The Senior Network Engineer, Global Wide Area Network (GWAN) Team is responsible for creating and improving secure network services and solutions that ensure the best experience possible for Marriott Associates, contractors, and customers. The Senior Engineer will be working with leading edge technologies, such as SDWAN, Cloud Networking, AI/ML enablement, while delivering against a SASE based framework. We are looking for a critical thinker who embraces the goal of a fully automated network to help us deliver on our major initiative to transform our global wide area network which is a foundational effort to support Marriott’s cloud first strategy.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field experience/certification
• 7+ years’ experience as a Network Engineer with 7 or more years in a hands-on role implementing engineering standards, documenting engineering designs, and participating in project cutovers including the following:
  • Implementation of WAN, LAN, and datacenter networks with a focus on mission-critical, customer-facing applications and services
  • Technical Knowledge in networking (Cisco and non-Cisco) with an emphasis on software defined networking (SDN), firewalls, DNS, NTP, Network Tools and Management as well as common routing protocols (OSPF, BGP, etc) deployed across large global networks
  • Experience designing and delivering networking service in public clouds such as AWS, Azure, AliCloud, GCP, OCI, etc.
  • Experience designing and delivering WAN connectivity to public clouds utilizing CSP native connect solutions as well as other service offerings to create the underlay WAN fabric for the network
  • 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.
• Ability to work non-standard hours during change implementations and service restoration efforts

Other Skills and Attributes

• Experience leveraging automation, AI and machine learning to deploy and manage networks
• Development and deployment of virtualized network services
• Vendor experience: Cisco; Juniper/Mist; Palo Alto Networks FW, Prisma Access and SDWAN; ServiceNow; Netskope; Equinix Fabric; traditional and next-gen underlay providers
• Cloud Networking Certifications
• Strong inter-personal communication skills, including the ability to collaborate with other non-Network technical teams and non-technical customers

Core Work Activities

• Network design, engineering, implementation, and operational optimization for the Corporate Network GWAN product, adhering to all applicable standards including architecture, security, privacy, compliance, etc.
• Network service and circuit capacity management
• Project planning and delivery including hardware and software specification, vendor coordination, and full operational turnover
• Change planning and run book review
• Governance of third-party service providers
• L3 escalation support for operational issues and/or outages
• Collaborate with other key teams including Network Architects, Test and Certification, Information Security, Finance, Procurement, etc.
• Participate in product strategy and planning
• Develop and execute new initiatives to simplify, standardize, optimize, and automate the network designs, tooling, and operations, reducing implementation cycle times, minimizing/eliminating service downtime, and optimizing performance

The salary range for this position is $96,038 to $179,270 annually. In addition to the annual salary, the position will be eligible to receive an annual bonus.

Washington Applicants Only: Employees will accrue 0.04616 PTO balance for every hour worked and eligible to receive minimum of 7 holidays annually.

All locations 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, paid parental leave, educational assistance, 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, enrolment, waiting period, contribution, benefit limits, election changes, benefit exclusions, and others.

Marriott HQ is committed to a hybrid work environment that enables associates to Be connected. Headquarters-based positions are considered hybrid, for candidates within a commuting distance to Bethesda, MD; candidates outside of commuting distance to Bethesda, MD will be considered for Remote positions.

The application deadline for this position is 28 days after the date of this posting, August 29, 2024.

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.