FLEX Senior Software Engineering - Data Platforms – Clean Room Technologies

Marriott • Bethesda, MD

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Marriott has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Software Engineer on the
Enterprise Data Platforms team.  This role is part of the team focused on
building out our next generation cloud based data, analytics and artificial
intelligence platform.  Appropriate candidates have a passion for data and
emerging technologies with a vision for building next generation capabilities
and a strong drive for success.

In this role you will function as a technical expert and lead engineer for the
Data Platform Data Clean Room team.  You will support existing Data Clean Room
capabilities, design and build new capabilities, stand up additional Data Clean
Room solutions and build integrations with various advertising activation
platforms.

In addition, you will research emerging technologies that will provide future
data collaboration capabilities as well as seek solutions for complex technical
issues.  You will make decisions on complex, non-routine requests to support
data analytics based decisioning by Marriott business teams.

If you feel you are up for the challenge, then please see further details below…

Requirements

• 8+ years’ hands on experience developing large scale data pipelines and data applications at enterprise scale
• 4+ years implementing and supporting Data Clean Rooms such as Snowflake, AWS, Google, LiveRamp.
• 3+ years’ experience developing data applications and applications on AWS
• 3+ years’ hands on experience with Snowflake
• 3+ years’ experience working with Advertising Platforms such as Google Ad Manager, The Trade Desk, etc.
• Strong technical leader with proven ability to lead Service Provider technical resources
• Strong communication skills
• Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or Engineering
• Snowflake SnowPro certification

Nice To Haves

• Graduate degree in Computer Science or Engineering
• Technology certifications in Snowflake
• Experience with Airflow, Python, JingaSQL
• Experience with Machine Learning
• Experience with Hashicorp Tokenization Products and other data encryption techniques
• Experience in agile software methodologies
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate future data platform opportunities
• Technology leadership experience in a sourced environment

Responsibilities

• Trains and/or mentors other team members, and peers as appropriate 
• Ability to work liaising with multiple teams to steer projects from inception to successful delivery 
• Provides financial input on department or project budgets, capital expenditure or other cost/resource estimates as requested
• Identifies opportunities to enhance the service delivery processes.
• Performs complex quantitative and qualitative analyses for service delivery processes and projects.
• Facilitates achievement of expected deliverables and obligations of Services Providers
• Validates completeness of requirements prior to Service Provider solutioning
• Ensure all projects follow the defined development and business case processes
• Ensures proper coordination with appropriate IT and vendor relations teams
• Provides consultation for routine and complex systems development
• Ensures early warning to the business stakeholder executives regarding degraded or missed service levels
• Coordinates with Application Delivery and Infrastructure teams for deployment and production support activities
• Follows all defined IT standards and processes (i.e. IT Governance, SM&G, Architecture, etc.), and provides input for improvements to the appropriate process owners as needed
• Maintains a proper balance between business and operational risk
• Ability to assess when risks need to be escalated to right channels. 
• Follows the defined project management standards and processes
• Validates that Service Providers develop and manage respective aspects of a project plan, including schedules, deliverables, and appropriate metrics.
• Makes short term plans for the team to effectively utilize resources
• Monitors Service Provider outcomes
• Reviews estimates of work effort for client project provided by Service Providers for accuracy
• Facilitates timely resolution of service delivery problems and minimizes the impact to clients

Benefits

• All locations offer 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.
• Full-time positions also 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, and paid parental leave.
• Employees will accrue paid sick leave, 0.0384 PTO balance for every hour worked and be eligible to receive minimum of 9 holidays annually.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees