At Disney, we?re storytellers. We make the impossible, possible. The Walt Disney Company (TWDC) 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.
Weare responsible forthe end-to-end digital and physical Guest experience for all technology and digital-led initiatives across Attractions & Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Resorts & Transportation,In-Park & Direct-To-Consumer Merchandise and Licensing & Publishinglines of business.
This rolesitsin theCommerce Architecture& Securityorganization within Disney ExperiencesTechnology (DXT).
TheSenior Manager, Software Engineeringreports to theDirector,Software Engineeringand leads a core team of highly technicalSoftwareArchitects.
About the Role & Team
AsSenior Manager, EngineeringwithinCommerce Architecture & Security, you will lead a highly collaborativesolutionarchitecture function focused ondesigning, governing, and delivering scalable, secure, and resilient technology solutionsthat directly enable business outcomes.
This teamoperatesat the intersection ofbusiness strategyandengineeringexecutiontranslating business needs into actionable solution designs that guide delivery teams. You will ensure solutions are well-architected,aligntotheArchitecturevision, andareoptimizedfor performance, security, and long-term sustainability.
Your team willpartnerclosely with Product, Engineering, Platform, and Architecture teams to ensure that individual solutions fit cohesively within the broader technology ecosystem whileremainingpragmatic, delivery-oriented, and outcome-driven.
What You Will Do
Solution Architecture Leadership
- Lead and develop a team responsible forend-to-end solution architecture, from concept through delivery and lifecycle management.
- Provide hands-on architectural leadership across complex, multi-system initiatives spanning digital and physical Guest experiences.
- Guide teams in analyzing, designing, programming, debugging, and enhancing software solutions across diverse computing environments.
- Evaluate and embraceappropriate AItools and solutions both within your team, and as part of the projects and programs you enable.
Business & Solution Alignment
- Develop a deep understanding of businessobjectivesand translate them intosolution architectures that are scalable, secure, and aligned to delivery timelines.
- Partner with Product and Engineering leaders to shape solution scope, sequencing, and trade-offs.
Architecture Design & Governance
- Own solution-level architectural decisions, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards, platform strategies, and security requirements.
- Establish and enforcesolution architecture patterns, reference architectures, and design guidelines.
- Lead andparticipatein architecture reviews tovalidatesolution designs and mitigate risk early.
Technology Roadmaps & Delivery Enablement
- Contribute to and consume enterpriseand platform roadmaps to inform solution planning.
- Supervise delivery optimization for large-scale or complex programs, ensuring architectural integrity throughout implementation.
- Support estimation, planning, and dependency management across portfolios.
Risk, Quality & Metrics
- Identifyand managetechnical risk, security considerations, performance concerns, and technical debtat the solution level.
- Define, review, and evolve metrics that measure solution health, reliability, and scalability.
- Ensure operational readiness, supportability, and long-term sustainability of delivered solutions.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
- Act as a key liaison between Engineering, Product, Platform, Architecture, and Technology leadership.
- Communicate architectural decisions clearly to executive, technical, and non-technical audiences.
- Identifyopportunities where existing capabilities or platforms can beleveragedto accelerate delivery and improve outcomes for Cast and Guests.
- Ensure your partner teams are set up for successful delivery and operation of new or enhanced capabilities.
Innovation & Continuous Improvement
- Proactively track and assess emerging technologies, patterns, and industry trends.
- Recommend pragmatic innovations that improve delivery speed, quality, and Guest experience.
Required Qualifications & Skills
- Minimum10 years of related experiencewithdemonstratedexpertisein:
- Software Engineering Technical Design
- Solutionand EnterpriseArchitecture
- Software Engineering Delivery and Leadership
- Proven experience designing and deliveringhighly scalable, high-volume, distributed systemsin Agile environments.
- Strong understanding ofcloud-native architectures, integration patterns, APIs,infrastructure,data flows, and security-by-design.
- Experience leading and mentoringPrincipal Software Architects & Engineersand technical leaders.
- Ability to balance architectural rigor withdeliverypragmatism.
- Strong analytical skills with experience identifying and mitigating technical risk and technical debt.
- Executive-level written and verbal communication skills.
- Comfort with public speaking and presenting to varied audiences (executive, engineering, and cross-functional forums).
- Experience collaborating withinhybrid organizations(centralized architecture with federated delivery teams).
- Budget and forecast management experience.
- Strong understanding ofenterprise architecture concepts and frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, ArchiMate)
- Strong understanding of the relationship betweenBusiness Partners, Project/Program Management,Product, Architecture, Engineering,andTestingfunctions.
- Familiarity with AI tools and approaches as applied toSoftware Architecture & Engineering.
Education
Bachelor?s degree (or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or a comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience.
Additional Information
- Position location:Orlando, FloridaorGlendale, California
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