Director, Technical Product Owner – Infrastructure and Security Automation
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Job Location:
Bethesda, MD - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
20 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
JOB SUMMARY
The Director of Infrastructure and Security Policy Automation is a dynamic leader responsible for driving both the strategic vision and day-to-day execution of infrastructure automation initiatives. This role leads a high-performing team focused on developing maintaining and scaling Terraform modules and policy automation frameworks while also serving as a hands-on technical leader focused on accelerating automation and innovation.
The Director will foster a culture of collaboration technical excellence and continuous improvement ensuring the team is empowered to deliver robust secure and scalable automation solutions. This leader will work closely with stakeholders across devsecops platform enterprise architecture security network and application development teams to align priorities drive adoption of best practices and deliver measurable business outcomes.
CANDIDATE PROFILE
Required Skills and Experience:
Bachelors degree in Computer Sciences software engineering or related field or equivalent experience/certification
Proven track record of leading and managing technical teams in infrastructure automation and cloud engineering.
8 years in cloud platform/infrastructure engineering with 5 years in a leadership role.
Demonstrated ability to recruit mentor and develop talent fostering a high-performance and inclusive team culture.
Hands-on expertise with Terraform policy-as-code (OPA Sentinel etc.) and DevSecOps best practices
Experience integrating and applying emerging AI tools and technologies to infrastructure automation and cloud operations.
Strong background in public and private cloud platforms (AWS Azure GCP) cloud security and compliance automation
Ability to balance strategic vision with hands-on technical solutioning actively contributing to architecture design and troubleshooting.
Experience with business requirements gathering technology roadmaps and strategic planning.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred:
Graduate degree in a technical discipline
Cloud certifications (AWS Azure GCP HashiCorp Terraform).
CORE WORK ACTIVITIES
Lead inspire and manage the Terraform modules and policy automation team setting clear goals providing coaching and supporting career development.
Serve as technical product owner defining product vision roadmap and priorities for automation solutions.
Actively participate in technical solutioning architecture and troubleshooting especially with emerging AI-powered automation tools.
Drive adoption of infrastructure-as-code and policy-as-code across the organization championing best practices and continuous improvement.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate automation solutions into broader cloud and infrastructure strategies.
Ensure alignment with security compliance and governance requirements.
Oversee lifecycle management of automation products including versioning documentation and support.
Evaluate new technologies and industry trends with a focus on AI-driven automation to enhance team capabilities and business outcomes.
Communicate goals progress and achievements to stakeholders and leadership.
Promote adherence to organizational policies and procedures.
LEADERSHIP & MANAGEMENT
Build and nurture a high-performing team fostering innovation collaboration and technical excellence.
Champion the vision for automated infrastructure and policy management driving organizational change and adoption.
Provide regular feedback conduct performance reviews and support professional growth.
Model hands-on leadership actively engaging in technical challenges and solution development.
Ensure the team remains at the forefront of automation and AI technology trends.
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 greatest strength lies in the rich blend of culture talent and experiences of our are committed to non-discrimination on any protected basis including disability veteran status or other basis protected by applicable law.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Crisis Management
- Splunk
- Google Cloud Platform
- Cybersecurity
- Identity & Access Management
- Management Experience
- PCI
- NIST Standards
- Emergency Management
- Security
- Information Security
- Encryption
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