Principal Data Platform Architect

Company: Parks, Experiences and Products
Location: Edmonds
Posted on: July 31, 2022

Job Description:

Overview:The Data Products and Platforms team provides data platforms, tools, pipelines and products across Disney Parks, Experiences and Products (DPEP). We design and manage important data, data science and analytics solutions and platforms for businesses groups across the segment, including Parks & Resorts and Products.This Principal Data Platform Architect position is an essential Architect role on the Data Products & Platforms team. This is an important technology and leadership role, responsible for the architecture of major data and analytics solutions for the unified consumer experience across DPEP.Responsibilities:

• Architect and deliver scalable and flexible, cost-effective, cloud-based solutions
• Translate requirements into conceptual and detailed technology solutions
• Work with peers, leaders and partners across the organization
• Mentor fellow Engineers and team members
• Perform third-party vendor assessments and develop and leading proof-of-concept projects
• Keep fluent in the industry and marketplace evolution--staying current with vendor product offerings and common data solutions in use across the industry; continuously learn new data technologies and introducing these into our organization.
• Present technology tradeoffs to executives and market analysis of new technologies
• Responsibilities surrounding the technology selection processBasic Qualifications:
  • 10+ years of experience architecting big data solutions
  • Champion of serverless and Microservices technologies
  • Expert knowledge and experience architecting and developing cloud data solutions in AWS.
  • AWS components include: Lambda, Kinesis/Firehose, Airflow, EMR/Redshift/Glue, EC2, SageMaker, S3, DynamoDB (NoSQL database) and API Gateway
  • Experience with infrastructure-as-code (IaC) as well as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) - Terraform/Kubernetes/Cloud Formation/CDK
  • Experience with specific DevOps (CI/CD) and MLOps (Machine Learning) practicesPreferred Qualifications:
    • Expertise architecting and developing solutions in Snowflake
    • Experience with consumer experience solutions
    • Proficiency in data securityRequired Education:
      • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related field
      • Preferred Education:
        • Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or related fieldAdditional Information:DISNEYTECHDPEPFLA

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