Senior Director, IT Infrastructure Automation and Security

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JOB SUMMARY: 

We are seeking a Sr. Director of Infrastructure Security and Automation to support our worldwide software engineering solutions on AWS, Azure and Ali cloud.This technical leader will serve as the Technical Product Manager for cloud infrastructure automation and security. This leader will build build a strong partnership with the Application Engineering and Global Information Security teams to provide both strategic and in-depth automation solutions that reduces the dependencies on infrastructure through the enablement of self-service, infrastructure as code and pattern based deployment utilizing cloud native and open source technologies.  The Sr. Director must be well versed in Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automated pattern based deployments (Platinum, Gold, Silver, etc.) and self-service through different channels that will enable the application teams to move at the speed of their choosing. This technical leader must have a solid understanding of cloud security principals and the ability to automate Marriott’s security guardrails. This is a critical role for the company as we transform the core platforms and digital applications on modern PaaS and SaaS based cloud infrastructure.  This leader will have deep hands-on technical expertise and is not afraid of rolling up the sleeves to get into code and architecture to support his/her team if needed.  The leader must practice radical candor while maintaining the emotional intelligence to approach sensitive topics and critique for the growth and improvement of the Marriott team.

 

CANDIDATE PROFILE

 

Required Experience and Education:

 

• BS in computer science/related field or equivalent experience, education, certifications 
• 10+ years in technical and architectural leadership on cloud platform, automation, DevSecOps, software and cloud architecture experience, including enterprise, multi-tenant, and scalable solutions including 
• 2+ years’ experience with major cloud hosting service providers, with focus on AWS
• 4+ years’ experience with high-availability and disaster recovery implementations through CICD
• 5+ years of people leadership experience; demonstrated ability to recruit, mentor, coach, and develop individual contributors and leaders 

 

Required Attributes

The ideal candidate will have the ability to:

• Effectively align engineering practices with organizational strategy to deliver business results
• Lead the development of resilient, high-performing platforms that process significant data loads while adhering to data privacy and security practices
• Lead through scalability phase of growth
• Strong automation and problem-solving skills and ability to carry tasks and projects to completion
• Propose and implement a best-in-class, scalable, enterprise automation solutions across PaaS and SaaS.
• Evaluate existing development tools and formulate recommendation to provide consistency across the development team
• Provide timely technical support for internal and external stakeholders and customers
• Work well under pressure and remained focused and professional during high stress situations
• Manage large projects
• Work in Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

 

Preferred:

• Graduate Degree in a technical discipline
• Demonstrated ability to manage a portfolio of bigger and smaller bets across the team, while balancing short-term goals and long-term vision
• Comfortable applying a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods to define success
• Good balance of IQ & EQ as an expert problem solver that is to be able to solve challenges across people, process and technology
• Ability to build strong relationships and network throughout the broader IT community
• Experience in the design, implementation and operational support of mission critical products
• Strong influencing skills and an ability to overcome barriers while driving change
• Certification in technology stacks leveraged for the product (cloud providers, automation tools, operating systems, middleware, etc.)
• Experience in researching emerging technologies and trends, standards, and products
• Experience in developing technology roadmaps and strategies
• Excellent