Lead Solution Architect at The Walt Disney Company

Kissimmee, 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, Hospitality, TravelIndustries

Requirements

7+ years of progressively related experience in Software Architecture and Software Development
Proven track record of delivering large and complex projects and initiatives
Experience in leading, coaching, and developing technical teams with diverse personalities
Comfortable working in a collaborative and fast-paced environment
Ability to build strong partnerships and maintain robust relationships, with a deep understanding of company policies and guidelines
Experience working with software vendors and contractors
Highly proficient in SmartSheets, ServiceNow, Jira, Tableau, GitHub, AppDynamics, Splunk, and Confluence
Familiar with Azure and AWS cloud technologies; GCP experience is a plus
Experience with scripting technologies and modern programming languages
Ability to operate and drive projects in a DevOps model, collaborating with both Operations and Development teams
Proven ability to influence business and technology leadership to drive positive outcomes
Strong situational analysis and decision-making skills
Experience with Agile methodologies such as Kanban, Scrum, and test-driven development
Knowledge of DevOps toolchains like Git, Harness/Jenkins, Nexus, Docker, and Kubernetes
Ability to structure lean and efficient processes
Strong leadership qualities and the ability to motivate diverse teams

Responsibilities

Designing and developing technical architectures for complex systems, ensuring they meet or exceed the company’s security, compliance, resiliency and business requirements, including conceptualizing, designing, and implementing architectures to realize business outcomes
Leading design and development efforts, providing technical guidance and support to delivery teams throughout the project/initiative lifecycle, including leading design workshops and demonstrating proof-of-concepts for proposed architectures
Collaborating with business groups, platform teams, and other stakeholders to understand requirements, communicate architectural decisions, and ensure alignment of technical architectures
Evaluating the effectiveness of technical architectures, adjusting as needed, and continuously monitoring for improvements, including activities like query optimization, scalability, resiliency, extensibility, and validation testing
Ensuring that architectures produced align with the organization’s strategic goals and technology standards, adopting Generative AI and Cloud Native technologies into solutions
Ensuring architectures are designed and implemented with security-first strategies, conducting architectural reviews across various technologies, and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations, legislation and other compliances
Documenting and assessing architectural decisions, non-functional aspects, scalability, reliability, managing review processes, integrating systems for operations, enhancing guest experiences through technology, optimizing business operations, and mentoring other architects