IT Disaster Recovery Analyst_

Hartford

**Job Number** 24062310

**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 SUMMARY**

Joining Marriott's dynamic IT Disaster Recovery (DR) team, this Analyst role is responsible for supporting the development of Marriott’s DR strategies, processes and governance. We're seeking a skilled professional with experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver DR program objectives. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in both on-premise and cloud infrastructure, as well as expertise in application-focused technologies such as Containers, APIs, and Messaging events. Additionally, we are looking for someone with a solid understanding of security and ransomware prevention strategies, along with proficiency in Python automation.

**EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE**

**Required:**

• Undergraduate degree in an engineering or computer science discipline and/or equivalent experience/certification

• 5+ years’ experience in IT Disaster Recovery or related technical discipline

• Proven experience with on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments, including AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.

• Strong background in application-focused disaster recovery, with expertise in containers, messaging, and APIs.

• Familiarity with application servers such as Spring Boot, JBoss, and WebLogic, as well as web servers like Apache and NGINX.

• Proficiency in Python for automation, as well as experience with other scripting languages and automation tools.

• Familiarity with application frameworks such as Spring Boot, Django, or Flask.

• Knowledge of Open Telemetry for monitoring and tracing applications.

• Demonstrated ability to assess customer/client needs, creatively approach solutions, and decide and influence appropriate courses of action

**Preferred** :

• Certification in IT disaster recovery (e.g., CBCP, ITIL).

• Cloud Certification Preferred

• Experience with complex networking and infrastructure technologies, such as SD-WAN, CDN, Hypervisors, load balancers, Switches, and firewalls.

• Familiarity with industry-specific regulations and compliance requirements (e.g., GDPR, PCI).

• Experience with issue tracing, debugging, and logging tools and practices.

• Experience in Agile/Scrum software development practice

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills to work effectively with others in a team environment

**CORE WORK ACTIVITIES**

• Lead the development and maintenance of comprehensive disaster recovery plans for our IT systems, encompassing on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure that disaster recovery plans align with business objectives and regulatory requirements.

• Design and implement automated disaster recovery processes using Python and other scripting languages to enhance efficiency and reliability.

• Conduct regular risk assessments and gap analyses to identify potential vulnerabilities in the disaster recovery plans.

• Coordinate and conduct disaster recovery drills, pre-drills, table tops, and workshops to test the effectiveness of the plans and identify areas for improvement.

• Provide technical expertise and guidance during actual disaster recovery events, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.

• Stay current with industry trends and best practices in disaster recovery and contribute to the continuous improvement of our disaster recovery capabilities.

• Familiarity with the SNOW/CMDB, Fusion Framework, and other enterprise collaboration tools.

• Experience with AWS services such as EC2, S3, RDS, VPCs, CloudFront, IAM, and Route 53 would be an advantage.

• Travel - on an as-needed basis.

• Other duties as assigned.

**California Applicants Only** : The salary range for this position is $83,550.00 to $178,603.00 annually.

**Colorado Applicants Only** : The salary range for this position is $83,550.00 to $162,366.00 annually.

**Hawaii Applicants Only:** The salary range for this position is $101,096.00 to $178,603.00 annually.

**New York Applicants Only:** The salary range for this position is $83,550.00 to $178,603.00 annually.

**Washington Applicants Only:** The salary range for this position is $83,550.00 to $178,603.00 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 84 days after the date of this posting, 4/9/2024.

_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.