Marriott International - Lincoln, NE
posted 4 months ago
The Senior Systems Engineer - Cloud FinOps & Automation at Marriott is a pivotal role that combines technical expertise with strategic oversight in managing cloud systems and applications. This position is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining cost-efficient cloud solutions that support both customer-facing and enterprise-facing products. The Senior Systems Engineer (SSE) will collaborate closely with various teams, including Application, Infrastructure, and Network teams, to analyze the existing cloud infrastructure and identify opportunities for cost optimization. This involves reviewing usage patterns, billing data, and cloud service utilization to develop and implement strategies aimed at reducing cloud service costs while ensuring high service quality and performance. In this role, the SSE will be tasked with creating an innovative operating model that promotes cost savings and optimization solutions across public cloud providers. The position requires a deep understanding of cloud costs and the ability to drive efficiencies and cost savings through a savings and cost optimization mindset. The SSE will also be responsible for providing technical leadership and governance for services related to Marriott's solution delivery, ensuring that cloud-based applications are designed with cost efficiency in mind. The candidate will be expected to analyze cloud usage, optimize costs, automate tools, create dashboards, and collaborate with finance and business teams to align cloud spending with budgetary constraints. Additionally, the SSE will provide input into lifecycle, improvement, and standardization strategies, develop utilization reports, and present status and analysis to internal stakeholders and senior leadership. This role also includes mentoring team members and leading the analysis of the current environment to identify deficiencies and propose solutions.