Architect-Solution & Data Jobs

Additional Information Architect for Marriott Data Platform
Job Number 23128948
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

As we continue our journey for designing next generation architecture for Marriott, we are looking for strong and visionary solution architect who can help us define the architecture for the Marriott Data Platform. We are looking for someone who had deep experience in designing and developing data platform for large enterprise like Marriott. This role required deep understanding of data engineering for large enterprise like data storage, data transformation and data visualization architectures. The candidate should have worked on at least one multi-year architecture transformation effort for large enterprise like Marriott. The candidate should know in depth knowledge about concepts like data mesh, data lake house, data engineering etc. Experience using one of the cloud technologies like AWS or Azure to build the data platform will be essential.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Education and Experience

Required:

• Demonstrated experience of having driven large multi-year and enterprise-wide data transformation initiative successfully.
• Undergraduate degree (Computer Science, Information Systems, or Computer Engineering) or equivalent experience
• Very good communication skill. Ability to present the complex technology choices to wide audience and key stakeholders
• 10+ years relevant experience in the management and governance of Enterprise Platforms
• Solid foundation in all aspects of enterprise information architecture.
• Has worked on large enterprise transformation effort using Information, Data, and Analytics Architectures.
• Expert in database design for both traditional and NoSQL approaches.
• In depth knowledge of various technologies involved in data and analytics
• When required, create quick software prototypes by writing code
• 10+ years relevant work experience in software engineering in building large enterprise systems, software architecture.
• Expert in making architectural decisions when faced with competing business and technology choices

Preferred:

• Experience in processing near real-time data in the Snowflake
• Experience in evaluating and monitoring platform health, developing capacity plans, and managing the platform roadmap.
• Extensive experience in implementing solutions and various patterns using Snowflake
• Active in the Open-Source Community
• Robust experience in ETL pipelines (Extract, Transform and Load), SQL, Stored Procedures, and relational databases.
• Experience developing NoSQL data models that are optimized for various consumption models including API, Data Streaming, Eventing, and Batch
• Experience in the design and tuning of high user concurrency and large data volume application
• Passionate learner who actively seeks to learn about new technologies and approaches
• Experience in Big Data technologies like Hadoop and Hive
• Proven experience of deploying data solutions in Private Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, and On-Prem environments
• Experience in Airflow, Github, Jira, and Hashicorp Vault
• Experience in writing applications in Python and Spark
• Understanding of complete data analytics stack and workflow, from ETL to data platform design to BI and analytics tools
• Strong experience in AWS environment, especially in EC2, S3, Lambda, Spark and EMR
• Has deep understanding industry wide trends in using data for Business Intelligence, AI and customer experience.
• Demonstrated experience with cross data center replication and data federation
• Strong grasp of modern architecture & design concepts
• Expertise with one or more of cloud platforms like AWS or Azure
• Experience in defining domain-driven architectures and exposure to defining microservices / APIs across domains.

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES

Managing The Day-To-Day Data Architecture

• Assesses and determines governance, stewardship, and frameworks for managing data architecture across the organization.
• Develops and delivers long-term strategic goals for data architecture vision and standards in conjunction, data users, department managers, clients, and other key stakeholders.
• Conducts technology life cycle, duration, usage requirements, feasibility studies, and other tasks.
• Identifies and develops opportunities for reuse, migration, or retirement.
• Build and lead the internal community for data modelers and data experts within Marriott
• Creates short-term tactical solutions to achieve long-term objectives and an overall data management roadmap.
• Verifies that technology strategies and architectures are in regulatory compliance.

Developing and Maintaining Requirements and Standards

• Defines requirements to address technology-related problems in regard to systems integration, compatibility, and multiple-platform integration.
• Defines requirements to develop and implement key components as needed to create testing criteria in order to guarantee the fidelity and performance of technology architecture.
• Defines requirements for Service Providers for documenting the technology architecture and environment in order to maintain a current and accurate view of the larger technology picture.
• Defines requirements for establishing methods and procedures for tracking technology quality, completeness, and redundancy.
• Defines requirements for implementing the appropriate tools, software, applications, and systems to support appropriate technology goals.
• Develops and promotes technology and data management methodologies and standards.

Building Successful Relationships

• Acts as a leader and advocate of technology management, including coaching, training, and career development to staff.
• Liaises with vendors and Service Providers to select the products or services that best meet company goals.
• Mentoring engineers to strengthen their database architecture, design and management skills
• Collaborates with Project Managers and business unit leaders for all projects involving enterprise data.

MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES

Leadership

• Communication - Conveys information and ideas to others in a convincing and engaging manner through a variety of methods.
• Managing Change - Initiates and/or manages the change process and energizes it on an ongoing basis, taking steps to remove barriers or accelerate its pace; serves as role model for how to handle change by maintaining composure and performance level under pressure or when experiencing challenges.
• Strategy Development - Develops business plans by exploring and systematically evaluating opportunities with the greatest potential for producing positive results; ensures successful preparation and execution of business plans through effective planning, organizing, and on-going evaluation processes.
• Professional Demeanor - Exhibits behavioral styles that convey confidence and command respect from others; makes a good first impression and represents the company in alignment with its values.
• 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.

Managing Execution

• Building a Successful Team - Uses an effective interpersonal style to build a cohesive team; inspires and sustains team cohesion and engagement by focusing the team on its mission and importance to the organization.
• 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 goals; proactively takes action and goes beyond what is required.
• Strategy Execution– Ensures successful execution across of business plans designed to maximize customer satisfaction, profitability, and market share through effective planning, organizing, and on-going evaluation processes.

Building Relationships

• Global Mindset - Supports employees and business partners with diverse styles, abilities, motivations, and/or cultural perspectives; utilizes differences to drive innovation, engagement and enhance business results; and ensures employees are given the opportunity to contribute to their full potential.
• Strategic Partnerships - Develops collaborative relationships with fellow employees and business partners by making them feel valued, appreciated, and included; explores partnership opportunities with other people in and outside the organization; influences and leverages corporate and continental shared services and/or discipline leaders (e.g., HR, Sales & Marketing, Finance, Revenue Management) to achieve objectives; maintains effective external relations with government, business and industry in respective countries; performs effectively as a liaison between locations, disciplines, and corporate to ensure needed resources are received and corporate strategies are understood and executed.
• Customer Relationships - Develops and sustains relationships based on an understanding of customer/stakeholder needs and actions consistent with the company’s service standards.

Generating Talent and Organizational Capability

• Organizational Capability - Evaluates and adapts the structure of assignments and work processes to best fit the needs and/or support the goals of an organizational unit.
• Developing Others - Supports the development of other’s skills and capabilities so that they can fulfill current or future job/role responsibilities more effectively.

Learning and Applying Professional Expertise

• Business Acumen - Understands and utilizes business information to manage everyday operations and generate innovative solutions to approach business and administrative challenges.
• Mathematical Reasoning - The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly, correctly, and in a way that allows one to solve work-related issues.
• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Technical Intelligence - Knowledge and ability to define and apply appropriate technology to enhance business process
• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Technical Acumen - Understanding and utilizing professional skills and knowledge in a specific functional area to conduct and manage everyday business operations and generate innovative solutions to approach function-specific work challenges
  • Technical Intelligence - Knowledge and ability to define and apply appropriate technology to enhance business process
  • Development Methodologies - Knowledge of general stages of SDLC framework and the application tiers within the development space.
  • Information Security - Knowledge of the security considerations relevant within the development space, including industry best practices related to information security
• Basic Computer Skills - Using basic computer hardware and software (e.g., personal computers, word processing software, Internet browsers, etc.).
• Basic Competencies - Fundamental competencies required for accomplishing basic work activities.
  • Basic Computer Skills - Using basic computer hardware and software (e.g., personal computers, word processing software, Internet browsers, etc.).
  • Mathematical Reasoning - The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly, correctly, and in a way that allows one to solve work-related issues.
  • Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
  • Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
  • Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Continuous Learning - Actively identifies new areas for learning; regularly creates and takes advantage of learning opportunities; uses newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learns through their application.
• Development Methodologies - Knowledge of general stages of SDLC framework and the application tiers within the development space.
• Information Security - Knowledge of the security considerations relevant within the development space, including industry best practices related to information security

California Applicants Only: The salary range for this position is $107,850.00 to $239,250.00 annually.

Colorado Applicants Only: The salary range for this position is $107,850.00 to $217,498.00 annually.

New York City & Westchester County, NY Applicants Only: The salary range for this position is $130,500.00 to $239,250.00 annually.

Washington Applicants Only: The salary range for this position is $107,850.00 to $239,250.00 annually. In addition to the annual salary, the position will be eligible to receive an annual bonus and restricted stock units/stock grants. 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.

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