Description

Summary

The Opportunity

Hyatt Hotels Corporation seeks an enthusiastic Cloud Network Engineer to join our Global Network Engineering and Operations team. In this role, you will be collaborating closely with the broader infrastructure team, where you'll be instrumental in continuing to make Hyatt a leading hospitality company. You will be part of a team that is passionate about our purpose, committed to nurturing curiosity and new skills, and building connections across the organization with colleagues, customers, and guests.

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 our guests have been at the heart of our business and helped Hyatt become one of the best, and fastest growing hospitality brands in the world. Our transformative growth and the addition of new hotels, brands and business lines can open the door for exciting career and growth opportunities to 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

What sets us apart is our purpose-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 the tremendous way 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 schedule
• Work-life benefits including wellbeing 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

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 Wellbeing. You enjoy working with others, are results driven and are looking for a variety of opportunities to develop personally and professionally.

The Role

Key responsibilities (not exhaustive, execution-focused):

• Implement, configure, and operate cloud networking services across Azure, AWS, and GCP and other hyper-scaler environments.
• Deploy, manage, and support Palo Alto firewalls (cloud and hybrid), including policy updates, NAT, routing, and rule optimization.
• Configure and maintain VPC/VNet networking components such as subnets, route tables, security groups, NACLs, and load balancers.
• Build and support cloud connectivity including VPNs, ExpressRoute, Direct Connect, Cloud Interconnect, and peering.
• Execute network changes, upgrades, and migrations following established standards and change processes.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex network and firewall issues in production environments.
• Participate in incident response, on-call rotations, root cause analysis, and service restoration activities.
• Use Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible,PowerShell) to deploy and maintain network configurations.
• Automate operational tasks and repetitive workflows using scripting and tooling.
• Monitor network health, performance, and security using cloud-native and third-party monitoring tools.
• Maintain accurate documentation, runbooks, and operational procedures.
• Collaborate with Security and Cloud Platform teams to implement approved designs and security controls.

Special initiatives & cross-functional execution:

• Execute cloud migration and expansion activities from on-prem to Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• Support firewall rulebase cleanups, policy migrations, and cloud firewall rollouts.
• Assist in implementing network security enhancements and operational improvements driven by Security and Architecture teams.
• Participate in disaster recovery testing and global failover exercises.

Qualifications

Experience Required:

• 4+ years of hands-on network engineering experience, including cloud networking responsibilities.
• Strong hands-on networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, routing, subnetting, NAT, DNS, and load balancing.
• Direct operational experience supporting Azure, AWS, and/or GCP networking in production.
• Practical experience managing Palo Alto firewall policies and troubleshooting traffic flows.
• Experience using IaC tools such as Terraform in day-to-day operations.
• Experience executing network changes, incident response, and operational support activities.
• Experience working in an enterprise environment with formal change and incident management processes.

Experience Preferred:

• Experience supporting multi-cloud environments simultaneously.
• Palo Alto certification (PCNSE) or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Cloud certifications with an operational focus (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
• Experience with automation and scripting for network operations.
• Exposure to SASE, Zero Trust networking, or cloud security operations.
• Experience supporting global, 24x7 environments with on-call responsibilities.

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 individuals 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.

The salary range for this position is $86,200 to $112,000. This position is also eligible to earn an annual bonus.

The final pay rate/salary offered to the successful candidate will depend on experience, skill level and other qualifications for the role, as well as the location of the performance of work. Pay for the successful candidate will meet local requirements, including the local minimum wage rate.

We value our relationships with recruitment partners and require that agencies contact us first before submitting any candidates. Hyatt will not be responsible for any fees and obligations associated with unsolicited submissions unless a formal agreement is in place.