Data Engineer - Project Hire

Job ID 10100040 Location Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States Business Walt Disney World Resort Date posted Sep. 20, 2024

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"I didn't think it was possible that something I did for fun - telling sports stories through stats - could become my job until I came here."

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Job Summary:

About the Role & Team

We contribute to the Company’s success by partnering with simulation, analytics, and infrastructure teams in designing and building data pipelines for our foundational data sets related to Ride Control, Show Control, and other Attraction related data. We support downstream teams by providing them with data and data related services. Collaborating across teams, we define technical requirements, identify internal and external data sources, define extract, transform, and load (ETL) strategy, implement and automate data quality checks, and alerting.

As a Data Engineer within Global Engineering & Technology (GE&T) you will help build systems which can handle extensive amounts of data. You will be exposed to all phases of the data pipeline process. From attraction specific use-case refinement, architecture, implementation, testing, deployment to support. In addition, you will partner with other teams in architecture, infrastructure/platform, DevOps, SecOps, QA, data analysts and data science. This Data Engineer will work closely with the senior members of the team to help collaborate with Technical Project Manager(s) and Product Owners on task definition, estimation and refinement of individual projects.

This team builds on cloud-based technology often pushing the edge of what is available and solving for scalability, reliability, resilience and performance. Our engineers have opportunities to work on challenges and problems not found in most companies due to volume, scale, near-real-time and latency requirements.

This is a full-time 18-month Project Hire role.

What You Will Do

Configure and deploy data acquisition systems in the attractions and other systems that support our Disney Parks.
Design and implement ETL pipelines at attractions and other Disney Park areas to build reliable and scalable data solutions, including data quality checks and validations.
Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements: automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery, re-designing infrastructure for greater scalability.
Improve existing pipelines with optimizations, deprecations, and new technology.
Work with collaborators to assist with data-related technical issues and support their data infrastructure needs.
Coordinate with multiple departments including Walt Disney Imagineering (WDI), Ride Control, Show Control, and Cyber Security on system installations.
Solve data issues and design plan for repair including communication with the proper customers prior to changes being implemented.
Capability to work odd hours when the job requires it.

Required Qualifications & Skills

3+ years of proven experience.
Knowledge of designing, building and maintaining ETL/ELT data pipelines.
Good understanding of project management tools, such as JIRA.
Knowledge of Data Modeling techniques and Data Warehousing standard methodologies and practices.
Strong communication skills – written and verbal presentations and able to communicate optimally at all levels.

Preferred Qualifications

Knowledge of data orchestration/ETL tools (iba, Apache NiFi), preferred.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field, or equivalent work experience.
Preferred: Master’s Degree a plus.

Additional Information

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About Walt Disney World Resort:

Since opening in 1971, Walt Disney World Resort has played an important role in many childhood and family memories. Today, hundreds of millions of guests from around the globe visit this magical place to enjoy a Disney vacation. Through a combination of creativity, innovation and technology, the resort immerses guests in classic Disney tales and new kinds of family entertainment. Drawing from a rich heritage of storytelling, Walt Disney World Resort cast members bring Disney magic to life through unmatched attention to detail and superior guest service.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc., which is part of a business we call Walt Disney World Resort.

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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