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Who are we looking for?

Choice Hotels, one of the world’s largest lodging franchisors, has an exciting new opportunity as our Sr. Cloud Platform Engineer in the Cloud Platform Engineering team. The Cloud Platform Engineering is the team that designs, develops and manages AWS based infrastructure and services including developer experience. As a key member of our Cloud Platform Engineering, you will implement and maintain cloud native platform capabilities including infrastructure automation, continuous delivery, observability, and security that support the delivery and operation of our AWS cloud-based Software as a Service solutions.

Are you a strategic thinker with a strong background in cloud architecture and developer experience, adept at problem-solving and implementing scalable cloud solutions? We invite you to apply today for our Sr. Cloud Platform Engineer role today and #MakeItYourChoice.

Your Responsibilities

Leads the design, implementation, and administration of cloud-based infrastructure automation and continuous delivery capabilities including CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code, and Site Reliability. Oversees, builds, and maintains operational tools for monitoring and analyzing AWS infrastructure and systems. Evaluates and leads the operationalization of new tools, technologies, and cloud services. Works collaboratively with software engineering to define infrastructure and deployment requirements and to ensure adherence to cloud security standards, reference architectures, patterns, and best practices.Optimizes cloud environments for both performance and cost-effectiveness. 

Your Experience, Skills & Competencies

Bachelor's degree in in Computer Science or related field required or equivalent experience.Master’s degree in related field preferredMinimum of 7 years of progressive experience in IT infrastructure engineering, software development, information systems, or equivalent technical fields including previous experience in the development and support of highly transactional, mission critical applicationsMinimum of 4 years of enterprise AWS cloud experience building and maintaining cloud infrastructure including compute, storage, database, networking, and security related services.Minimum 2 years of experience with Continuous Integration/ Continuous Deployment tools such as Harness and DevOps toolchain technologies such as Jenkins, Git and Nexus

Proficient inOne or more scripting languages (Python, Bash, Ruby, PowerShell, or Groovy)Cloud automation templating (CloudFormation or Terraform)Configuration management and deployment automation tools such as Ansible, Puppet, Salt, or Chef.Log aggregation and monitoring tools such as OpenSearch, CloudWatch, Sensu, Prometheus and APM solutions.Experience in one or more of the following technology areas required:AWS serverless technologies (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB Event Bridge, Step Functions)Container Orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, Fargate)Messaging (SQS, Kinesis, ActiveMQ, Kafka)Distributed application development (Java or Python, microservices architecture, REST protocols)Demonstrates key competencies to includeDrives Vision and PurposeAction OrientedCommunicates Effectively

Your Team

This is an individual contributor role that will report to the Director, Cloud Platform Engineer. You will have 3-5 peer teammates and collaborate with cross functional departments on a regular basis.

Your Work Location

As our Sr Cloud Platform Engineer, you will be based in our beautiful, state-of-the-art technology hub in Scottsdale, AZ.

Right now, our associates in Scottsdale, AZ are working in a hybrid environment, 3 days per week in the office and virtually from your home office the remaining days. We provide flexibility and encourage ongoing communication with your leadership to establish expectations about your unique needs.

About Choice

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH) is one of the largest lodging franchisors in the world. With nearly 7,500 hotels, representing nearly 630,000 rooms, in 46 countries and territories, with a range of high-quality lodging options from limited service to full-service hotels in the upper upscale, upper mid-scale, midscale, extended-stay, and economy segments. We’re the hotel company for those who choose to bet on themselves – the underdog, the dreamer, the entrepreneur – because that’s who we are, too.

At Choice, we are united by the simple belief that tomorrow will be even better than today – for associates, our company, and our franchisees. At our worldwide corporate headquarters in North Bethesda, MD and St. Louis Park, MN as well as our technology center in Scottsdale, AZ, and through our associates around the globe, every voice is heard, and every idea is listened to, no matter what area of the company they come from. We are united in supporting the entrepreneurial dreams of our more than 18,000 franchise owners, which propels us forward – giving our work at Choice a purpose larger than our business.

About Choice Hotels Financial Performance

Record total revenues grew 10% to $1.5 billion for full-year 2023 compared to the same period of 2022. Adjusted EBITDA for fourth quarter 2023 increased 11% to $125 million from the same period of 2022. Fourth quarter 2023 adjusted diluted EPS increased 14% to $1.44 compared to the same period of 2022. Please click here to review highlights of our Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2023 Results.

*** PLEASE NOTE: This role is not eligible for sponsorship ***

   

Ability to model Choice’s Cultural Values: Welcome and Respect Everyone, Be Bold, Be Quick, Listen, Be Curious and Show Integrity.