Cloud Platform Engineer 1

Who are we looking for?

Choice Hotels, one of the world’s largest lodging franchisors, has an exciting new opportunity as our Cloud Platform Engineer 1 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 excited to learn new technologies and build the next generation cloud platform? We invite you to apply today for our Cloud Platform Engineer 1 role today and #MakeItYourChoice.

Your Responsibilities

• Design, Deploy and maintain cloud-based infrastructure based on AWS.
• Design and implement infrastructure automation including CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Site Reliability
• Participates in design of cloud application architecture to ensure scalability, availability, observability and security.
• Assists in the evaluation and operationalization of new tools, technologies and cloud services.
• Contributes to and promotes best practices and guidelines to ensure continuous improvement in the Cloud Platform
• Participates in an on-call rotation to provide after-hours production support.

Your Experience, Skills & Competencies

• Bachelor's degree in related field required or equivalent experience.
• Master’s degree in related field preferred
• Enterprise public cloud experience building and maintaining cloud infrastructure including compute, storage, database, networking, and security related services preferred.
• Basic knowledge of Linux administration and networking fundamentals
• Hands on experience with one or more of the following
  • One 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.
  • Continuous Integration and DevOps toolchain technologies such as Jenkins, Git and Nexus
  • Log aggregation and monitoring tools such as ELK, CloudWatch, Sensu, Prometheus.
• Must be a self-starter and motivated to work with others to accomplish goals with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment, both independently and collaboratively
• Ability to embrace change and adapt to new technologies quickly.

Your Team

This is an individual contributor role that will report to the Manager, Cloud Platform Engineering.  You will have 4-6 peer teammates and collaborate with cross functional departments on a regular basis.

Choice prioritizes our associate wellbeing by offering a comprehensive benefits program that is both competitive and flexible to help you achieve your wellbeing goals - here are just a few:

• Competitive compensation and benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Leave and paid time-off for holidays, vacation, personal, family, volunteer, sick, jury duty, bereavement, military, and religious observance
• Financial benefits for retirement and health savings
• Employee recognition programs
• Discounts at Choice hotels worldwide

About Choice

Choice Hotels International, Inc. (NYSE: CHH), is one of the largest lodging franchisors in the world. With 7,500 hotels in 45+ countries and territories, we offer a range of high-quality lodging options in the upper upscale, upper midscale, midscale, extended stay, and economy segments. We’re the hotel company for those who choose to bet on themselves — the striver, 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, Maryland, at our technology center in Scottsdale, Arizona, 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 thousands of franchise owners, which propels us forward — giving our work at Choice a purpose larger than our business.

Our corporate office locations:

North Bethesda, MD — Located at Pike & Rose, our worldwide headquarters is less than 15 miles from Washington, D.C., one block away from the North Bethesda Metro station, with easy access to I-495, complimentary parking, electronic charging stations, restaurants and retail.

Scottsdale, AZ — Located at the northwest corner of Loop 101, the Scottsdale office is home to our technology, eCommerce and customer service organizations, with easy access to complimentary parking, electronic charging stations, restaurants and retail.

Minneapolis, MN — Select roles are based in our Minneapolis office on Highway 394, near the intersection with Highway 100, only five minutes from downtown.

Field/Remote — Select roles designated as field/remote will require associates to work from a home office, connecting virtually with Choice team members and leadership on Zoom, with possible required travel depending on the role.  

Choice’s Cultural Values

Welcome and Respect Everyone | Be Bold | Be Quick | Listen | Be Curious | Show Integrity

Choice’s Leadership Principles

Act with Intention | Lead with Authenticity | Grow & Deliver