Lead Data Engineer

Job Posting Title:
Lead Data Engineer

Req ID:
10155285

Job Description:

About the Role & Team

“We Power the Magic!” That’s our motto at Disney Experiences (DX). Our team creates world-class immersive digital experiences for the Company’s premier vacation brands, including Disney’s Parks & Resorts worldwide, Disney Cruise Line, Aulani, a Disney Resort & Spa, and Disney Vacation Club. We are responsible for the end-to-end digital and physical Guest experience across Attractions & Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Resorts & Transportation, and Merchandise, as well as initiatives including My Disney Experience and Hey, Disney!

This role sits within the   Data Products & Platforms   organization within Technology & Digital for Disney Experiences, working closely with   various partners   across the company.

What You'll Do

- Lead the design of enterprise data architecture, including logical models, physical schemas, and integration patterns

- Define data modeling standards, naming conventions, and architectural patterns across domains

- Design cross-domain data integrations that connect disparate source systems into coherent, well-modeled datasets

- Establish and maintain data dictionaries, lineage documentation, and metadata standards

- Lead data modeling reviews and provide guidance on complex schema design decisions

- Help drive estimation and planning for highly sophisticated, scalable data architecture projects, including budget allocation

- Stay current with emerging data modeling and architecture technologies to inform recommendations

- Provide escalation support as needed and guide the ongoing enhancement of existing data models and architecture

Required Qualifications

- Minimum 7 years of related work experience in data architecture, data modeling, or senior data engineering roles

- Deep expertise in dimensional modeling, data vault,   lakehouse   architectures, and enterprise data modeling at scale

- Advanced SQL skills and proficiency with data transformation tools (e.g.,   dbt , Spark)

- Extensive experience with cloud data warehouses and data lake architectures (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, AWS)

- Proven ability to define and enforce data modeling standards across teams and domains

- Comfortable working in an agile environment, collaborating with cross-functional teams

- A visionary who motivates teams to excel and fosters creativity, consistently driving excellence

- An advocate for a diverse and inclusive culture that encourages innovation and ensures every team member feels a sense of belonging

- Familiarity with [add required technologies here], with a desire to further develop technical expertise in data architecture tools and methodologies

Preferred Qualifications

- Data Modeling Tools –   erwin ,   dbt ,   SqlDBM , Alation

- Cloud Data Warehouses – Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift

- Data Processing – EMR, Spark, Glue, Spark Streaming/Flink

- Data Quality – Elementary,   Anomalo , Great Expectations

- Metadata & Governance – Alation, Unity Catalog, Apache Atlas

- Infrastructure as Code – Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK

Required Education

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

Preferred Education

- Master's degree in a related field
The hiring range for this position in FL is $148,300.00-$198,800.00 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:
DX Technology

Job Posting Primary Business:
Emerging Tech & Data

Primary Job Posting Category:
Data Engineering

Employment Type:
Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:
Orlando, FL, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:
2026-08-20