Staff Data Architect, CNN Data Analytics, Science & Insights.

Warner Bros. Discovery

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Remote, USA · New York, NY Posted 23 days ago $136,500–$253,500 / year
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TL;DR

As a Staff Data Architect at CNN, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the modern data ecosystem by designing and implementing robust, scalable, and governed data architectures on Snowflake. Your responsibilities include optimizing performance and security while reducing costs through query optimization and warehouse sizing, as well as defining and maintaining dbt-based transformation workflows to ensure consistency and reliability across analytics platforms. You will lead technical design for complex systems, establish architecture standards, and mentor engineers and analysts to enhance their skills in data engineering practices. This role requires 5-8 years of experience in data engineering or related fields, with expertise in cloud data warehousing on Snowflake, dbt-based workflows, and semantic layer design for BI tools like Looker and Tableau. Additionally, you should have a strong understanding of event data processing at scale and the ability to communicate technical concepts effectively across teams.

Skills

Snowflake dbt SQL Python Airflow Dagster Looker Tableau Domo Snowplow CI/CD Cloud Data Warehousing Data Engineering Event Data Processing Clickstream Data Analysis Data Privacy Compliance GDPR CCPA Customer Data Platforms Data Orchestration Data Quality Frameworks

What you'll do

  • Design and implement scalable data architecture patterns on Snowflake for high-volume workloads.
  • Lead technical design of complex data systems, establishing standards for consistency and reliability.
  • Define secure, scalable data access patterns using role-based control and managed schemas.
  • Operate data quality frameworks to improve platform reliability and operational visibility.
  • Translate business requirements into clean, well-governed semantic data models for BI tools.

What we're looking for

  • 5-8 years of experience in data engineering or architecture with production system ownership.
  • Deep expertise in Snowflake for performance tuning, security design, and cost optimization.
  • Strong experience designing dbt-based transformation workflows including testing and deployment.
  • Proven ability to create semantic layers and analytics-ready data models for BI tools.
  • Experience working with event or clickstream data at scale using technologies like Snowplow.
  • Excellent communication skills to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Market check

Salary context

This $136,500–$253,500 range sits above 63% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$117,000–$225,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$145,200–$219,825

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

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 54 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $121,100–$224,900 across 37 roles with salary data.

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