Manager, Infrastructure & DevOps Engineering - Ad Technology

Job ID 10104050 Location Santa Monica, California, United States / Glendale, California, United States / San Francisco, California, United States / New York, New York, United States / Seattle, Washington, United States Business Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology Date posted Oct. 29, 2024

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Job Summary:

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 Disney’s 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 maximize 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 for Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology

Building the future of Disney’s media business: DE&E Technologists are designing and building the infrastructure that will power Disney’s 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 execute groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms and enhance how audiences experience sports, entertainment & news.

Ad Platform Infrastructure & DevOps Engineering is responsible for providing a stable multicloud platform for the linear and addressable engineering teams to build upon. Our activities stretch from building and automating mission-critical infrastructure in AWS and Azure to defining custom deployment pipelines to troubleshooting performance issues in the build to service mesh layers. We build a wide range of custom engineering enablement tools and support these as part of the SDLC critical path. The individual we are looking for will provide leadership in all of these areas.

Key Responsibilities

Lead team planning and coordination within each sprint
Coordinate with the other Ad Platform teams to ensure proper prioritization
Hold high quality standards to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, resilient, and reusable
Navigate and solve issues between teams with respect to project initiatives and technical dependencies
Remediate issues between members of your team, both interpersonal and technical in nature
Mentor team members and participate in their growth as engineers.
Guide technical solutions to ensure they align with business needs and timelines

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of
study, and/or equivalent work experience
8+ years of cloud infrastructure experience
8+ years of software development experience with a foundational programming language like Java, C#, JavaScript, Go, Scala, or Python
3+ years of experience with running containers on Kubernetes: EKS or AKS
Advanced expertise in AWS and/or Azure, Service Mesh implementations, Terraform, automation and devops workflows
SOX compliance and requirements familiarity
Experience with Spinnaker/Jenkins and Docker
Demonstrable analytical/problem solving skills in a complex environment
Great communication and collaboration skills with a strong focus on continuous improvement and teamwork with both technical and non-technical audiences
Proven leader who has grown the careers of engineers, driven change, and made an impact

Strongly Preferred:

Deep experience with AWS and Azure
AWS and/or Azure Certifications
Experience managing EKS and Istio
Anomaly detection
AIOps
Experience managing vendor relationships and teams
Ad Tech industry experience

The hiring range for this position in Seattle, WA or New York, NY is between $156,300 – $209,600, Los Angeles, CA is between $149,300 – $200,200 year, in San Francisco is between $163,500 – $219,200. 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.

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About Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology:

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology (DE&E Technology) provides the technological backbone and product development for Disney’s two media business units, while helping to keep the company at the vanguard of innovation – enabling the Company to continuously leverage technology to enhance storytelling and creativity, while delivering scalability, flexibility, and efficiency for its businesses.

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 Hulu, LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment & ESPN Technology.

Hulu, LLC 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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