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Marriott International · 2 weeks ago

Senior Manager – Engineering Database Platforms

7750 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD, 20814, US

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$100K/yr - $166K/yr

6+ years exp

Marriott International is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Engineer to lead their database platform team. The role involves defining the product vision and ensuring alignment with business goals while overseeing the design and implementation of innovative database solutions.

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Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead and manage the database platform team, setting clear goals, providing coaching, and supporting career development. This position will have 3+ direct reports

Serve as the Technical Product Owner, defining the product vision, roadmap, and priorities for database platform solutions

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with business goals and customer needs

Oversee the design, implementation, and optimization of database solutions to ensure high performance, scalability, and reliability

Drive the adoption of best practices and continuous improvement within the database platform team

Ensure alignment with security, compliance, and governance requirements

Oversee the lifecycle management of database platform products, including versioning, documentation, and support

Evaluate new technologies and industry trends to enhance team capabilities and business outcomes

Communicate goals, progress, and achievements to stakeholders and leadership

Promote adherence to organizational policies and procedures

Build and nurture a high-performing team, fostering innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence

Champion the vision for automated infrastructure and policy management, driving organizational change and adoption

Provide regular feedback, conduct performance reviews, and support professional growth

Model hands-on leadership, actively engaging in technical challenges and solution development

Ensure the team remains at the forefront of automation and AI technology trends

Qualification

AWS productsTerraformCloud engineeringInfrastructure automationAI tools integrationCloud securityProduct ownershipCommunication skillsMentorshipTeam collaboration

Required

Undergraduate degree in an engineering or computer science discipline and/or equivalent experience/certification

6+ years in cloud platform/infrastructure engineering, substantially consisting of experience implementing database solutions using AWS products (RDS, Aurora, Document DB) and Couchbase

2+ years in a leadership role

Proven track record of leading and managing technical teams in infrastructure automation and cloud engineering

Demonstrated ability to recruit, mentor, and develop talent, fostering a high-performance and inclusive team culture

Hands-on expertise with Terraform, policy-as-code (OPA, Sentinel, etc.), and DevSecOps best practices

Experience integrating and applying emerging AI tools and technologies to infrastructure automation and cloud operations

Strong background in public and private cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), cloud security, and compliance automation

Ability to balance strategic vision with hands-on technical solutioning, actively contributing to architecture, design, and troubleshooting in a product model

Demonstrated success leading product delivery (product ownership) from requirements gathering to delivery

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Preferred

Graduate degree in a technical discipline

Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP, HashiCorp Terraform)

Experience with business requirements gathering, technology roadmaps, and strategic planning

Knowledge of data security and compliance standards

Certification in product management or related fields

Company

Marriott International

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Marriott International, Inc.

Founded in 1927

Bethesda, Maryland, USA

10001+ employees

http://travel-brilliantly.marriott.com

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