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Position Summary 

As a senior member of the professional staff, contributes expertise in a discipline (e.g. Accounting, Finance, Human Resources, Information Resources, Operations Planning & Support, Sales & Marketing) area to support function and/or discipline objectives.   

Works with a high degree of independence, developing short-term goals for own department(s) and monitoring the flow of work between own department and others in alignment with broader business objectives, selecting, and developing effective managers and work teams, and managing own organization through reliable systems and processes. Is a recognized authority in area of specialty, often serving as discipline interface with other areas. 

Specific Job Summary 

The Information Security Architect II will partner with application development and 

infrastructure teams to develop and support implementation of secure architectures 

for cloud and on-premise solutions. This role will maintain an awareness of business 

solutions particularly around digital and big data privacy and security risks.  

The position leads designing, specifying, and selecting business application information 

security solutions, considering functionality, data, security, privacy, interoperability, 

scalability, and performance for the most advanced IT architectures. This position will directly 

contribute to the overall global enterprise cloud architecture and lead the security vision and 

strategy around cloud-based application and information security. 

Results 

Rapid deployment of new business digital platforms 

Secure adoption of next generation platforms (IaaS, PaaS, etc.) 

Alignment between various stakeholders on future state IT architectures 

Internal partner satisfaction 

Percent of new, innovative programs tested 

Working Relationships 

IT Enterprise Architecture 

Information Security Leads 

Enterprise Technology and IT Infrastructure Leadership 

Enterprise Services and Applications Leadership 

IT Business Relationship Managers 

Generic Expected Contributions 

Develops operating plans and workable business processes for own department in alignment with function strategy. 

Manages larger business processes and/or projects, setting priorities and measurable objectives, monitoring and reporting on the process, progress and results. Typically influences work of cross-functional or extended teams. 

Responds to, solves, and makes decisions on business requests that have broader department impact and/or moderate risk. Presents alternative solutions to business issues by leveraging the broader organization. 

Works to enhance the organization’s capabilities through effective staffing and development of others by: 

anticipating staffing requirements by comparing business needs with strengths and weaknesses of existing staff. 

using appropriate MVW interviewing tools to hire the best managers available from inside or outside. 

setting and maintaining high standards for team and individual performance. 

providing timely coaching and feedback. 

making and rewarding distinctions in performance. 

Assists more senior associates in achieving business results by: 

acting in a consultative fashion to implement programs impacting the broader organization. 

assisting in the development and communication of broader organizational goals. 

achieving results against budget within scope of responsibility. 

taking calculated risks to move the department or team forward. 

developing and using systems to organize and keep track of information. 

balancing the interests of own group with the interests of the organization. 

working with others to identify and remove barriers to success. 

Readily critiques own behavior to acknowledge mistakes and improve future leadership performance and acts independently to improve and increase skills and knowledge. 

Performs other duties as appropriate. 

Specific Expected Contributions 

Participate on significant application development projects to design secure architectures and ensure developed systems align with MVW security strategy and policy. 

Maintain security architecture documentation, including architecture frameworks, design patterns, logical and physical diagrams, and standards. 

Ensure security tools and processes are fully integrated with digital and service delivery platforms. 

Work collaboratively with application project teams to identify, define, develop, and implement techniques to improve security posture and minimize security risk. 

Integrate with cloud teams to ensure cloud configurations are secure and meet minimum security standards. 

Work closely with application teams utilizing cloud services to implement their applications in a secure manner, sign off on designs and validate configuration settings. 

Provide recommendations to cloud teams to remediate vulnerabilities in cloud environments. 

Stay current on modern application platforms and security concepts such as cloud, micro- service architectures, and zero trust. 

Enhance Security team capabilities by mentoring more junior team members. 

Candidate Profile 

Successful candidates should posses knowledge and experience and demonstrate strong leadership and relationship skills as follows: 

Typically a senior position requiring significant knowledge and experience in one or more disciplines as well as associate and/or organizational management experience. 

College degree or equivalent work experience required.  Advance degree or professional certification may also be required. 

Specific Candidate Profile 

Education 

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related discipline or equivalent work experience.  

Master’s degree in information security or related discipline preferred. 

Certification in cloud security is a plus (e.g. Azure Security Engineer Associate, AWS Cloud Security Architect) 
 

Related Work Experience 

Ten years of progressive experience in Information Technology discipline.  

Ten years of experience in information security. 

Four years of experience in a security engineering or architecture role. 

Experience supporting large-scale digital platforms preferred. 

Experience implementing and utilizing cloud security compliance tools. 

Hands-on experience with modern DevOps and DevSecOps processes. 

Skills and Attributes 

Exceptional critical thinking skills and thought leadership with the ability to comprehend complex problems, draw logical conclusions, make sound decisions, develop solutions, and negotiate and respond accordingly to drive closure of complex challenges. 

Proven track record and experience in developing comprehensive security solutions that meet the objectives of excellence in a dynamic environment. 

Strong demonstrated knowledge of enterprise IT systems, cloud solutions and security technologies. 

Ability to communicate complex messages in a simple, clear, and concise manner to the various IT and non-IT teams. 

Familiarity with CI/CD pipeline workflows and tools. 

Able to drive projects and own problems within a security environment. 

Strong organization skills with demonstrable planning and time management capabilities. 

Expert level understanding of information security, data privacy, and risk. 

Marriott Vacations Worldwide is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture.