
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly dynamic and experienced Solution Architect to join the Domain Enterprise Architecture team. This role is responsible for designing and architecting scalable, resilient, and highperformance technology solutions that support the transformation of Marriott’s enterprise product platforms.
As Marriott embarks on a largescale modernization of its core enterprise applications, this role will play a critical part in shaping the future-state architecture. The Solution Architect will work closely with Business, Product, and Engineering teams to translate business outcomes into robust technical solutions, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards, architectural patterns, and best practices.
This position will lead architecture efforts across Enterprise applications, including Revenue Management Systems. The role partners closely with IT teams, developers, system administrators, and business stakeholders to deliver stateoftheart, cloudnative platform capabilities that enable Marriott’s enterprise growth.
Candidate Profile
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
10+ years of progressive experience in software development and architecture, demonstrating increasing scope and responsibility
3+ years of experience defining transition and targetstate architectures (Solution, Data, Integration, Deployment) for largescale digital transformations
Proven ability to create architectural artifacts such as conceptual and logical diagrams, domain and data models, usecase journeys, and roadmaps
3+ years of handson experience architecting, implementing, or operating applications that ingest and process highvolume data
Strong handson experience with relational databases (PostgreSQL preferred; others acceptable) and NoSQL databases
Deep understanding of modern architecture and design principles, including microservices and domaindriven design
Experience defining APIs and microservices across enterprise domains
Proven expertise designing cloud deployment topologies with a focus on high availability, scalability, performance, and data integrity
Strong experience defining and implementing nonfunctional requirements (NFRs)
Mandatory experience designing highly scalable, eventdriven architectures using streaming and messaging technologies such as Kafka and Spark
Solid understanding of eventdriven architecture and integration patterns, including REST and asynchronous APIs
Exposure to GraphQL, REST APIs, XML, and serializationbased integrations
Handson experience with AWS services including EKS, S3, Lambda, EMR, Aurora, DocumentDB, Couchbase Capella, and Snowflake
Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills, with experience presenting to senior technology and business leaders
Passion for continuous learning and adoption of emerging technologies and architectural approaches
Preferred Qualifications
Strong preference for Hospitality or Travel industry experience
Experience with Pricing and Revenue Management capabilities, including:
Revenue forecasting and optimization models (OR or MLbased)
Price determination and inventory optimization
Room allocation strategies
Experience ingesting and processing diverse data sources such as:
Active and historical bookings (transient and group)
Competitor pricing data
Inventory and room definition data
Experience forecasting inventory utilization, room pricing (cash and points), and loyalty award bands
Expertise designing dynamic pricing strategies based on enterprisewide data
Understanding of global data protection and privacy regulations and their impact on architecture and deployment models
Strong experience implementing enterprisegrade NFRs including security, reliability, availability, observability, scalability, performance, retry mechanisms, reconciliation, and data governance
Experience evaluating platform health, capacity planning, and defining platform roadmaps
Handson experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Dynatrace, Splunk, and AppDynamics
Experience with infrastructure sizing and capacity modeling
Familiarity with enterprise API gateways (Akana preferred)
Experience with application “shirt sizing,” architecture visioning, and roadmap development
Handson programming experience with strong understanding of asynchronous and functional programming paradigms
Strong grasp of technical debt management and ability to balance architectural rigor with business priorities
Core Responsibilities
Enterprise Architecture & Technology Strategy
Define and deliver longterm technology architecture vision, standards, and roadmaps in collaboration with business leaders, service providers, and key stakeholders
Establish governance frameworks for managing enterprise technology platforms
Design shortterm tactical solutions aligned to longterm strategic objectives
Conduct technology lifecycle assessments, feasibility studies, and usage evaluations
Identify opportunities for technology reuse, migration, modernization, or retirement
Ensure architectural compliance with regulatory and security requirements
Architecture Standards & Governance
Develop and promote enterprise architecture methodologies, patterns, and standards
Define integration and interoperability standards across platforms and technologies
Establish guidelines for service providers to ensure performance, reliability, and architectural fidelity
Ensure accurate documentation of architecture artifacts and technology environments
Collaboration, Leadership & Mentorship
Partner closely with Product Owners, Engineering teams, and Project Managers across enterprise initiatives
Serve as a technology leader and advocate, providing coaching and mentorship to engineering teams
Collaborate with vendors and service providers to select platforms and solutions aligned with business goals
Mentor engineers to strengthen architectural, design, and technical leadership capabilities
At Marriott International, we are dedicated to being an equal opportunity employer, welcoming all and providing access to opportunity. We actively foster an environment where the unique backgrounds of our associates are valued and celebrated. Our greatest strength lies in the rich blend of culture, talent, and experiences of our associates. We are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis, including disability, veteran status, or other basis protected by applicable law.
All positions offer a 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. Click here to learn more.