Principal Enterprise Architect (m/w/d)

At Disney Experiences Technology, 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 seeking a Principal Enterprise Architect to lead through influence - shaping strategy, driving enterprise alignment, and guiding our most critical technology initiatives across the Commerce, Ticketing, and Guest Experience domains. 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.Mentor and Inspire: Coach solution architects across federated business domains to raise the bar on architecture quality, reusability, and scalability.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 Commerce, Payments, Ticketing, and Entitlements.Balance Short-Term Delivery with Long-Term Strategy: Facilitate informed trade-offs, track technical debt decisions, and ensure alignment with enterprise objectives. What We're Looking For: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field required.10+ years of increasing levels of responsibility in architecture-oriented roles.5+ years of experience as an Enterprise Architect8+ years of Software Engineering experience across multiple languages, both front-end and back-end.Expertise with enterprise architecture repository tools (e.g., tools similar to BlueDolphin or LeanIX)Strong leadership experience mentoring architecture teamsProven ability to influence without authority across technical and business domainsExperience defining and applying metadata models, taxonomy relationships, and governanceDemonstrated ability to lead cross-domain architectural initiatives and guide decision processesUnderstanding of both front-end and back-end technologiesExcellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical decisions to business stakeholdersDeep understanding of governance frameworks (TOGAF or similar) and experience if Architecture Review Board both reviewing and presentingExperience 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.Evaluate emerging technologies within your area of expertise to guide strategic recommendations.

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