Staff Data Architect, Data Analytics, Science & Insights

Warner Bros. Discovery

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Remote

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Work type
Remote
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$136,500–$253,500 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Oct 30, 2026

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $212k
This role $195k
$121k most similar roles pay here $279k

This role pays less than 62% of similar roles. Most pay $172,425–$251,521 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $195k versus about $212k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery is a global media and entertainment company operating a broad portfolio of iconic content and brands including Warner Bros. film studio, HBO, CNN, Discovery Channel, and Max streaming service. Industry: Media & Entertainment

Warner Bros. Discovery currently has 55 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $131,985–$245,115 across 38 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Data Architect, Data Analytics, Science & Insights

Staff Data Architect, CNN Data Analytics, Science & Insights is a platform-focused role centered on evolving and strengthening the modern data ecosystem for CNN. The individual will design and implement robust, performant, and governed data architecture to power analytics, reporting, and decision-making across the organization. Key responsibilities include developing scalable data patterns on Snowflake, establishing dbt transformation workflows, and creating semantic data models to ensure metric consistency. The role involves building data quality and observability frameworks, managing data lifecycle strategies, and mentoring engineers and analysts. Technical requirements include expertise in Snowflake for performance tuning and security, experience with dbt, and proficiency with event or clickstream data using Snowplow. The position addresses the challenge of providing reliable, scalable data systems and trusted self-service analytics within a high-impact news and media environment.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement scalable data architecture patterns on Snowflake for high-volume event and analytics workloads.
  • Establish and maintain technical standards for data modeling and dbt workflows to ensure consistency and reliability.
  • Implement secure, role-based access controls and managed schemas to ensure governed and auditable data access.
  • Develop data quality and observability frameworks using dbt tests to monitor pipeline health and performance.
  • Translate complex business requirements into clean, well-governed semantic data models for self-service analytics.
  • Define and manage data lifecycle and retention strategies to balance performance, cost efficiency, and compliance.
  • Mentor engineers and analysts while serving as a technical leader for data architecture practices.

What we're looking for

  • 5–8 years of experience in data engineering, data architecture, or a related field.
  • Deep expertise in cloud data warehousing with hands-on Snowflake experience including performance tuning and security design.
  • Strong experience designing and maintaining dbt-based transformation workflows.
  • Experience working with event or clickstream data using Snowplow or comparable technologies.
  • Proven ability to design semantic layers and analytics-ready data models for BI tools like Looker, Tableau, or Domo.
  • Excellent communication skills to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
  • Experience with Customer Data Platforms (CDPs) is preferred.
  • Familiarity with data orchestration tools such as Airflow or Dagster is preferred.

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