Senior DevOps/Kafka Engineer presso Hilton Corporate

***This role is based at one of our corporate offices in Memphis, TN, McLean, VA, or Dallas, TX***

This is your chance to be a part of an in-house Technology team that's creating consumer-facing, cutting-edge technologies revolutionizing the hospitality industry around the world! As a Senior DevOps/Kafka Engineer, you will bring your technical skills to a hospitality company with an award-winning culture. On the Enterprise DevOps team reporting to Director Enterprise DevOps, you will support MarTech, Payments, and Property Engagement projects.

 
HOW WE WILL SUPPORT YOU

Hilton is proud to support the mental and physical wellbeing of all Team Members so they can Thrive personally and professionally in a diverse and inclusive environment, thanks to programs and benefits such as:

• Go Hilton travel program: 110 nights of discounted travel with room rates as low as $40/night
• Hilton Shares: Our employee stock purchase program (ESPP) - you can purchase Hilton shares at a 15 percent discount
• Paid parental leave for eligible Team Members, including partners and adoptive parents
• Mental health resources including free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Learn more about the rest of our benefits

At Hilton, we believe every Team Member is a leader. We are committed to offering leadership development opportunities and programs through every step of a Team Member’s career journey and at every level, both in our hotels and across corporate. 

**Available benefits may vary depending upon terms and conditions of employment and are subject to the terms and conditions of the plans.

%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EHOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT%3C/strong%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EYour role is important and below are some of the fundamental job duties that make your work unique.%3C/p%3E%3Cp data-pm-slice=%221 3 []%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EWhat your day-to-day will be like:%3C/strong%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cul%3E%3Cli%3EDesign, scale, and maintain resilient Kafka environments using AWS MSK%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EMaintain lifecycle automation for CI/CD toolsets, with a strong focus on GitLab CI pipelines — including YAML syntax, reusable templates, and pipeline optimization%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EMonitor and optimize Kafka performance, availability, and security%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3ESupport containerized workloads running in AWS/EKS and act as a DevOps engineer at heart — a generalist with broad knowledge across infrastructure, CI/CD, observability, and application enablement%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EHow you will collaborate with others:%3C/strong%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cul%3E%3Cli%3EPartner with software engineers to define and maintain well-architected Kafka topics and schemas%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EWork with cloud engineers to build a scalable CI/CD pipeline integrated with MSK%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3ESupport cross-functional teams in troubleshooting and improving Kafka-based workflows%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EWhat projects you will take ownership of:%3C/strong%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cul%3E%3Cli%3EDrive the MSK/Kafka roadmap, including upgrades, observability, and architectural improvements%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3ELead initiatives to improve Kafka topic governance, schema registry usage, and message reliability%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EPromote best practices for Kafka usage across engineering teams%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EWHY YOU%27LL BE A GREAT FIT%3C/strong%3E%3Co:p%3E%3C/o:p%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp data-pm-slice=%221 3 []%22%3E%3Cstrong%3EYou have these minimum qualifications:%3C/strong%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cul%3E%3Cli%3EThree (3) years of professional work experience within Technology or a related field%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3ETwo (2) years of experience working with Amazon Web Services cloud environments%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3ETwo (2) years of experience monitoring and analyzing DevOps pipelines and practices, identifying areas for improvement, optimization, and automation%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3ETwo (2) years of recent experience managing CI/CD pipelines using Gitlab%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EOne (1) year of recent experience administering Kafka%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EExperience with Bamboo or similar build and deployment tools%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EThis is a hybrid role and would require to be near one of our three US office locations (McLean, Dallas, Memphis)%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3ETravel up to 10%%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EIt would be useful if you have:%3C/strong%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cul%3E%3Cli%3EBachelor%27s Degree, or Associate%27s Degree plus 6+ years of Technology related experience, or High School Degree/GED plus 12+ years of Technology related experience%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EFive (5) + years of professional experience within Technology or a related field%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EThree (3) + years DevSecOps%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EExperience with AWS Cloud%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EExperience with Amazon Managed Streaming for Kafka (MSK)%3C/li%3E%3Cli%3EExperience supporting 7x24, critically important systems%3C/li%3E%3C/ul%3E%3Cp%3E%3Cstrong%3EWHAT IT IS LIKE WORKING FOR HILTON%3C/strong%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EHilton, the #1 World%27s Best Workplace, is a leading global hospitality company with a diverse portfolio of %3Ca href=%22https://jobs.hilton.com/us/en/brands%22 target=%22_blank%22 rel=%22noopener%22%3Eworld-class brands%3C/a%3E. 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. Check out the %3Ca href=%22https://jobs.hilton.com/us/en/blog%22 target=%22_blank%22 rel=%22noopener%22%3EHilton Careers blog%3C/a%3E and %3Ca href=%22https://www.instagram.com/hiltoncareers/%22 target=%22_blank%22 rel=%22noopener%22%3EInstagram%3C/a%3E to learn more about what it’s like to be on Team Hilton!%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EWe provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position and provide other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law. %26nbsp;Please %3Ca href=%22https://cdn.phenompeople.com/CareerConnectResources/prod/HILTGLOBAL/documents/Applicant_Accommodation_and_Accessibility_Assistance-English-20230515-1684253430519.pdf%22 target=%22_blank%22 rel=%22noopener%22%3Econtact us%3C/a%3E if you require an accommodation during the application process.%3C/p%3E Candidarsi ora