***This role is based at one of our corporate offices in McLean, VA, Dallas, TX, Memphis, TN, or can be Remote***
From smartphone capabilities like Digital Key to Hilton Smart Rooms that allow for integrated entertainment, temperature, and lighting controls, Hilton’s Global Technology team is responsible for creating the hospitality experience of the future – for our guests, owners, and Team Members. Through innovative technology development and deployment, this team ensures Hilton has the technology needed to support our continued global growth while remaining at the forefront of hospitality technology innovation.
What will I be doing?
As the Senior Data Engineer, you will build a data architecture that supports Analytics, Data Science, Software Engineering, and our Compliance/Regulatory functions' ability to build and optimize products that will position Hilton as an innovative industry leader along with ensuring the appropriate protections to our data. You will apply technical and business ability to transform raw data into useful data systems.
More specifically, you will:
- Follow technical specifications and product design from published requirements to perform development tasks
- Develop sophisticated and innovative solutions that support revenue management, marketing, pricing, and management initiatives with limited oversite
- Apply industry principles, methodologies, and tools throughout the application lifecycle to transform the design specifications into data pipelines that will address customer needs
- Define and implement testing strategies for these solutions to ensure they align with Hilton standards and provide the appropriate controls and safeguards to ensure the quality and security of our data
- Transition the final solutions to our Operations team for ongoing support by defining standard operating procedures and conducting knowledge transfer sessions
- Solve production defects and assist the Operations team with short-term mitigation strategies while you develop and implement a long-term solution
- Deliver maintenance and improvements for existing software or packaged applications
What are we looking for?
We believe the success in this role will demonstrate itself through the following attributes and skills:
• Quick learner of new technologies and expansion of skills
• Hands-on experience in Big Data, Hadoop, data lakes, and AWS cloud services
• Hands-on experience with Talend and/or Informatica cloud products
• Experience in RDBMS and Columnar databases including strong SQL and performance tuning the database for large data sets
• Proficiency with modern Agile development methodologies
• Strong critical thinking skills ownership mentality and continuous learning
• Experience in requirement gathering, analysis, design, code review, and Unit and Integration testing
• Experience with unit testing frameworks and defining test cases
• Experience implementing solutions in of Data-Lake, Warehouse, Marts, and Master Data environments
• Phenomenal teammate, interested in sharing knowledge with other team members, and shows curiosity about learning new technologies
To fulfill this role successfully, you should demonstrate the following minimum qualifications:
• Three (3) years of work experience in Technology or a related field
• Two (2) years of experience with Big Data technologies and platforms, including but not limited to AWS, Hadoop, Redshift, Spark, and Hive
• Two (2) years of experience with Java and/or Scala
• Two (2) years of software/platform design and implementation experience
• Ability to travel up to 10%
It would be helpful in this position for you to demonstrate the following capabilities and distinctions:
• Bachelor’s Degree, or Associate’s Degree plus 6+ years of Technology related experience, or High School Degree/GED plus 12+ years of Technology related experience
• Five (5) + years of work experience in Technology or a related field
• Exposure to Big Data technologies such as Spark-SQL, Data Frame, Pair RDD's, Spark YARN
• Any Licenses or Certifications or Training in AWS, Talend, or Informatica
• Hands-on experience developing ETL jobs (batch and real-time) for structured and unstructured data using Scala, Python, MapReduce, AWS Data Pipeline, AWS Glue, AWS EMR, Apache Kafka, and Airflow
• Hands-on experience in Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, My SQL, and PostgreSQL
What is it like working for Hilton?
The future of hospitality is bright at Hilton: a leading global hospitality company with a diverse portfolio of world-class brands. Dedicated to filling the earth with the light and warmth of hospitality, we have welcomed more than 3 billion guests in our more than 100-year history. Hilton is proud to have an award-winning workplace culture, and we are consistently named among one of the World’s Best Workplaces.
We support the mental and physical wellbeing of all Team Members, so they can Thrive, thanks to innovative programs and benefits such as workplace flexibility, career growth and development, and our Go Hilton travel discount program. Hilton prioritizes understanding and integrating our Team Members’ unique perspectives and voices—along with those of our Guests, Owners, Suppliers, and Partners—to cultivate a diverse and inclusive environment for all. Check out the Hilton Careers blog and Instagram to learn more about what it’s like to be on Team Hilton!
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We will ensure that qualified individuals with protected disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions of their role, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Hilton offers its eligible team members a comprehensive benefits package including medical and prescription drug coverage, dental coverage, vision coverage, life insurance, short-and long-term disability insurance, access to our employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) where you can purchase Hilton shares at a 15 percent discount, a 401(k) savings plan, 20 days of paid time off accruing over your first year of employment and increasing up to 25 days after completing one year of full employment, up to 12 weeks of parental leave for birth parents and 4 weeks for non-birth parents, 10 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays throughout the year, up to 5 bereavement days, flexible spending accounts, a health savings account, an employee assistance program, travel insurance, a legal services program, an educational assistance program, adoption assistance, a backup childcare program, pre-tax commuter benefit and our travel discount. The annual salary range for this role is $65,000-$100,000 and is determined based on applicable and specialized experience and location. Subject to plan terms and conditions, you will be eligible to participate in the Hilton Annual Incentive (Bonus) Plan, consistent with other team members at the same level and/or position within the Company. #LI-REMOTE