Lead Data Architect: Enterprise Modeling & Platforms

1976 Walt Disney Attractions Technology LLC; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 148,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

Disney Experiences in Orlando, FL is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to drive enterprise data architecture, modeling standards, and scalable data integrations across domains. You will guide schema design, metadata, and data dictionary efforts, while leading reviews and strategic planning for data projects.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, agile delivery, and a passion for innovative data solutions within a premier entertainment brand.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or a comparable field of study, or equivalent work experience.
• Experience in data architecture, data modeling, or senior data engineering roles.
• Strong SQL and data transformation skills (dbt, Spark).
• Experience with cloud data warehouses and data lake architectures (Snowflake, Databricks, AWS).
• Ability to enforce data modeling standards across teams.
• Comfortable working in an agile environment with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of enterprise data architecture and integration patterns.
• Define data modeling standards and naming conventions.
• Design cross-domain data integrations for coherent datasets.
• Maintain data dictionaries, lineage documentation, and metadata standards.
• Lead data modeling reviews and complex schema decisions.
• Plan and estimate scalable data architecture projects and budgets.
• Stay current with emerging data technologies to inform recommendations.
• Provide escalation support and guide ongoing data model improvements.

Skills

Data architecture

Data modeling

SQL

Agile teamwork

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

erwin

dbt

SqlDBM

Alation

Snowflake

Databricks

Redshift

EMR

Spark

Glue

Terraform

CloudFormation

CDK

Apache Atlas

Job description

Disney Experiences in Orlando, FL is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to drive enterprise data architecture, modeling standards, and scalable data integrations across domains. You will guide schema design, metadata, and data dictionary efforts, while leading reviews and strategic planning for data projects.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, agile delivery, and a passion for innovative data solutions within a premier entertainment brand.