Senior DevOps Application Engineer

We Put the World on Vacation

Travel + Leisure Co. is the world’s leading vacation ownership and travel membership company, with a dynamic and growing portfolio of resort, travel club, and lifestyle travel brands. Our dedicated associates help the company achieve its mission to put the world on vacation. Innovation and growth keep our work interesting and fun. Every day is a chance to learn something new and turn vacation inspiration into exceptional experiences for millions of travelers worldwide.

 

The Senior DevOps Application Engineer is responsible for the analysis, design, development and testing of DevOps CI/CD and delivery automation. The individual will provide the technical expertise on the design and construction of new and existing CI/CD pipelines and configuration management standards and practices. They will collaborate with AppDev and QA Teams to establish and improve automation for build, test and deployment processes. They will monitor and maintain CI/CD infrastructure to ensure reliability and performance. Provide SME knowledge on best practices for version control, build management and code quality. They will assist with troubleshooting and resolving build and deployment issues. They will continuously stay current on existing and emerging CI/CD and configuration management tools and technologies, providing recommendations and championing new capabilities.

The DevOps Application Engineer reports to the Director, IT DevOps Delivery & Application Platform COE to deliver robust applications based on best practice CI/CD and configuration management software engineering.

How You'll Shine:

• Develop CI/CD and Configuration Management principles supporting complex analysis, design, development and implementation of CI/CD solutions. Consists of technical expertise in design and build of CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with AppDev and QA Teams to provide automation improvements for highly complex business and systems solutions with appropriate CI/CD and Configuration Management processes and technologies.
• Monitor and maintain CI/CD AppDev infrastructure and Configuration Management processes to ensure reliability and delivery performance.
• Provide SME knowledge on best practices for version control, build management and code quality. Assist with troubleshooting and resolving build and deployment issues.
• Stay current on existing and emerging CI/CD and Configuration Management tools and technologies, providing recommendations and championing new capabilities.

Travel Requirements:

• Less than 10%.  Travel to different business units or sites may be necessary.

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology/computer science or related field.
• Master’s degree is a plus.
• PC Skills with MS Office, or equivalent
• Certifications in cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure, preferred.
• Possesses excellent written and oral communication skills, eager to learn and grow skills and take on new responsibilities.
• Leads development activities with agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban)
• Expert experience with highly integrated enterprise application systems/platforms, data flows, and business processes
• Experience working within formal software development methodologies
• Proven ability to think analytically, logical reasoning and problem-solving skills.
• Proven ability to work on a Team and good interpersonal skills
• Self-starter and completes assignments with moderate supervision

CI/CD & Pipeline Automation

• Strong experience designing, building, and maintaining CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, CircleCI, Azure DevOps, etc.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines for polyglot stacks including Java, .NET/C#, React, PL/SQL/Oracle, Apigee, and similar technologies
• Experience with deployment strategies such as blue/green, canary, and rolling deployments
• Experience managing release gates, approval workflows, and environment promotion pipelines

Version Control & Branching

• Strong proficiency with Git and branching strategies such as GitFlow and trunk-based development
• Experience with SCM platforms such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and Azure Repos

Build & Artifact Management

• Experience with build tools such as Maven, Gradle, MSBuild, npm, and webpack
• Experience with artifact repository management tools such as JFrog Artifactory or Sonatype Nexus

Containerization & Orchestration

• Experience with containerization technologies including Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience building, publishing, and managing container image registries (e.g., Docker Hub, AWS ECR, Azure ACR, JFrog)

Test Automation & Quality Engineering

• Experience integrating automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines (shift-left testing)

Code Quality & Security (DevSecOps)

• Experience with static code analysis and quality tools such as SonarQube, ESLint, and Checkstyle
• Experience with security scanning tools (SAST/DAST/SCA) such as Snyk, Veracode, Qualys, or OWASP ZAP
• Experience with dependency vulnerability management and enforcing security quality gates in pipelines

Scripting & Automation

• Proficient in scripting languages including Python, Bash/Shell, and PowerShell for pipeline, build, and operational automation
• Experience using Ansible for configuration automation, application deployment orchestration, and ad-hoc task automation
• Experience writing reusable automation scripts for tasks such as environment setup, health checks, log parsing, and deployment validation
• Familiarity with task runners and automation utilities such as Make, Rake, or Taskfile
• Experience scheduling and managing automated jobs using tools such as cron, Jenkins pipelines, or cloud-native schedulers (AWS EventBridge, Azure Logic Apps)

Cloud Platform Integration

• Experience with AWS or Azure cloud services for application deployment, integration, and pipeline execution
• Familiarity with cloud-native CI/CD services such as AWS CodePipeline/CodeBuild or Azure DevOps Pipelines
• 8 years of experience as a software engineer, application developer or equivalent.
• 3+ years in a DevOps role as a CI/CD and Configuration Management engineer with CI/CD orchestrator tools e.g., Jenkins, Maven, Ant, or similar CI/CD orchestrator tool(s).
• 2+ years of experience with a source code repository tool e.g., GitLab, GitHub
• Experience in developing applications for Hospitality Industry preferred
• Experience working with offshore development teams

Unless there is a legal requirement, experience will be accepted for the education requirement.

 

 

 

How You'll Be Rewarded:

We offer a diverse range of comprehensive health and welfare benefits to associates who work 30 or more hours per week to meet your needs and support you throughout your career with us. Travel + Leisure Co. benefits include:

Note: Temporary and/or seasonal associates are ineligible for Paid Time Off.

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life and accident coverage
• Disability
• Depending on position, paid time off, parental leave and holidays (speak to your recruiter for additional information)
• Wish day paid time to volunteer at an approved organization of your choice
• 401k with employer match (subject to eligibility requirements, including tenure - speak to your recruiter for additional information)
• Legal and identify theft plan
• Voluntary income protection benefits
• Wellness program (subject to provider availability)
• Employee Assistance Program

 

Where Memories Start with You

Hospitality is at the heart of all we do at Travel + Leisure Co. Here, you’ll find an inclusive environment where we deliver excellence and take time to have fun, celebrate together, and support one another. We're always looking ahead to what’s next and how we can strengthen our business, its neighboring communities, and the customer experience. Join our global team and build a career where memories start with you.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all applications will be considered for employment without attention to their membership in any protected class. If you require any reasonable accommodation to complete your application or any part of the recruiting process, please email your request to MyCareer@travelandleisure.com, including the title and location of the position for which you are applying.