Sr Data Engineer

Job#: 3021663

Job Description:

Department/Group Description:

The Disney Decision Science + Integration (DDSI) organization is responsible for supporting clients across The Walt Disney Company including the Disney Parks, Experiences and Products segment which include Parks & Resorts both domestic and international, Consumer Products and Disney Signature Experiences as well as the Disney Entertainment segment which include Studios Content (Disney Theatrical Group), General Entertainment Content, and ESPN and Sports Content.

DDSI leverages technology, data analytics, optimization, statistical and econometric modeling to explore opportunities, shape business decisions, and drive business value.

The Data Engineering team is responsible for partnering with Decision Science Products, Decision Science, Client and Technology team members on various development and sustainment projects, ad-hoc requests, prototyping and research initiatives by providing data pipeline and database engineering services.

The DDSI Data Engineering (DE) team is seeking a Data Engineer to design, develop, enhance, and implement systems for multiple analytical applications. The work will involve various data engineering activities such as maintaining and enhancing data acquisition processes, data validation processes, ETL/ELT data pipelines, and overall process notification methods.

Responsibilities of the Role:

Work assignments may cover activities such as participation in data requirements gathering, source-to-target mapping, data validation scripting and review, developing and monitoring ETL/ELT data pipelines, and producing datasets as input to science models and visualizations. As part of a data engineering team, this role will be included in technical reviews of the team to ensure quality deliverables.

In addition to technical capabilities, the role is responsible for developing an understanding of the business domain and processes, then applying that knowledge to the assigned deliverables. This role communicates data engineering progress to the project leadership team and actively participates in meetings and discussions.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree (Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience)

5+ years of experience with ELT/ETL development using SQL and Python

Must Have : Professional Apache Flink Experience

2+ years of experience developing and maintaining data pipeline processing with a framework such as Apache Flink, Beam or Kafka Streams

Experience and understanding of one or more business domains to assist in gathering/refining data requirements and data design solutions

Experience with developing in a multi environment (Dev, QA, Prod, etc.) and DevOps procedures for code deployment/promotion

Strong understanding of database design and proficiency utilizing various database platforms, such as PostgreSQL or Snowflake

Experience managing and deploying code using a source control product such as GitLab/GitHub

Able to effectively formulate solutions and communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical team members

Desired Qualifications:

Master's degree (Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or related field preferred)

Experience with infrastructure as Code, Docker and containerization and elastic scaling with Kubernetes or a similar framework and with AWS

Experience working with large datasets and big data technologies, preferably cloud-based, such as Snowflake, Databricks, or similar

Demonstrated proficiency with API development

Knowledgeable on cloud architecture and product offerings, preferably AWS

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