Lead Data Engineer at The Walt Disney Company

Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

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Entertainment, MediaIndustries

Requirements

7+ years overall experience in a data engineering development capacity using multiple environments (Dev, QA, Prod, etc.) and DevOps procedures for code deployment/promotion
Experience with a variety of GenAI models, tools, and concepts
3+ years using, designing and building relational databases (preferably Snowflake or PostgreSQL)
3+ years of experience leading and deploying code using a source control product such as GitLab/GitHub
2+ years of experience with job scheduling software like Apache Airflow, Amazon MWAA, GitLab Runners or UC4
Multiple years of experience with ELT/ETL data pipeline development and maintenance
Multiple years of shown experience and expertise using SQL and Python
Experience using containerization technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes
Knowledgeable on cloud architecture and product offerings, preferably AWS
Understanding of Knowledge Graphs, Data Mesh, and other data sharing platforms
Experience translating project scope and high-level requirements into technical data engineering tasks
Experience defining solutions to sophisticated data engineering problems in support of advanced analytic processes
Experience collaborating with multiple project teams in a fast-paced environment
Experience with defining and estimating level-of-effort data engineering activities
Experience with project and sprint planning
Ability to communicate technical concepts and solutions to non-technical team members
Experience designing and building data structures to support requirements
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study and/or equivalent work experience (Master’s degree preferred)

Responsibilities

Planning and leading research and development related to advanced analytic data solutions, leveraging GenAI
Working with business and technology leaders to understand scope and requirements, business needs, and data from across the Disney company in order to design and deliver the data pipelines necessary for solutions
Partnering with the Decision Science Products, Decision Science, and client teams on critical projects
Planning, estimating, design, development, testing, production rollout and sustainment activities
Consulting and collaborating with project team members
Leading design reviews
Hands-on development
Communicating with colleagues and leaders