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Job title

Sr Systems Architect

Company The Walt Disney Company - Walt Disney Internet Gro
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 7/8/2008
Description
SR SYSTEMS ARCHITECT
Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG) develops and delivers a compelling mix of interactive entertainment and information content and services for Internet and mobile devices for audiences around the world. WDIG is both a developer of unique new media experiences specifically designed for Internet and mobile media, and a developer of new platforms for distributing content selected from broad, existing entertainment divisions and libraries of The Walt Disney Company (TWDC). Its paramount mission is to provide a safe, secure environment for consumers to experience the Disney brand anytime and anywhere as they inform and entertain themselves, look to join communities with other Disney fans, or shop for products and services. WDIG integrates the unmatched breadth of content with a best-practices approach to Internet and mobile technology and drives multiple revenue streams from premium content offerings, advertising and ecommerce. The business also provides centralized strategic leadership, business execution support and a world-class technology platform for all of the Internet properties of TWDC. WDIG partners with all divisions of the company to execute their mobile and Internet plans and directly operates Disney.com and mDisney worldwide, Disney Family.com, FamilyFun.com, Wondertime.com, Movies.com and the recently acquired Club Penguin (www.clubpenguin.com) which has further strengthened the company’s objective of establishing clear leadership in online virtual worlds for kids and families. In a move that adds to its already strong line-up of family-targeted Web properties, WDIG in December acquired iParenting Media (www. iParenting.com) which features a wide array of professional and user-generated content including thousands of articles and expert Q&A’s and hundreds of active mom message boards. Additionally, the network includes the highly-regarded iParenting Media Awards (www.iParentingMediaAwards.com), the only certified product review and awards program in the industry.
WDIG has built a strong family of branded Web sites and is now taking an aggressive position in the distribution of entertainment content to new platforms as well as embracing new technology trends in online entertainment. Through WDIG, TWDC has become an early leader in wireless and broadband content. In addition, WDIG businesses have all successfully developed and continue to grow multiple revenue streams such as advertising, premium content subscriptions, syndication and e-commerce.
TWDC Internet sites hold the number one position in the sports, kids and family categories. ESPN.com consistently ranks top among sports sites and Disney.com is the number one kid’s entertainment and family community site. Collectively, TWDC’s family of Internet sites rank sixth in online corporate presence.

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




    TO APPLY, please visit www.disneycareers.com and search by JOB ID: 168830

    To expedite consideration, we highly recommend that you BOTH upload your resume AND copy and paste the text when creating your candidate profile.

    Key word list: manager, developer, online, on-line, wireless, internet, software, applications, development, engineer, IT, mobile, web, programmer, programmers, flash, actionscript, java, javascript, html, dhtml, NET, C++, ajax, network, producers, producer, engineering, diversity, diverse, inclusion, games, gaming, game, quality, assurance, qa, project, product, program, technical, pmo, mmo, interactive, mmop, OOP, new media, entertainment, architect, design, designersdf-tc

    Experience/Skills
    See Above

    Other desired skills:
    engineer, developer, architect, communication, wireless, internet
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