Senior Manager, Lead Architect

Referral Job Portal; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Universal Orlando is seeking a Sr Manager, Lead Architect to lead a global team of solution and application architects, delivering architecture artifacts and enforcing patterns across value streams.

The role partners with D&T leaders and business executives, delivering design guidance and strategic roadmaps while inspiring a strong UDX culture and providing KPI metrics on architectural work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or similar preferred.
• 9+ years in technology delivery and enterprise solution architecture.
• Experience in front-end and back-end integration design.
• Executive communication and collaboration experience.
• Proven experience with architecture design patterns using NoSQL and SQL databases.
• Experience with the software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Oversee architecture delivery across value streams and ensure KPI alignment.
• Lead global team of solution and application architects.
• Enforce consistent architecture patterns, design for scalability and flexibility.
• Collaborate with engineering, security, infrastructure and on-site teams.
• Mentor team members and foster a universal culture.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Solution architecture

Executive communication

Stakeholder collaboration

NoSQL & SQL databases

REST & SOAP APIs

UML

Architecture patterns

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

UML

REST APIs

SOAP APIs

NoSQL

SQL databases

Job description

JOB SUMMARY:

The Sr Manager, Lead Architect role is a leadership role responsible for technical and people leadership. This individual will lead a global team of solution and application architects which enable UDX business and guest experience global solutions across multiple value streams. They will oversee a portfolio of technology design artifacts.

This role is responsible for architecture artifact delivery globally, ensuring strategic themes and enterprise architecture design patterns are followed working closely with individual architects and senior leaders. This role is involved in the design of specific solutions providing subject matter expertise and guidance. The role will partner closely within D&T teams and other business leaders. This leader must be able to inspire UDX culture. Will be responsible for providing metrics and KPI’s on architectural design work.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Strategy, Architecture, Planning and Delivery – Oversee specific areas of solution architecture, application architecture, and application design. Enforce consistent technology and architecture design patterns across solutions and ensure designs follow best practices around design including simplicity, scalability, and flexibility. Act as a subject matter expert and provide architectural expertise and provide high level technical assessments based on this knowledge.
• Architecture Delivery – Work with individual architects to author technical design artifacts for value stream wide solutions with various integrations. Ensure solution and enterprise roadmaps are integrated into individual solution designs. Ensure documentation created is usable by senior executives and individual developers. Responsible for creating and managing a set of KPIs for architecture delivery.
• Technical and Cross team Collaboration – Work with other D&T leaders to ensure architects solutions are not only best in class but also fit the needs of others. Ensure alignment between solution architects and other architecture groups such as security architecture. Collaborate with leaders on other teams such as engineering, infrastructure and on-site support teams.
• Team Culture and Staff Development – Lead and mentor direct reports & team members in day-to-day management and administration. Provide decision making and priority management for direct reports. Ensure team member satisfaction and a Universal culture with effective communication.
• Understands and actively participates in Environmental, Health & Safety responsibilities by following established UO policy, procedures, training and team member involvement activities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, systems engineering, information technology or similar preferred.

EXPERIENCE:

• 9+ years in technology delivery and implementation
• 9+ years’ experience in global/large scale/enterprise solution architecture and platform development.
• Proven experience
• Extensive experience in front-end and back-end integration design.
• Experience in executive communication and collaboration.
• Experience in stakeholder and partner communication.
• Proven experience with architecture design patterns using NoSQL and SQL databases.
• Experience with the software development lifecycle.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework) or other architectural framework certification preferred
• Cloud platform certifications such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect or Azure Solutions Architect preferred

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Broad technical knowledge across the industry with experience in implementing complex solutions with success
• Demonstrated technical strategic ability
• Extensive knowledge in creating, managing and integrating with REST and SOAP based APIs.
• Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Consistent attendance is a job requirement.
• Repeated experience with UML artifacts.
• A technical background with an understanding of high-level networks, routers, switches, firewalls, BGP, and SANs.

Your talent, skills and experience will be rewarded with a competitive compensation package.

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Advertised: Aug 12 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
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