Solution Architect – Salesforce Platform

JOB SUMMARY:   

 

At Marriott, our success is measured by the joy and satisfaction we bring our customers.  Much of that success is driven by our ability to provide hotels with technology that enables personalized guest experience, whether staying at one of our 8,000+ properties or taking advantage of the amenities offered by one of our 30 brands.  We are seeking an individual who can advance our global operation architecture.   

 

This includes extending our property technology architecture to enable associates to deliver efficient guest services through a variety of channels, as well as providing cutting-edge technology that allows our guests better self-service experiences and helps them feel at home when away from home 

 

Works within Product Squads (teams) and receiving direction from Product Owner and engineering lead to develop solutions in accordance with technology roadmaps.  Provides input into technology roadmaps. Governs and reviews the output of managed Service Providers, who are responsible for the actual hands-on delivery of services and for managing outcomes and results. 

 

CANDIDATE PROFILE   

 

Education and Experience  

Required: 

8+ years of experience in designing, implementing, and supporting Salesforce solutions. 

Hands-on experience with at least three large scale Salesforce implementations. 

Strong proficiency in Salesforce cloud architecture with experience architecting solutions on multiple Salesforce clouds. 

Expertise in designing applications using Visualforce, Aura, LWC, Apex, triggers, flows, and more. 

Familiarity with governor limits and the ability to deliver high-performing solutions. 

Solid background in Salesforce integration patterns, including REST, Streaming & Batch API, Platform Events, External Objects, etc. 

Experience with Salesforce, GraphQL and/or Kafka Eventing integrations 

Proactively suggest and implement innovative solutions for platform optimization and improved user experience. 

Keep abreast of the latest Salesforce features and industry’s best practices. 

 

Preferred: 

3+ years of experience in Hospitality or Travel IT 

Broad and deep experience in Cloud, Web, Mobile, API, Microservices, Search, and NoSQL technologies.   

Experience architecting applications that support multi-cloud provider and globally distributed deployments. 

Ability to manage multiple solutions across various projects and timelines. 

Experience authoring IT standards, frameworks and patterns related to the modern application design 

Experience in the deployment of business solutions in Private Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, and On-Prem environments 

Demonstrated background in architecting within an Agile delivery environment (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, SAFe) 

Thank you Passionate learner who actively seeks to learn about new technologies and approaches 

Active in the Open Source Community 

Excellent client/user interaction skills to determine requirements 

Comfortable leading collaborative design work in cross-functional teams 

Working technical knowledge of current systems software, protocols, and standards 

Excellent written and oral communication skills 

Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills 

Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language 

 

 

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES   

 

Managing the Day-To-Day Architecture  

Develops long-term strategic goals for architecture vision and standards in conjunction with users, productt managers, clients, and other key stakeholders. 

Assesses and determines governance, stewardship, and framework requirements across the organization. 

Creates short-term tactical solutions to achieve long-term objectives and an overall architecture roadmap. 

“Conducts capacity planning, lifecycle management, usage requirements analysis, feasibility studies, and other related tasks. 

Identifies and develops opportunities for