Who are we looking for?

Choice Hotels, one of the world’s largest lodging franchisors, has an exciting new opportunity as our Cloud Disaster Recovery Engineer 2 in the Cloud Platform Engineering Department. Cloud Platform Engineering is the team that designs, develops and manages AWS based infrastructure and services including disaster recovery. As a key member of our Cloud Platform team, you will implement and maintain cloud native platform capabilities related to site reliability engineering, disaster recovery and backups that support the delivery and operation of our AWS based technology in the event of a disaster.

Are you a strategic thinker with a strong background in AWS cloud architecture adept at problem solving, site reliability engineering, and disaster recovery planning and leading and coordinating efforts across an organization? We invite you to apply today for our Cloud Disaster Recovery Engineer 3 role today and #MakeItYourChoice.

Your Responsibilities

Disaster Recovery Test Execution.
Defining, maintaining and monitoring backups and backup policies
Creating tools and capabilities for developers related to Disaster Recovery
Assisting with creating the Disaster Recovery Plan
Define and create the Disaster and Operational Recovery documentation.
Participate in the evaluation of and administer new tools, technologies and practices related to Disaster Recovery
Deliver Infrastructure as Code for all Disaster Recovery toolsets

Your Experience, Skills & Competencies

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related technical field or equivalent experience
Minimum 2 years of progressive experience in IT Infrastructure engineering, software development or equivalent technical fields.
Minimum 1 year of progressive experience in AWS and Site Reliability Engineering
Proficient in one or more scripting languages (Python, Bash, Ruby or Groovy)
Proficient in Cloud Formation or Terraform preferred
Proficient in monitoring tools such as OpenSearch, CloudWatch or Prometheus
Demonstrates key competencies to include Action Oriented, Communicates Effectively, Collaborates

Your Team

This is an individual contributor role that will report to the Director of Cloud Account Management. You will have 2 peer teammate(s) and collaborate with cross functional departments on a regular basis.

Your Work Location

As our Disaster Recovery Engineer 2, you will be based in our beautiful, state-of-the-art technology hub in Scottsdale, AZ. In October 2021, Choice opened a newly constructed world class technology center.

Salary Range

The salary range for this position is $95,000 to $105,000 annually.

The pay range listed is for this position and is what Choice Hotels reasonably expects to pay. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the pay range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs.

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 nearly 7,500 hotels, representing nearly 630,000 rooms, in 46 countries and territories, with a range of high-quality lodging options from limited service to full-service hotels in the upper upscale, upper mid-scale, midscale, extended-stay, and economy segments. We’re the hotel company for those who choose to bet on themselves – the underdog, 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, MD and St. Louis Park, MN as well as our technology center in Scottsdale, AZ, 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 more than 18,000 franchise owners, which propels us forward – giving our work at Choice a purpose larger than our business.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is not eligible for sponsorship ***

Ability to model Choice’s Cultural Values: Welcome and Respect Everyone, Be Bold, Be Quick, Listen, Be Curious and Show Integrity.

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