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Senior Systems Architect

Company The Walt Disney Company - Disney Interactive Media
Wage Not specified
Location United States, Washington, Seattle
Employment type Full Time
Education Bachelor
Year Experience 2 - 3 Years of Practical Experience
Travel Not Specified
Published on 10/22/2009
Description
SENIOR SYSTEMS ARCHITECT
Disney Interactive Media Group (DIMG) is the division of The Walt Disney Company responsible for the creation and delivery of Disney branded interactive entertainment and informational content across multiple platforms including online, mobile and video game consoles around the globe.

DIMG oversees several lines of business. Disney Interactive Studios, which has five internal game development studios around the world, self publishes and distributes a broad portfolio of multi-platform video games, mobile games and interactive entertainment worldwide. Disney Online produces Disney.com, the No. 1 kids entertainment and family community Web site, for multiple platforms including PCs and mobile phones, as well as the Disney Family Network of Web sites for moms. Additionally, Disney Online develops and publishes an industry leading suite of online virtual worlds for kids and families. Disney Interactive Studios and Disney Online work together to leverage the platform-specific expertise of the collective group to create a line of interconnected, multiplatform interactive entertainment experiences. Disney Mobile Japan includes the Disney Mobile phone service as well as the region’s highly successful mobile content business. DIMG also develops new online technologies and distribution platforms and operates the online technical backbone and infrastructure that power the Web presence of The Walt Disney Company including category leaders ESPN.com, ABC.com, and ABCNEWS.com. DIMG is headquartered in North Hollywood, Calif., with content available directly or through third parties in many major markets worldwide, including the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

POSITION SUMMARY
The Sr. Systems Architect will work with a team of Technical Architects, Developers, and Systems Engineers that establish and maintain technology standards, evaluates new technologies and designs to enable WDIG supported business units to achieve their individual goals in the most economical, scalable, and supportable way for The Walt Disney Company.

This person will be a senior technical resource, lead design discussions and actively participate in system evaluations, design and implementations. They will work on issues where analysis of situations or data requires in-depth knowledge of organizational objectives, and the ability to negotiate mutually beneficial solutions across a diverse customer base with competing priorities. The Architect will think strategically when selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results. They will excel in the areas of on long term technological capability and operating cost optimization. They will be adept at influencing change/improvement in the organization beyond their direct own team.
The ideal candidate will have 10 or more year’s experience with relevant technologies and with design, implementing, administering, and supporting production systems and backend support systems. The candidate should have a BS or BA in computer science, engineering or related field or relevant work experience. Has and demonstrated well-organized approach to systems architecture and technical evaluations and is adept at communicating to all levels in the organization.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Technical project design/review/research
  • Establish and maintain tech standards
  • Facilitate cross group learning
  • Execution of technical road map and continual cost optimization

    QUALIFICATIONS FOR POSITION
    Detailed Technical Requirements:
  • Expertise in system architecting, engineering, administration, configuration, troubleshooting, performance tuning, preventative maintenance, and security procedures.
  • Experience with network architecture including experience with load balancing equipment, switches, routers, and network troubleshooting.
  • Hardware systems design, enterprise storage and disk subsystems, cluster management, troubleshooting.
  • Expert in IP communication and packet structure, and experience with network protocol analyzers.
  • Web and application server expertise including administration, configuration, troubleshooting, and performance tuning
  • Understanding of Network, application, and data security best practices.
  • Experience with very high transaction OLTP Databases and large data warehouse environments.
  • Experience with multiple application frameworks.
  • Excellent systems documentation and architecture diagram skills
  • Experience in an high volume Internet/Ecommerce operational environment, and full understanding of the operational needs in these environments

    Detailed Management and Communication Requirements:
  • Ability to lead functional teams in systems integration and design, including writing operational specs, test plans and requirements management.
  • Proven ability to manage vendor relationships and negotiations
  • Ability to construct, run and evaluate results of technical POC’s. Including building and analyzing ROI and to drive recommendations.
  • Communication of ideas and solutions in a clear and organized manner
  • Clear and effective presentations to large groups
  • Effective project and resource planning/management on large-scale projects
  • Ability to design and deliver training to other groups
  • Ability to contribute as a senior technical resource for others.
  • Detailed understanding of the goals and requirements of the business supported
  • Capturing and tracking functional requirements across the organization and business units
  • Proven interpersonal/negotiation skills
  • Ability to relate to people and effectively communicate under stressful circumstances

    JOB ID:211349

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