Lead Enterprise Architect (Disney Experiences)

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Lead Enterprise Architect (Disney Experiences)

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Lead Enterprise Architect (Disney Experiences)

At Disney Experiences Technology our team creates world-class immersive digital experiences for the Companys premier vacation brands including Disneys Parks & Resorts worldwide Disney Cruise Line Aulani A Disney Resort & Spa and Disney Vacation Club.

We are seeking a Lead Enterprise Architect (Disney Experiences) to lead through influence shaping strategy driving enterprise alignment and guiding our most critical technology initiatives across the domains.

This is not an ivory-tower role. Our Lead Architects work International Parks Hotels Ticketing Retail shoulder-to-shoulder with business leaders solution teams and technologists to connect strategy with execution. The ideal candidate blends executive presence architectural depth and collaboration mastery inspiring teams to deliver technology that scales the Disney magic globally.

What You Will Do

• Contribute to and influence the enterprise strategy: Prioritizing initiatives by business impact and mapping investments into capability maps for Disney Parks International based roadmaps and initiatives (International Parks Hotels Retail Ticketing etc.)
• Strategic Partner: Serve as strategic partner and orchestrator for technology strategy and long-term technology roadmap
• Lead Through Influence: Operate as a senior advisor and strategic influencer to executives and domain leaders helping align technology investments with business outcomes.
• Advance Repository Practices: Ensure architectural metadata and taxonomy integrity within the BlueDolphin repository enabling enterprise transparency and decision support.
• Foster Collaboration: Build partnerships with Product Engineering Operations and Security teams to co-own outcomes not dictate them.
• Communication and Influence: Translate architectural strategy into compelling business narratives that resonate with executive audiences and technical teams alike.
• Champion Modernization and Platform Thinking: Lead initiatives that simplify modernize and integrate platforms across Disney Parks International locations.
• Balance Short-Term Delivery with Long-Term Strategy: Facilitate informed trade-offs track technical debt decisions and ensure alignment with enterprise objectives.

What Were Looking For:

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelors degree in computer science Information Technology or related field required.
• Expertise with enterprise architecture repository tools (e.g. tools similar to BlueDolphin or LeanIX)
• Strong leadership experience mentoring architecture teams
• Proven ability to influence without authority across technical and business domains
• Experience defining and applying metadata models taxonomy relationships and governance
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-domain architectural initiatives and guide decision processes
• Understanding of both front-end and back-end technologies
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical decisions to business stakeholders
• 7 years of experience as a Solution or Enterprise Architect for International locations (Parks Hotels Ticketing Retail etc.) related domains (Preferably an Enterprise Architect)
• 7 years Engineering experience across multiple languages both front-end and back-end.
  • Expertise in modern programming languages and technologies.
  • Experience with testing and debugging applications to deliver scalable enterprise solutions.

Core Leadership Capabilities

• Demonstrate executive presence: can influence VP and SVP level leaders without authority.
• Proven collaboration leader who mobilizes teams across organizational boundaries.
• Skilled storyteller who can articulate the why behind architectural direction in simple business-relevant terms.
• Diplomatic and pragmatic a trusted advisor who aligns people as effectively as systems.

Enterprise Architecture Expertise

• Deep understanding of governance frameworks and ARB operations.
• Experience developing and managing architecture taxonomies patterns and standards.
• Proven ability to align architecture with strategic objectives OKRs and scorecards.
• Hands-on familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS Azure GCP) API-led integration security-by-design and data architecture principles.
• Experience integrating emerging platforms or modernizing legacy systems at scale.

Business and Cultural Alignment

• Experience supporting International Parks Hotels Ticketing Retail platforms preferred.
• Thrives in a federated creative and high-visibility environment where technology enables storytelling and guest experience.
• Comfortable operating in matrixed organizations and partnering with multiple business units.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills clear concise and outcome-oriented.

Software Engineering

• Deliver high-impact projects supporting enterprise platforms and technology infrastructure.
• Contribute to the design testing and implementation of major systems and applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to define requirements and influence technical direction.
• Shape scalable architectures and support planning for complex enterprise projects.
• Evaluate emerging technologies within your area of expertise to guide strategic recommendations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree (MBA MS) preferred.
• Experience delivering architecture in platform-oriented and product-led organizations
• Background in API design and messaging standards
• Knowledge of security-by-design principles and secure architecture practices
• Experience integrating SaaS solutions and working with cloud platforms (AWS Azure GCP)
• Familiarity with architecture maturity models and scorecards
• Certifications such as TOGAF ArchiMate or equivalent enterprise architecture frameworks are desirable.
• 7 years of experience working with cloud vendors
• 7 years of experience with databases (relational and non-relational)
• Experience with SaaS vendor implementations
• Experience with messaging patterns and API design best practices
• Experience implementing security best practices and security-by-design

The Ideal Candidate

Lead Enterprise Architect (Disney Experiences)

• Thinks strategically like an executive and acts pragmatically like a builder.
• Is as comfortable on stage presenting to VPs as in workshops with engineers.
• Believes architecture is a team sport driven by collaboration context and clarity.
• Measures success not by control but by influence and adoption.

The hiring range for this position in Orlando Florida is $150500.00 to $201800.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidates geographic region job-related knowledge skills and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package in addition to the full range of medical financial and/or other benefits dependent on the level and position offered.

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DX Technology

Job Posting Primary Business:

Tech Delivery Platforms & Core Systems

Primary Job Posting Category:

Software Engineer

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Full time

Primary City State Region Postal Code:

Orlando FL USA

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