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Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Bethesda, MD
Bethesda, Maryland

About this job

Posting Date Dec 26, 2017
Job Number 17002RI7
Job Category Information Technology
Location Marriott International HQ, Bethesda, Maryland
Brand Corporate
Schedule Full-time
Relocation? No
Position Type Management

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Marriott International is the world’s largest hotel company, with more brands, more hotels and more opportunities for associates to grow and succeed.  We believe a great career is a journey of discovery and exploration.  So, we ask, where will your journey take you?

JOB SUMMARY: 
 
 

CANDIDATE PROFILE 

 
Education and Experience
Required:
  • Undergraduate degree (Computer Science, Information Systems, or Computer Engineering) or equivalent experience
  • 10+ years relevant work experience developing Information, Data, and Analytics Architectures including conceptual and logical diagrams, prototypes, and roadmaps
  • 6+ years relevant work with Enterprise Information Management approaches including data migration, transformation and integration strategies
  • 4+ years working with various DBMS technologies including RDBMS’s and NoSQL technologies
  • 2+ years relevant work with streaming data applications leveraging Kafka, Spark, Flink, Apex or similar technologies
  • 2+ years relevant work with building and deploying applications in Public Cloud
Preferred:

Experience authoring IT standards, frameworks and patterns related to the management of Data

  • Expertise with one or more of the following environments and tools such as Hadoop, Tableau, Couchbase, Cassandra, Microstrategy, Cognos, Informatica
  • Experience with Big Data, Master Data Management (MDM), Data Visualization, Data retention strategies, ETL, OLAP for both structured and unstructured data
  • Experience in the deployment of data solutions in Private Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, and On-Prem environments
  • Experience in the design and tuning of high user concurrency and large data volume applications
  • Passionate learner who actively seeks to learn about new technologies and approaches
  • Active in the Open Source Community
  • Excellent client/user interaction skills to determine requirements
  • In-depth technical knowledge of network, PC, and platform operating systems
  • Working technical knowledge of current systems software, protocols, and standards
  • Knowledge of applicable data privacy practices and laws
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to present ideas in user-friendly language
CORE WORK ACTIVITIES 
                                                                                                                        
  • Leads and defines the data architecture vision to enable faster, more valuable insights from our data for our business partners and Marriott customers
  • Defines solutions and patterns that address data usability and lifecycle management
  • Leverages short-term tactical solutions to achieve long-term objectives and advance the overall data capabilities
  • Conducts data capacity planning, life cycle, duration, usage requirements, feasibility studies, and other tasks.
  • Identifies and develops opportunities for data reuse, migration, or retirement

Enterprise Planning & Execution

  • Development of Enterprise Information, Data, and Business Intelligence Target State Architecture and Roadmaps
  • Understand and evaluate current and emerging technology products and trends
  • Develop re-usable design patterns and best practices that can be leveraged by the enterprise
  • Socialize and educate the organization including service providers on design patterns that have been developed

Solution Architecture

  • Develop prototypes and architecture artifacts to support projects
  • Partner and consult with project teams to enable consistent solution design and implementations aligned to the architecture 
 

Cross-Training, Technology Research, and Proof-of-Concepts

  • Obtain training & experience on business functions and technologies outside area of expertise.
  • Research emerging or existing technologies that may have specific business outcomes.
  • Conduct proof-of-concepts to determine the feasibility of technologies that could provide business benefits.
  • Be a leader within the Marriott data community of practice
Building Successful Relationships
  • Collaborates with business and IT resources to help advance the data agenda across the organization
  • Acts as a leader and advocate for architecture, including coaching, training, and career development to staff
  • Engages with vendors and Service Providers to select the products or services to enable strategic goals

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 Demeanor - Exhibits behavioral styles that convey confidence and command respect from others; makes a good first impression and represents the company in alignment with its values.
  • Strategy Development - Develops business plans by exploring and systematically evaluating opportunities with the greatest potential for producing positive results; ensures successful preparation and execution of business plans through effective planning, organizing, and on-going evaluation processes.
Managing Execution
  • Building a Successful Team - Uses an effective interpersonal style to build a cohesive team; inspires and sustains team cohesion and engagement by focusing the team on its mission and importance to the organization.
  • Strategy Execution– Ensures successful execution across of business plans designed to maximize customer satisfaction, profitability, and market share through effective planning, organizing, and on-going evaluation processes.
  • Driving for Results - Sets high standards of performance for self and/or others; assumes responsibility for work objectives; initiates, focuses, and monitors the efforts of self and/or others toward the accomplishment goals; proactively takes action and goes beyond what is required.
Building Relationships
  • Customer Relationships - Develops and sustains relationships based on an understanding of customer/stakeholder needs and actions consistent with the company’s service standards.
  • Global Mindset - Supports employees and business partners with diverse styles, abilities, motivations, and/or cultural perspectives; utilizes differences to drive innovation, engagement and enhance business results; and ensures employees are given the opportunity to contribute to their full potential.
  • Strategic Partnerships - Develops collaborative relationships with fellow employees and business partners by making them feel valued, appreciated, and included; explores partnership opportunities with other people in and outside the organization; influences and leverages corporate and continental shared services and/or discipline leaders (e.g., HR, Sales & Marketing, Finance, Revenue Management) to achieve objectives; maintains effective external relations with government, business and industry in respective countries; performs effectively as a liaison between locations, disciplines, and corporate to ensure needed resources are received and corporate strategies are understood and executed.
Generating Talent and Organizational Capability
  • Developing Others - Supports the development of other’s skills and capabilities so that they can fulfill current or future job/role responsibilities more effectively.
  • Organizational Capability - Evaluates and adapts the structure of assignments and work processes to best fit the needs and/or support the goals of an organizational unit.
Learning and Applying Professional Expertise
  • Continuous Learning - Actively identifies new areas for learning; regularly creates and takes advantage of learning opportunities; uses newly gained knowledge and skill on the job and learns through their application.
  • Technical Acumen - Understanding and utilizing professional skills and knowledge in a specific functional area to conduct and manage everyday business operations and generate innovative solutions to approach function-specific work challenges
    • Technical Intelligence: Knowledge and ability to define and apply appropriate technology to enhance business process
    • Development Methodologies: Knowledge of general stages of SDLC framework and the application tiers within the development space.
    • Information Security: Knowledge of the security considerations relevant within the development space, including industry best practices related to information security
  • Business Acumen - Understands and utilizes business information to manage everyday operations and generate innovative solutions to approach business and administrative challenges.
  • Basic Competencies - Fundamental competencies required for accomplishing basic work activities.
    • Basic Computer Skills - Using basic computer hardware and software (e.g., personal computers, word processing software, Internet browsers, etc.).
    • Mathematical Reasoning  - The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly, correctly, and in a way that allows one to solve work-related issues.
    • Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
    • Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
    • Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.

 
Marriott International is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. Marriott International does not discriminate on the basis of disability, veteran status or any other basis protected under federal, state or local laws.