Description:

The Opportunity

Hyatt seeks an enthusiastic Automation Architect to join our Software Engineering Department. In this role, you will be collaborating closely with the broader QA, Engineering, Product, and Design teams, where you’ll be instrumental in continuing to make Hyatt a leading hospitality company. You will be part of a team passionate about diversity, equity, and inclusion, committed to nurturing curiosity and new skills and building connections with stakeholders, colleagues, and guests across the organization.

Who We Are

At Hyatt, we believe in the power of belonging and creating a culture of care, where our colleagues become family. Since 1957, our colleagues and guests have been at the heart of our business and helped Hyatt become one of the world's best and fastest-growing hospitality brands. Our transformative growth and the addition of new hotels, brands, and business lines can open the door for exciting career and growth opportunities for our colleagues.

As we continue to grow, we never lose sight of what’s most important: People. We turn trips into journeys, encounters into experiences, and jobs into careers.

Why Now?

This is an exciting time to be at Hyatt. We are growing rapidly and are looking for passionate changemakers to be a part of our journey. The hospitality industry is resilient and continues to offer dynamic opportunities for upward mobility, and Hyatt is no exception.

How We Care for Our People

Our purpose sets us apart—to care for people so they can be their best. Every business decision is made through the lens of our purpose, and it informs how we have and will continue to support each other as members of the Hyatt family. Our care for our colleagues is the key to our success. We’re proud to have earned a place on Fortune’s prestigious 100 Best Companies to Work For® list for the last ten years. This recognition is a testament to how our Hyatt family continues to come together to care for one another, our commitment to a culture of inclusivity, empathy, and respect, and making sure everyone feels like they belong.

We’re proud to offer exceptional corporate benefits which include:

•Annual allotment of free hotel stays at Hyatt hotels globally

•Flexible work schedules

•Work-life benefits including well-being initiatives such as a complimentary Headspace subscription, and a discount at the on-site fitness center

•A global family assistance policy with paid time off following the birth or adoption of a child as well as financial assistance for adoption

•Paid Time Off, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K with company match

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Our success is underpinned by our diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture and we are committed to diversity across the board—from whom we hire and develop, the organizations we support, and whom we buy from and work with.

Being part of Hyatt means always having space to be you. Our global teams are a mosaic of cultures, ethnicities, genders, ages, abilities, and identities. We constantly strive to reflect the world we care for with teams that achieve and grow together. To learn more about our commitments to DE&I, please visit the Why Hyatt section of the Hyatt career page.

Who You Are

As our ideal candidate, you understand the power and purpose of our Culture of Care and embody our core values of Empathy, Inclusion, Integrity, Experimentation, Respect, and Well-being. You enjoy working with others, are results-driven, and seek various opportunities to develop personally and professionally.

The Role

This individual will work closely with quality assurance, development, platform engineering, and platform operations teams to develop and establish quality assurance standards and processes for the product engineering organization. This is a technical role and the individual in this role will provide technical leadership towards the design and architecture of the automation framework, with input from the Hyatt QA community, as well as evaluating new testing tools, developing documentation and reference architectures, and mentoring that aid in the framework’s adoption.

Here are some of the position responsibilities

•Develop and establish quality assurance measures and testing standards for new development and enhancements.

•Assumes team-level architectural responsibilities, ensuring that the quality teams are using the appropriate technology for the problem.

•Monitors existing QA tools and processes, identifying tooling, instrumentation, and process opportunities to improve overall quality and efficiency with an eye towards “shifting left”.

•Expert in and proven experience with test design and architecture patterns used for functional, performance, and security testing.

•Considers multiple approaches and recommends best technical direction including logic and reasoning.

• Evaluate new frameworks and tools, building reference architectures to demonstrate how these technologies can be leveraged by a team.

•Creates reusable framework components and pattern libraries that aid teams utilizing those technologies

•Mentors test engineers in best practices, new technologies, and new frameworks. Assists in the resolution of technical issues such as automation challenges and environmental setup issues.

•Lends in to assist in testing efforts as necessary, including reviewing pull requests, creating, and executing test plans and scripts, and communicating test progress.

•Facilitates architecture discussions/peer reviews and creates RFC and other documentation to document new standards.

•Establishes relationships and partners with both internal and external team members.

Qualifications:

Experience Required:

•8 years of progressively complex experience in full-time development and leadership roles.

•BS in Computer Science or equivalent combination of technical education and work experience.

•Demonstrated experience in the Agile/Scrum development process.

•Demonstrated experience implementing performance testing using tools such as JMeter, K6, Loadrunner, or equivalents.

•Demonstrated use of Java, XML, JS, CSS, and HTML.

•Demonstrated understanding of Object-Oriented Programming concepts.

•Strong Agile experience preferred in an environment leveraging DevOps patterns and practices in an environment that utilizes Gitlab or Jenkins for Continuous Integration.

•Strong knowledge of system testing best practices and methodologies.

•Expertise in documenting defects with a high level of detail, accuracy, and informative recreation steps using JIRA.

•Proficient in the preparation of test data and regression test scripts.

•Proficient in cross-browser, cross-platform web testing with SauceLabs or equivalent tools.

•Proficient in testing web services (REST and SOAP) testing using SoapUI, Postman, or equivalent tools.

•Proficient in leveraging Splunk or similar tools to view system logs and troubleshoot potential defects.

•Excellent interpersonal skills required with a strong customer service orientation.

•Demonstrate a commitment to Hyatt's core values.

•Ability to work effectively both independently and as a member of a team.

•Experience managing multiple tasks at the same time.

•Ability to adapt to a changing environment.

•Maintains a positive attitude and a learning/growth mindset.

•Likes the challenge of simplifying complex systems, and you always consider the big picture even when acting locally.

Experience Preferred:

•Proficient in native mobile (iOS and Android) testing patterns

The position responsibilities outlined above are in no way to be construed as all-encompassing. Other duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may be required and/or assigned as necessary.

We welcome you:

Research shows that women, people of color, and other historically excluded groups, tend to apply to jobs, only if they meet all the listed job qualifications. Unsure if you check every box, but feeling inspired to enhance your career? Apply. We’d love to consider your unique experiences and how you could make Hyatt even better.

Primary Location: US-IL-Chicago

Organization: Hyatt Corporate Office, Chicago

Pay Basis: Yearly

Job Level: Full-time

Job: Digital

Req ID: CHI014367

Hyatt is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, disability, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship status or any other group protected by law.