Engineer, Network DevOps

JOB SUMMARY 

Automation being a huge part of Marriott’s global network strategy, we are looking for an enthusiastic team member with passion to innovate and excel, to join our team as Network DevOps Engineer. The Network DevOps team is responsible for Marriott’s Global Network and automates, maintains and manages the Core network services, Network Monitoring tools and Security infrastructure. The team is tasked to automate 100% of the Global Network operations and find innovative ways to improve the global end-user experience. We are building the next generation innovative and self-healing network automation platform and are eager to find people to help us achieve these goals and beyond. 

The ideal candidate has:  

• Proven design and implementation experience in different networking technologies such as Routers & Switches, Firewalls, WAN, Network Monitoring Tools, and Network security infrastructure. 

• A passion to find out network operations use cases and automate them using tools such as Ansible and Python. 

• An eagerness to listen to business, abstract the complexity from it and provide intelligent automated solutions. 

• A comprehensive Networking background, who has then moved towards automating the daily network operational and compliance tasks. 

• A passion to automate everything, and nothing can stop you from finding a way to do that. 

You will: 

• Be working closely and collaboratively with expert network architects and great engineers. 

• Be a key contributor to drive adoption of Network Automation practices and operating models across all Global Network teams. 

• Be accountable for establishing technical level relationships and partnering with all business disciplines and other MI teams to define and implement the network automation solution. 

CANDIDATE PROFILE 

Minimum qualifications and experience required: 

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related technical field experience/certification 

• 2+ years of years’ overall relevant technology experience including:  

• 2+ years developing and maintaining front-end components and user interfaces using React Js, Express Js, TypeScript. Solid understanding of web markup, including HTML5 and CSS3. Good knowledge of microservices frameworks viz spring boot with graph QL experience. 

• 2+ years developing and maintaining backend-end components and integration with SQL and No SQL databases. 

• 2+ years building deployment automation pipelines using Git and CICD tools such as Git Actions, Harness & Helm charts. 

• 2+ years’ experience in Public Cloud (AWS, Ali Cloud) automated infrastructure provisioning via IAC leveraging tools such as Ansible, Python and Terraform. 

• 1+ years’ experience in network operations (R53, DDI, Ali Cloud DNS)  

Technical Skills required: 

• Experience working in DevOps and Test-driven culture and managing code life cycle using Git and related processes & tools. 

• Experience with RESTful APIs and asynchronous programming. 

• Strong ability to design and build for performance, scalability & reliability of high traffic customers facing digital platforms. 

• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability. 

• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs. Be ready to propose alternative solutions. 

• Experience with writing Infrastructure as a Code for Cloud network components (VPC, RT, TGW, WAN, Shared Services) as well as Firewalls as a Service, SDWAN, SSE/SASE.   

• Experience managing AAP (Ansible Automation Platform) admin functions, backups, recovery, upgrade, integrations, best practices, governance, KPI reports 

• Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality and consistency. 

• Troubleshoot and debug issues as they arise. 

• Stay up to date with the latest front-end technologies and best practices. 

• Mentor and provide guidance to junior developers. 

• Communicate effectively with team members, stakeholders, and clients. 

• Knowledge managing Linux platforms 

• Experience working in a Scrum team or other Agile methodologies. 

• Experience in researching emerging technologies and trends, standards, and products and synthesizing into clear technology roadmaps and strategies. 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for a wide range of audiences including executives, business stakeholders, and IT teams. 

CORE WORK ACTIVITIES 

• Serves as a network developer to create innovative solutions and write python and Ansible code on daily basis. 

• Provides engineering support for the successful implementation of network automation projects 

• Ensures on time delivery and development of Network DevOps products on time via Agile scrum practices  

• Provides technical input to the overall architecture and operationalization of network automation infrastructure and tools. 

• Conducts research, design and implementation of Network infrastructure Automation solutions and build standard practices across enterprise operations. 

• Proactively identifies and contributes to other Network automation solutions that enhance the operations and cost structures of the Marriott environment  

• Creates and makes available project documentation with a focus on communicating technical features and functions of solutions  

• Works closely with department leadership and service providers to support alignment of plans with solution delivery  

• Participates in and recommends improvements to standards configuration, change management processes and practices 

• Develops test plans, implementation plans, and project timelines for various projects and tasks  

Managing Projects and Priorities 

• Functions as a technical expert within the department. 

• Develops specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish work. 

• Executes the necessary decisions to keep moving forward toward achievement of goals. 

• Provides assistance to other teams regarding projects as needed  

• Helps determine priorities, schedules, plans and necessary resources to promote completion of any projects on schedule. 

• Analyzes information and evaluates results to choose the best solution and solve problems. 

• Thinks creatively and practically to develop, execute and implement new project plans. 

• Generates and provides accurate and timely results in the form of reports, presentations, etc. 

Delivering on the Needs of Key Stakeholders 

• Understands and meets the needs of key stakeholders. 

• Communicates concepts in a clear and persuasive manner that is easy to understand. 

• Demonstrates an understanding of business priorities. 

• Supports achievement of performance goals, budget goals, team goals, etc. 

Providing Technical Support and Consultation 

• Provides technical expertise and support within own and other teams. 

• Provides recommendations to improve the effectiveness of processes and programs. 

• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of job-relevant issues, products, systems, and processes.  

• Foresees, identifies and resolves problems. 

• Keeps up-to-date technically and applies knowledge/judgment to achieve business goals. 

• Performs other reasonable duties as required for this position.