Quality Engineer - Marriott

**Additional Information** Looking to hire a well-motivated and experienced quality engineer to support a fast paced organization. **Job Number** 24097808 **Job Category** Information Technology **Location** Marriott International HQ, 7750 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland, United States **Schedule** Full-Time **Located Remotely?** Y **Relocation?** N **Position Type** Management **Job Description** **JOB SUMMARY** Marriott has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Quality Engineer on the Data Platforms team (MDP). This role is part of the team focused on building our next-generation data platform using cloud-based technologies. Appropriate candidates have a passion for data and emerging technologies, a vision for testing next-generation capabilities, and a strong drive for success. In this role, the Senior Quality Engineer will be a testing expert and lead test engineer for the Data Platform team. The Quality Engineer is responsible for delivering large, high-impact initiatives, projects, and enhancements and supporting the data platform. This position is expected to work with the QE Manager, Engineering team, Service Provider team, and others to define and deliver the testing strategy and plan and lead end-end testing activities. This role will be responsible to execute test cases to support both automated and manual testing initiatives, bring new automation ideas to life, optimize test executions, and shorten testing cycles in a fast-paced development environment. The Senior Quality Engineer assumes technical ownership of Service Provider deliverables and leads their technical resources to ensure high quality, compliance with our technical standards and best practices, and performance at scale. In addition, the Senior Quality Engineer will research emerging technologies that will provide future capabilities and seek solutions for complex technical issues. The engineer will make decisions on complex, non-routine requests to support analytics-based decision-making by Marriott business teams. If you feel you are up for the challenge, then please see further details below... **CANDIDATE PROFILE** **Education and Experience** **Required** + Bachelor's degree in computer science, or related field OR equivalent total years of experience or certification + Overall 5+ years of experience in Test Automation, QA, or IT operations using open source and enterprise testing technologies using both coded and codeless automation frameworks + 4+ years of experience in creating test strategies, test plans, and test cases in the data area. Experience in testing the Snowflake, AWS, Nifi, PowerBI, Tableau, etc. + Practical experience and use of Automation tools like Tosca, Datagaps, NeoLoad or similar tools. + Practical experience and use of tools like Confluence, Service Now, in an Agile development environment + Demonstrated ability to lead and deliver results under challenging conditions, particularly when faced with complexity, ambiguity, and execution in an Agile development model. + Ability to work in a fast-paced, Agile/Scrum engineering environment delivering incremental software with high quality. + Must possess critical thinking and analytical skills in addition to great interpersonal and communication skills. + Define and deliver automation strategy, next generation automation technologies and roadmaps. + SAFe Agile experience is a plus. + Experience to configuring, updating, and leveraging parallels for executions in Browser stack and in Jenkins / Harness. **CORE WORK ACTIVITIES** **Maintaining Goals** + Add/Enhance and maintain the Digital QA automation strategy across Digital channels. + Ability to assist teams with troubleshooting for automation developed script errors, and managing Git Pull and Push PRs + Can assist manager/leadership to take technical decisions around current and future automation needs. + Ensure maximum automation development coverage through automation to support quality releases across the digital channels. + Partner with other QA engineers and leaders to identify gaps, opportunities, and resource needs to champion automation first mindset. + Daily responsibilities include working with vendor resources across Digital channels in an onshore and offshore model. + Collaborate with geographically dispersed teams while being sensitive to all cultures and norms. **Managing Work, Projects, and Policies** + Monitor and adhere to the Automation Test Strategy and play a pivotal role in the implementation of Automation efforts across the enterprise. + Ensure Test artifacts are consistent and of the high-quality Balance maximizing automation coverage by minimizing risk so that key business projects have a clear path to production with very low risk from lesser priority projects. + Manage effective communication and escalations in a timely manner as needed for reducing delivery risks. + Accountable for Planning, Estimating and Projecting automation effort estimations for new projects and initiatives. **Additional Responsibilities** + Define quality metrics related to automation, and drive data driven process improvements. + Develop, review, and deliver Integration and Regression test plans to certify the product quality before production releases. + Maintain vendor relations and periodically review their work as per Marriott standards. + Performs other duties assigned by Digital QA leadership. **MANAGEMENT COMPETENCIES** **Leadership** + **Adaptability** - Maintains performance level under pressure or when experiencing changes or challenges in the workplace. + **Communication** - Conveys information and ideas to others in a convincing and engaging manner through a variety of methods. + **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 and Contributing to Teams** - Participates as a member of a team to move toward the completion of common goals while fostering cohesion and collaboration among team members. + **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 acts and goes beyond what is required. + **Planning and Organizing** - Gathers information and resources required to set a plan of action for self and/or others; prioritizes and arranges work requirements to accomplish goals and ensure work is completed. **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. + **Coworker Relationships** - Interacts with others in a way that builds openness, trust, and confidence in the pursuit of organizational goals and lasting relationships. + **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. **Generating Talent and Organizational Capability** + **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. + **Talent Managemen** t - Provides support and feedback to help individuals develop and strengthen skills and abilities needed to accomplish work objectives. **Learning and Applying Professional Expertise** + **Applied Learning** - Seeks and makes the most of learning opportunities to improve performance of self and/or others. + **Business Acumen** - Understands and utilizes business information to manage everyday operations and generate innovative solutions to approach business and administrative challenges. + **Technical Acumen** - Understands and utilizes 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. + **Basic Competencies** - Fundamental competencies required for accomplishing basic work activities. + **Basic Computer Skills** - Uses basic computer hardware and software (e.g., personal computers, word processing software, Internet browsers, etc.). + **Mathematical Reasoning** - Adds, subtracts, multiplies, or divides quickly, correctly, and in a way that allows one to solve work-related issues. + **Oral Comprehension** - Listens to and understands information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. + **Reading Comprehension** - Understands written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. + **Writing** - Communicates effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. **California Applicants Only:** The salary range for this position is $83,550 to $178,603 annually. **Colorado Applicants Only:** The salary range for this position is $83,550 to $162,366 annually. **Hawaii Applicants Only:** The salary range for this position is $101,096 to $178,603 annually. **New York Applicants Only:** The salary range for this position is $83,550 to $178,603 annually. **Washington Applicants Only:** The salary range for this position is $83,550 to $178,603 annually. In addition to the annual salary, the position will be eligible to receive an annual bonus. 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, enrollment, 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, June 12, 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._ 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.