Principal Enterprise Architect

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Principal Enterprise Architect

Job Description:

"We Power the Magic!" That’s our motto at Disney Experiences (DX) Tech & Digital. Our team creates world‑class immersive digital experiences for the Company’s premier vacation brands. We deliver experiences to consumers through Disney’s Parks & Resorts worldwide, Disney Cruise Lines, and Disney Vacation Club. We are responsible for the end‑to‑end digital and physical Guest experience for all technology & digitally led initiatives across the Attractions & Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Resorts & Transportation, and Merchandise lines of business, as well as other innovative initiatives such as Hey, Disney!

The Principal Enterprise Architect will play a pivotal role in overseeing the integration of emerging platforms and business solutions in the context of the DX Businesses within the Blue Dolphin repository. This position requires offering architectural guidance, leading a team of architects, and ensuring the quality and integrity of architecture practices. The Principal Enterprise Architect will collaborate with various teams to develop scenarios and features that meet enterprise requirements, document and communicate architecture practices, and facilitate architectural decision‑making processes.

The Principal Enterprise Architect will drive strategic integration, guide architectural decisions, and ensure alignment of Technology Practices with organizational goals across the DX Businesses.

• Oversee the integration of emerging platforms and business solutions in the Blue Dolphin repository.
• Offer architectural guidance and reviews for strategic implementations.
• Collaborate with Disney teams to develop scenarios and features that address the DX enterprise requirements.
• Lead a team of architects in delivering Architecture Practices offerings.
• Document, communicate, and train on DX architecture practices.
• Facilitate the architectural decision process by partnering and communicating with practice leaders (Manager, Sr. Manager, Director) and practice SMEs (Enterprise Architect, DAE Solution Architects, key practitioners).
• Ensure the Blue Dolphin metadata and the interpretation of metadata and convention model, including Taxonomy relationships, align with the organizational strategy and goals.
• Responsible for the Architecture Review Board process flow.
• Responsible for the Technology Practices process, including the definitions of architecture and technology goals, patterns, and standards.
• The primary communication and training vehicle for DX Notice of Decisions, Standards and Practices.

• 10+ years of relevant experience defining and implementing architectures
• Extensive experience in enterprise architecture, particularly in overseeing the integration of emerging platforms and business solutions
• Proven track record in leading teams of architects
• Experience in collaborating with various teams to develop scenarios and features that meet enterprise requirements
• Proficiency in facilitating architectural decision‑making processes
• Familiarity with metadata management and taxonomy relationships
• Expertise in defining and implementing technology practices, patterns, and standards
• Background in strategic integration of emerging technologies within enterprise contexts

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• Advanced degree (Master’s or MBA) preferred
• Professional certifications such as TOGAF, Archimate, or equivalent enterprise architecture certifications are highly desirable