Data Engineer

Position: Staff Data Engineer
** This role is not eligible for sponsorship AND is four days onsite hybrid at our N. Scottsdale office   
** Choice Hotels has an exciting new opportunity as a
** Staff Data Engineer
** in the
** Sky Touch Technology division**. Sky Touch Technology, is an independently operated division of Choice Hotels that provides the most widely used cloud-based (SaaS) hotel property management system. As a key member of our Sky Touch Software Engineering - Data, you will drive enterprise-wide impact by shaping scalable, reliable data architectures and standards that enable teams to deliver trusted data, accelerate innovation, and support long-term business strategy.**#Skys

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** when you **#Make It Your Choice **! We encourage you to apply today!
** Your Responsibilities
*** Define and evolve the long-term data architecture and technical standards across teams and platforms
* Design and oversee highly scalable, resilient, and cost-efficient data systems using cloud technologies (e.g., AWS)
* Lead complex, cross-domain data initiatives that span multiple teams, systems, and business functions
* Serve as a technical authority and escalation point for complex data engineering challenges and architectural decisions
* Establish best practices for data quality, reliability, observability, security, and governance across the organization
* Drive alignment on data modeling, integration patterns, and platform usage to reduce duplication and technical debt
* Partner with engineering, analytics, and business leaders to translate strategic goals into technical data solutions
* Mentor senior engineers and influence technical growth through design reviews, architecture forums, and technical guidance
* Identify systemic risks and opportunities within the data ecosystem and proactively propose improvements
* Balance near-term delivery with long-term platform health, scalability, and sustainability
** Your Experience, Skills & Competencies
*** Bachelor's degree in related field Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering or equivalent experience
* Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word
* Minimum of 8+ years of experience in data engineering, software engineering, or platform engineering roles.
* Proven experience designing and evolving large-scale, cloud-based data platforms in AWS.
* Experience leading cross-team, multi-system data initiatives with long-term architectural impact
* Demonstrated ownership of mission-critical production data systems
* Experience influencing technical direction across teams without direct people management
* Expert-level knowledge of cloud data architectures and AWS data services
* Advanced data modeling and data warehousing design expertise.
* Acts as a trusted technical authority, guiding architectural decisions, mentoring senior engineers, and influencing outcomes across teams.
* Strong programming skills (Python, SQL, and/or Spark)
* Deep understanding of distributed systems, performance tuning, and scalability
* Infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD, and automation expertise.
* Ability to design scalable, fault-tolerant, and cost-efficient data architectures
* Strong understanding of distributed systems, data partitioning, and performance tuning
* Expertise in data quality, observability, and reliability practices
* Knowledge of data governance, security, and compliance best practices
* Strong debugging and root-cause analysis skills across data pipelines and cloud infrastructure.
* Designing for reliability, observability, fault tolerance, and cost efficiency at scale
* Implementing organization-wide standards for data quality, security, and governance
* Identifying and reducing technical debt across data platforms
* Demonstrates key competencies to include managing complexity, valuing differences, and cultivating innovation
** Your Team
** This is an individual contributor role that will report to the
** Manager of Software Engineering - Data**. You will have
** 14
* * peer teammate
** s
* * and collaborate with cross functional departments on a regular basis.  This role is not eligible for sponsorship  Choice prioritizes our associate wellbeing by offering a comprehensive benefits…