What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Service Reliability Engineering position at Marriott?
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Location : Marriott International HQ, 7750 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20814
Schedule : Full Time
Located Remotely? N
Position Type : Management
JOB SUMMARY :
As a leader of the Service Reliability Engineering - Experience organization, you lead the team responsible for accelerating and automating the flow of operational activities, ensuring the reliability, performance, and scalability of our critical digital platforms. This role will be responsible for driving the SRE strategy for our digital experience team, implementing best practices, and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to enhance our infrastructure, observability, automation, incident / problem management, and disaster recovery processes. You’ll play a key role in modernizing Marriott's technology stack, fostering a culture of reliability and improving service availability across our customer-facing enterprise applications and its supporting infrastructure. As Director of SRE, you will have the opportunity to shape the reliability and scalability of mission-critical platforms, enabling seamless guest experiences across our global portfolio of brands. If you're enthusiastic about contributing to a resilient architecture and thrive in a collaborative environment, join us at the forefront of innovation.
Qualifications :
- Undergraduate degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
- 10 years of experience in SRE, devsecops, or IT operations
- At least 5 years’ experience in a previous leadership role within SRE, devsecops, or IT Operations
- At least five years of experience in the following technologies. Certifications preferred :
- Security – Forgerock, OpenID, OAUTH, Ping Identity
- Public Cloud – Azure, Google Cloud, AliCloud, Amazon Web Services
- CI / CD – Harness (particularly in context of usage within SRE)
- Experience with test automation
- Working knowledge and proven track record of implementing disaster indifferent architecture
- Experience with CDN and Akamai tools
- Proficient in scripting and programming languages (like Python, Go, Bash, Shell)
- Hands-on experience with infrastructure as code (like Terraform), container orchestration (like Kubernetes), and reliability automation
- Working knowledge of networking, databases, distributed systems
- Deep knowledge of monitoring, logging, and incident response tools (like Dynatrace, Splunk, OpsGenie, BigPanda, Prometheus, etc.)
- Experience implementing and maintaining CI / CD pipelines for large-scale applications
- Experience creating system architectures for disaster recovery implementation and failover during disasters
- Familiarity with AI / ML-driven observability and predictive maintenance techniques
- Exceptional problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Experience leading, mentoring, and developing high-performing SRE teams
- Experience managing large, cross-functional vendor teams
- Experience defining SLOs / SLIs, error budgets, and KPIs to drive accountability and performance
- Ability to foster a culture of continuous improvement
- Proven record of staying ahead of industry trends / informed of emerging technologies to enhance system reliability and efficiency
- Experience in hospitality is preferred
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Salary and Benefits :
The salary range for this position is $125,600 to $203,700 annually. Marriott offers a bonus program, comprehensive health care benefits, 401(k) plan with up to 5% company match, employee stock purchase plan at 15% discount, accrued paid time off (including sick leave where applicable), life insurance, group disability insurance, travel discounts, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, health savings account (except for positions based out of or performed in Hawaii), flexible spending accounts, tuition assistance, pre-tax commuter benefits, other life and work wellness benefits, and may include other incentives such as stock awards and deferred compensation plans. Benefits and incentive compensation may be subject to generally applicable eligibility, waiting period, contribution, and other requirements and conditions.
Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive, people-first culture. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, such as disability and veteran status, or any other basis covered under applicable law.
Marriott International is the world’s largest hotel company, with more brands, more hotels, and more opportunities for associates to grow and succeed. Be where you can do your best work, begin your purpose, belong to an amazing global team, and become the best version of you.
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Salary : $125,600 - $203,700
