system configuration and review documentation of junior / other engineers
• Proactively perform troubleshooting, resolution, and problem analysis.
• Participate in architectural discussions to help Application Teams make the most efficient choices.
• Maintain industry knowledge and enhance subject matter expertise, identify trends and changes in technology and automation strategies.
• Assist with interviewing talent, provide peer reviews/feedback frequently and foster a modern engineering culture.
• Serve in the on call rotation Managing Priorities and Delivery:
• Develop specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish work
• Assist with determining priorities, schedules, plans and necessary resources to complete projects on schedule
• Assist with reviewing vendor proposals and selecting appropriate vendor for services/technologies
• Understand and meet the needs of key stakeholders
• Communicate concepts in a clear and persuasive manner that is easy to understand
• Demonstrate an understanding of business priorities
• Support achievement of performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc.
• Perform other reasonable duties as required for this position.

Skill and Experience:

• 5+ years of technology experience with a blend of deep technical knowledge and a customer-focused mindset that also includes:
• 3+ years in an engineering role as a strategic thinker that relates technology solutions to customer use cases
• 3+ years experience working with DevOps, CI/CD, GitOps, Agile methodologies
• 2+ years experience with Public Cloud technology stacks such as AWS, Azure, GCP or Alibaba.
• 2+ years experience with containers– Kubernetes solution design, deployment, management and orchestration across multi-cloud environment
• 2+ years experience driving highly technical architecture, and driving outcomes with automation through Infrastructure as Code using Terraform, GitOps(Argo), and Helm
• Ability to design end to end architecture that supports 99.99% service availability with performance and cost considerations
• Proven experience with at least one higher level programming language: Go, Java, Python, or similar
• Excellent technical knowledge of current & emerging infrastructure systems & standards
• Strong knowledge of the available tools, software, applications, and systems for attaining best-in-class technology platforms across the enterprise
• Proven ability to create constructive relationships, influence, and communicate (to product team, engineering management, and non-technical staff).
• Significant experience in the design, implementation and operational support of mission critical solutions
• Demonstrated experience delivering technology solutions in a fast-paced, deadline driven enterprise environment
• Demonstrated experience learning and applying new technologies to solve business needs
• Excellent problem-solving skills working independently and through leading outcomes for cross functional teams
• Infrastructure DevOps experience including self-healing methodologies

Education and Certifications:

• Undergraduate degree in an engineering or computer science discipline and/or equivalent experience / certification

Work location: Hyderabad, India.

Work mode: Hybrid

Marriott's core values:

At Marriott, our core values make us who we are. We believe that success is never final. As we change and grow, the beliefs that are most important to us stay the same putting people first, pursuing excellence, embracing change, acting with integrity, and serving our world. Being part of Marriott Tech Accelerator means being part of a proud history and a thriving culture.