Lead Data Engineer: Solutioning & Data Architecture

Disney Experiences; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 148,300 - 198,800; Full time

Job summary

Disney Experiences Technology (DXT) is hiring a Lead Data Engineer - Solutioning in Florida to partner with Product Managers, Data Architects, and Data Engineering teams. You will define data solution briefs, architect data patterns, and drive scalable data platforms across cloud and on-premises environments.

Responsibilities include guiding feasibility, data sourcing, transformation logic, and data model design, while leading estimates, risk assessment, and governance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of related work experience.
• Advanced development skills in cross-platform coding languages (SQL, Python, Java, Scala).
• SQL and scripting expertise for data extraction, transformation, and building datasets with automation.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases (Snowflake, Databricks, Oracle, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Redis).

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical counterpart to Product Managers, engaging early in intake to assess feasibility and data dependencies.
• Translate business requirements into data solution briefs, including sourcing strategy and transformation logic.
• Partner with Data Architects to translate requirements into architectural patterns and data models.
• Engage in estimation and planning, providing sizing guidance and risk assessment.
• Lead design, construction, and management of architecture and data solutions for structured and unstructured data.
• Develop processes to optimize data flow, routing, and storage across cloud and local solutions.
• Apply data cleansing, transformation, and maintenance using automation, big data, AI, and ML techniques.
• Define design standards and QA for software and systems to ensure data integrity across connections and storage.
• Analyze internal/external data needs and suggest improvements to systems and storage.

Skills

SQL

Python

Java

Scala

AWS

Databricks

Snowflake

NoSQL

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

MongoDB

DynamoDB

Redis

Airflow

dbt

Job description

Disney Experiences Technology (DXT) is hiring a Lead Data Engineer - Solutioning in Florida to partner with Product Managers, Data Architects, and Data Engineering teams. You will define data solution briefs, architect data patterns, and drive scalable data platforms across cloud and on-premises environments.

Responsibilities include guiding feasibility, data sourcing, transformation logic, and data model design, while leading estimates, risk assessment, and governance.