Lead Data Architect

Disney thewaltdisneycompany.com Open

Burbank OrlandoSeattle Full-time Senior Data Architecture & Governance

At a glance

Senior Data Architecture & Governance role at Disney. Burbank · full-time.

In listing Data Architecture & Governance salary

RoleData Architecture & Governance

SenioritySenior

LocationBurbank

EmploymentFull-time

PostedOct 11, 2026

Also hiring inOrlando, Seattle

Role brief

dataroles summary, based on the employer's posting.

What you'll do

Shape secure, large-scale data platforms that work across systems and support AI and analytics applications
Define data domains and build reusable data products for teams across the enterprise
Create shared semantic layers and catalog designs that span business segments
Design how AI applications access data held in enterprise lakehouse domains
Set master data management direction and design solutions for complex areas such as finance and HR

What you bring

At least seven years building data architectures and enterprise solutions for data, analytics and AI
Hands-on architecture and development experience with large-scale cloud data platforms and master data management
Experience in data governance, Snowflake and AI or machine learning
A relevant bachelor's degree or comparable work experience

Who this fits

This senior role suits an experienced data architect who can work across product, engineering and business teams, communicating with both technical and business audiences. The position is based in Burbank.

From the employer

Job Posting Title:

Lead Data Architect

Req ID:

10151032

Job Description:

Department Description

At Disney, we’re storytellers. We make the impossible, possible. The Walt Disney Company is a world-class entertainment and technological leader. Walt’s passion was to continuously envision new ways to move audiences around the world—a passion that remains our touchstone in an enterprise that stretches from theme parks, resorts and a cruise line to sports, news, movies and a variety of other businesses. Uniting each endeavor is a commitment to creating and delivering unforgettable experiences — and we’re constantly looking for new ways to enhance these exciting experiences.

The Enterprise Technology & Data mission is to deliver technology solutions that align to business strategies while enabling enterprise efficiency and promoting cross-company collaborative innovation. Our group drives competitive advantage by enhancing our consumer experiences, enabling business growth, and advancing operational excellence.

Team Description:

The Data Solutions & Platforms group is part of Enterprise Technology & Data. We are responsible for designing and developing enterprise solutions and managing a diverse portfolio of products and tools related to Data, Analytics, AI and Automation used by business teams across The Walt Disney Company.

The Data Architect position is one of the key roles on the team. You will have the opportunity to lead and influence the architecture for several strategic programs that will shape the future of data, analytics and AI for The Walt Disney Company. Architecting data platforms and designing data products will be a focus for the role in support of the company’s Data Unification strategy.

You will be working in a challenging, fast-paced, highly collaborative and rewarding environment, as a member of product and engineering teams that work closely with each other and with business leaders to deliver innovative and industry-leading data solutions.

What You’ll Do:

Architecting high-scale, secure and interoperable data platforms across the enterprise to enable AI and analytics applications
Architecting data domains and designing data products to be shared across the enterprise
Architecting cross-segment semantic layer and data catalog solutions
Designing an agentic architecture for exposing data from enterprise data lakehouse domains to AI applications
Developing MDM strategy and architecting MDM solutions for complex enterprise domains (e.g., Finance, HR)

Required Qualifications & Skills:

7 years+ experience in data architecture and developing enterprise data, analytics and AI solutions
Experience architecting and developing high-scale cloud data platforms
Experience architecting and developing master data management solutions
Experience with data governance
Experience with Snowflake
Experience with AI/ML
Strong communication skills, ability to communicate well to both technical and business audiences
Strong collaboration skills

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience

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The hiring range for this position in Orlando, FL is $150,500.00 - $201,800.00 per year, in Burbank, CA is $158,100.00 - $211,900.00 per year, and in Seattle, WA is $165,600.00 - $222,000 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s 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.

Job Posting Segment:

Services and Platforms

Job Posting Primary Business:

Services and Platforms

Primary Job Posting Category:

Data Engineering

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Burbank, CA, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

USA - FL - Kirkman Point 1, USA - WA - 925 4th Ave