On any given day at Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology, we’re reimagining ways to create magical viewing experiences for the world’s most beloved stories while also transforming our media business for the future. Whether that’s evolving our streaming and digital products in new and immersive ways, powering worldwide advertising and distribution to enhance flexibility and efficiency, or delivering Disney’s unmatched entertainment and sports content, every day is a moment to make a difference to partners and to hundreds of millions of people around the world.

　　A few reasons why we think you’d love working here:

　　Building the future of Disney’s media: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.

　　Reach & Scale: The products and platforms this group builds and operates delight millions of consumers every minute of every day – from Disney+ and Hulu, to ABC News and Entertainment, to ESPN and ESPN+, and much more.

　　Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

　　Engineering Services designs, builds, and sustains technology that powers DE&E Technology’s worldwide content production and distribution platforms. In doing so, they contribute to a series of cross-functional services and technologies, including Quality Assurance, Data Analytics, Software Development, Broadcast Infrastructure, and Networking & Security.

　　Responsibilities and Duties of the Role:

　　Lead a mixed team of full-time and contracted engineers of all levels of skill and experience.

　　Collaborate with product managers and fellow engineers in the design and implementation of systems delivering high throughput personalized experiences.

　　Drive the planning, design, and implementation of both short-term projects and long-term infrastructure initiatives.

　　Collaborate with a variety of stakeholders to define requirements and project timelines.

　　Supervise the efficient operations of mission-critical private cloud services, emphasizing reliability, security, and performance.

　　Analyze and resolve complex engineering problems involving all on-premise private cloud and public cloud such as directory services, DNS, and certificate management.

　　Work with the team to iteratively improve development practices and processes.

　　Partner with the security team to ensure technical and process alignment on securing the private cloud infrastructure

　　Partner with our Portfolio and finance teams on project capital planning and forecasting, estimations, dependencies, business value/justification, alignment, and prioritization of work.

　　Develop project plans from the level of effort, and develop milestone and/or release schedules.

　　Participate in broader critical initiatives such as migrating VMware and bare metal infrastructure to private cloud

　　Manage the process of continuous improvement and scaling out of the solution to multiple geographies and use cases

　　Provide oversite in transitioning workloads to the private cloud from both on-prem legacy systems and public cloud

　　Consult with other business departments on private cloud technologies and assisting in their integration

　　Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training:

　　Bachelor’s Degree in a related field required

　　Minimum 10 years of relevant experience

　　Knowledge of modern infrastructure and site reliability engineering standard methodologies, including Infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g. Terraform, SALT, Ansible, etc.) and metrics and observability tools (e.g. Grafana, Datadog, etc.)

　　Having a passion for developing and growing team members

　　Ability to communicate across various levels of the organization with a strong emphasis on executive level communication

　　Knowledge of Cloud Platforms including Strategy, Design, Architecture, and Migration (Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure, GCP)

　　Working Knowledge of multiple operating systems; Windows Client/Server, Linux (RHEL, CentOS, Ubuntu, Rocky)

　　Familiarity with private cloud storage options

　　Familiarity with Software-Defined-Networking (SDN) systems in a private cloud context

　　Familiarity with software development tools and workflows such as Gitlab, Jenkins etc.

　　Preferred Skills/Training:

　　Experience with software containers (e.g. Docker, rkt, runC) and schedulers (e.g. ECS, Kubernetes, Nomad)

　　Experience in leading teams developing applications in languages such as Python

　　Product/Project management capabilities to prioritize development demands

　　Experience working within Agile Scrum and Kanban methodologies

　　Knowledge of process management, process streamlining, and process organization tools as well as a fundamental understanding of ITIL best practices

　　The hiring range for this position in California is $149,300 to $219,200 per year and in New York is $156,300 to $209,600 per year based on a 40 hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

　　Job ID: 10070711

　　Location: Glendale,California

　　Job Posting Company: Disney Direct to Consumer

　　The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, email [email protected] with your request. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.