Job Number 24075756
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
JOB SUMMARY:
Provides application development leadership for the implementation of key technology initiatives that drive Marriott International's M&A strategy in a fast-paced, mission critical environment.
Fosters innovation and manages the application development team with a focus on promoting client 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 & 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
5+ years delivering enterprise level technology solutions that scale for a global audience
Experience with Automation testing, Performance Engineering, Release Management processes and Application Deployments.
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
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
Undergraduate degree or equivalent
Preferred :
Experience developing Enterprise APIs and working with API management platforms like Akana
Experience leveraging micro-services development patterns and principles
Demonstrated success leading medium- to large-scale initiatives/transformations
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
Graduate degree in computer science or related technical field
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 and corporate standards and policies where necessary
Communicates important application development policy changes that affect service provider and/or Marriott operations
Managing Day-To-Day Relationships with Teams
Manages application development projects in partnership with IT teams, business partners and providers
Provides project management of business projects
Oversees effective reporting within application development team
Leads project reviews with team on application development projects
Manages day-to day relationships with all IT teams to promote the delivery of services that meet or exceed the client expectations
Monitors projects for alignment with defined business case process
Drives timely resolution of escalated service delivery problems and minimizes the impact of any client service delivery issues
Manages, and improves service level reporting for application development
Provides early warning to the appropriate Business Partnership & Planning leaders and team regarding degraded or missed service levels
Assists with application, development and maintenance of service provider project management standards and tools
Participates in client portfolio and demand management processes, and engages service providers to ensure client satisfaction
Works with application development service providers
Validates the service provider(s) performs the services agreed to by the master services agreement in a manner that is consistent with both the spirit and the letter of the agreement
Works with team to progress the service providers services to match client needs
Facilitates team and service provider compliance with the agreement
Validates service levels meet business needs
Facilitates the definition and enforcement of good service provider contracts
Supports the IT organization
Provides input to IT's business strategy and planning as needed
Supports and follows defined IT Governance decision rights, standards and practices
Emphasizes accuracy and effectiveness of estimating and planning management with team
Provides input to business/discipline and continent IT budgets
Implementing and Managing Continuous Improvement Program
Drives adoption of CMMi or similar metrics to demonstrate continuous improvement and alignment with the industry
Demonstrates continuous improvement through metrics of quality consistency and client satisfaction
Works with application development service providers, IT teams, and business partners to implement continuous improvement activities
Responds to issues identified in project surveys or other feedback processes, to continually improve client satisfaction
MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES
Leadership
Communication - Conveys information and ideas to others in a convincing and engaging manner through a variety of methods.
Leading through Vision and Values - Keeps the organization's vision and values at the forefront of employee decision making and action.
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.
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.
Professional