Sr Systems Engineer

Job ID 10099244 Location Glendale, California, United States / Orlando, Florida, United States Business Disney Experiences Date posted Sep. 05, 2024

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Job Summary:

“We make magic.” That’s our motto at Disney Experiences (DX) Technology & Digital and it permeates everything we do. Are you an experienced Systems Engineer with a passion for DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering? We are looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to join our dynamic Systems Engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for setting up and supporting web and mobile e-commerce applications in a large-scale enterprise environment.

Key Responsibilities:

System Management: Set up, maintain, and support web, caching, and queuing technologies in high-traffic environments.
Tools & Technologies: Work with tools like Terraform, Chef, F5, Akamai, Apache, Nginx, Tomcat, Django, Memcache, Redis, ElasticSearch, and RabbitMQ on Linux platforms.
Automation: Write automation scripts using Chef, Puppet, Terraform, or other similar tools.
Development Skills: Have a basic understanding of programming languages like Ruby, Python, and Java.
Troubleshooting: Deep-dive into troubleshooting applications and systems using technologies such as New Relic, Graphite, Logstash, or Splunk.
Collaboration: Work closely with Development, QA, and Product/Business teams to gather requirements, troubleshoot issues, and provide excellent customer support.
Project Leadership: Lead projects, participate in architectural design, and collaborate with various teams to implement, tune, and automate systems and applications.
System Administration: Provide Level 2 & 3 maintenance and support for systems and applications.

What We’re Looking For:

Expertise: Significant experience in managing and operating large, high-traffic systems.
Automation Skills: Proven ability to write automation scripts and manage infrastructure using tools like Chef, Puppet, or Terraform.
Communication: Strong communication skills, able to work effectively with management and senior engineers.
Problem-Solving: Excellent troubleshooting skills for both SQL and NoSQL databases.
Team Player: Self-driven but thrives in a collaborative environment.
Curiosity & Passion: A strong desire to learn and work with new and emerging technologies.

In addition, the candidate should have a leadership skill to guide the efforts of a small team of Systems Engineers to help prioritize workload, discuss technical challenges and coming up with solutions, participate in project Sprint planning, ability to manage any number of projects from start to finish.

If you are creative, proactive, highly motivated, and ready to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, we want to hear from you!

Basic Qualification:

The Senior Systems Engineer role is expected to have expert level experience with maintaining web, caching and queuing technologies in large high traffic environments. Expert engineering and operations experience is a hard requirement as well as a light development background in one or more languages – Ruby and Bash Shell. Must be well versed in writing automation using Chef, Puppet or another SCM tool. In this role, you will actively engage with Development and QA teams as well as Product/Business teams. Must have strong and effective communication skills working with management and other senior engineers. Must be self-driven, leading project/planning efforts, architectural design, attending meetings w/ various teams.

Strong, demonstrated skills in the following at a minimum:

AWS Chef
F5
Docker
Terraform
Couchbase
Apache/Nginx/Tomcat
ElasticSearch
Rabbit MQ
Angular.js/Node.js/Spring/Java
Required knowledge and understanding of technical architecture, application systems design and integration in a large heterogeneous enterprise environment with hands on experience in REST, SOA, Java/J2EE, XML, Websphere/Weblogic/Apache TomCat Application Server, iRules
Design experience in an enterprise environment.
Experience in a system engineer/devops role.
Experience with architecting highly scalable and highly available systems
Strong presentation skills.
Demonstrates expertise in research, often going outside of their area of individual experience.
Deep technical experience in consumer and employee facing enterprise systems
Exposure to infrastructure and platform capabilities - container, middleware, messaging, routing components
Passion for learning new things but tempering it with adding value to the company.
Demonstrable analytical and problem solving skills
Ability to contribute to, and balance delivery against, multiple projects/demands simultaneously

Required Qualifications:

5+ yrs experience in enterprise level Cloud design
Excellent communication and relationship skills, especially the ability to articulate advanced technical topics to both technical and non-technical staff; ability to articulate business issues/concerns with staff, peers, superiors, and outside parties

Required Education:

Bachelor degree or 9+ years of Equivalent Work Experience as a Systems Engineer at enterprise scale.

Preferred Qualification:

Chef
F5
Vault
Logging/Monitoring/Alerting (Cloudwatch/Splunk/AppD)
PubSub Git(hub|lab)
AWS Cloud (Fargate, ECS, EC2, S3, ALB/ELB, etc)
Terraform/Atlantis - module based
Cloud Trails/Cloud Trace
Go/Python/Bash
Jenkins/CICD
Rundeck
Google Cloud Platform
App Engine
Kubernetes
Helm/Tiller

The hiring range for this position in Glendale is $112,600.00 to $145,000.00 per year. 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 Experiences:

Disney Experiences brings the magic of Disney stories and franchises to life through theme parks, resorts, cruise ships, unique vacation experiences, products and more around the world. Disney shines in the travel industry with six resort destinations in the United States, Europe and Asia; a top-rated cruise line; a popular vacation ownership program; and an award-winning guided family adventure business. Plus, Disney's global consumer products operations include the world's leading licensing business; the world's largest children's publishing brands; one of the world's largest licensors of games across all platforms; and Disney store locations around the world and on the web.

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 Attractions Technology LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Experiences.

Walt Disney Attractions Technology 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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