Senior Director, Software Engineering

JOB SUMMARY: 

Provides application development leadership for the implementation of key technology initiatives that drive Marriott International's Platform Engineering(GraphQL, API Platform, GenAI etc) strategy in a fast-paced, mission critical environment. This role will be responsible for building and advancing Marriott’s platform in alignment with our core business objectives and enterprise architecture principles.

Fosters innovation and manages the application development team with a focus on promoting customer satisfaction. Collaborates with other technology leaders, business partners and promotes agile application development practices and processes across the enterprise. Establishes and manages continuous improvement efforts in technical project management, software engineering & testing automation to improve quality, scalability, and adoption of Marriott’s API platform.

 

CANDIDATE PROFILE 

 

Education and Experience 

Required:

• 10+ years of application development leadership experience
• 5+ years of experience with distributed architectural frameworks and the various approaches to the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) like agile development methodologies.
• Experience with technologies – Java, NoSQL, Spring boot, Kafka, Docker, K8s, Cloud 
• Experience with technologies – GraphQL, Node.js, Typescript, Java, NoSQL, Spring boot, Kafka, Docker, K8s, Cloud 
• Experience or in-depth working knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, logging, metrics, monitoring, tracing, service mesh, LTM, GTM, etc.
• Deep understanding of the pros and cons with cloud-native solution, microservices-architecture and API orchestration architecture
• 5+ years leading innovative, technically complex solutions for business and consumer-facing audiences
• Experience with multiple public cloud platforms like AWS and Azure
• Experience with designing & implementing cloud native solutions
• Strong understanding of API platforms, back-end services, database and networking components of full stack infrastructure
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent

 

Preferred:

• Experience developing GraphQL APIs using Apollo and REST based APIs
• Experience leveraging micro-services development patterns and principles
• Experience and deep understanding of capabilities (such as orchestration, filtering, sorting etc) that GraphQL vs REST based microservices should be leveraged for.
• Demonstrated success leading medium- to large-scale initiatives/transformations 
• Strong experience in platform based approach and building platform for the enterprise to be used across all domains.
• Active contributions to OSS projects
• Relevant technology certifications
• Proven management experience in strategic planning and budgeting within one or more business groups 
• Experience with and knowledge of global IT outsourcing activities in a managed services environment
• Proven management experience in application development across waterfall and agile environments.
• Experience transforming mainframe-based applications into modern open system technologies
• Proven success in driving DevOps best practices and capabilities into development teams
• Experience with Automation testing, Performance Engineering, Release Management processes and Application Deployments.
• Working in a Product-based model and building strong partnerships with Product owners by providing innovative technology solutions to complex business problems
• Direct management of complex budgets in excess of $5M annual direct and indirect costs
• Direct management of cross functional, sourced, or matrixed teams
• Experience with DR strategy rollout and Production support of mission critical applications.

 

 

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES                                                                                    

Managing Application Development Standards, Processes, and Tools

• Works with direct reports to facilitate consistency of service delivery across client groups
• Facilitates compliance with the standard set of application development tools and processes that will drive consistency and predictability throughout the SDLC for all client groups including:
  • SDLC standard tools and processes for both waterfall and agile development
  • Estimating standard tools and processes, incorporating flexibility for small and large projects
  • Deployment standard tools and processes
• Monitors projects for adherence to defined application development processes
• Communicates to Application Development leaders opportunities to create broader IT related