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About The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is a diversified global entertainment and media enterprise operating in segments including Disney Parks, Experiences and Products; Entertainment (ABC, Hulu, Disney+); and ESPN. Industry: Entertainment & Media
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The Principal Enterprise Architect (Disney Experiences) joins the Disney Experiences Technology team to lead commerce technology strategy across Parks, Hotels, Ticketing, and Retail domains. This role involves shaping enterprise alignment, prioritizing initiatives by business impact, and mapping investments into capability roadmaps. You will serve as a strategic advisor to executives, managing architectural metadata within the BlueDolphin repository while fostering collaboration between Product, Engineering, Operations, and Security teams. Key responsibilities include modernizing platforms, managing technical debt, and translating complex strategies into business narratives. Required skills include expertise in enterprise architecture repository tools, governance frameworks, and cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, and GCP. You must possess deep knowledge of API-led integration, data architecture, and security-by-design while leveraging ten years of experience in software engineering and commerce-related domains.
Prioritize initiatives by business impact and map investments into capability maps for Commerce roadmaps.
Serve as a strategic partner to align technology investments with business outcomes for executive leadership.
Maintain architectural metadata and taxonomy integrity within the BlueDolphin repository to ensure enterprise transparency.
Lead initiatives to simplify, modernize, and integrate platforms across Commerce locations.
Translate architectural strategy into compelling business narratives for both executive and technical audiences.
Facilitate trade-offs between short-term delivery and long-term strategy while tracking technical debt.
Design and implement major systems and applications that support enterprise platforms and infrastructure.
Evaluate emerging technologies to provide strategic recommendations for scalable enterprise solutions.
What we're looking for
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
10+ years of experience as a Solution or Enterprise Architect for Commerce domains like Parks, Hotels, Ticketing, or Retail.
10+ years of Engineering experience across multiple front-end and back-end languages and technologies.
Expertise with enterprise architecture repository tools such as BlueDolphin or LeanIX.
Proven ability to lead cross-domain architectural initiatives, influence without authority, and mentor architecture teams.
Deep understanding of governance frameworks, ARB operations, and experience managing architecture taxonomies, patterns, and standards.
Hands-on familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), API-led integration, and data architecture principles.
Advanced degree (MBA, MS) (preferred); Certifications such as TOGAF or ArchiMate (preferred); 10+ years of experience with cloud vendors and databases (preferred).
Enterprise Architecture
AWS
Azure
Databricks
Snowflake
Redshift
API Management
Middleware
CI/CD
Agile
Generative AI
ERP
CRM
PLM
SCM
Data Governance
21 CFR Part 11
GAMP 5
Lakehouse
Low-code
Version Control