Network Engineer II - Design and Implementation

Job ID 10091979 Location New York, New York, United States Business The Walt Disney Company (Corporate) Date posted Oct. 29, 2024

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Job Summary:

About the Role & Team

At Disney, we’re storytellers! We make the impossible, possible. The Walt Disney Company is a world-class entertainment and technological leader. Walt’s passion was to continuously envision new ways to move audiences around the world—a passion that remains our touchstone in an enterprise that stretches from theme parks, resorts and a cruise line to sports, news, movies and a variety of other businesses. Uniting each endeavor is a commitment to creating and delivering unforgettable experiences — and we are constantly looking for new ways to enhance these exciting experiences.

The Enterprise Technology mission is to deliver technology solutions that align to business strategies while enabling enterprise efficiency and promoting cross-company collaborative innovation. Our group drives competitive advantage by enhancing our consumer experiences, enabling business growth, and advancing operational excellence.

The Business Network Design Services (“BNDS”) is a network team within Enterprise Technology that designs and implements network infrastructure to directly support business units including LAN, MAN, WAN, internet, Wi-Fi, and voice network services. BNDS engineers collaborate closely with other technical teams to provide the network services, including the strategy/architecture team, network operations, global information security, wireless and cloud teams, among others. This is an opportunity to build networks for Disney’s world-class business units including filmed & TV production, media & broadcast, and content distribution. We are seeking a dynamic individual who is a problem solver, creative, has a strong sense of ownership and initiative, collaborates and communicates effectively, and is interested in continually learning new networking technologies.

What You Will Bring:

Technical experience in a large, complex enterprise (e.g., at least 30+ sites in multiple countries, at least 10-15k users but preferably 50k+ users).
Ability to architect world-class, large-scale data networks for global enterprises that maximize security, performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness.
Collaborative approach to working with business units to rapidly develop and implement solutions.
Ability to build and supporting enterprise LANs, MANs, WANs, VPNs, and remote access solutions in a variety of topologies.

What You Will Do:

The Network Engineer II provides network design and consulting services to business units and peer groups, develops network design plans, and drives implementation of network solutions. As such, it is a hybrid role requiring a balance of technical, people and project skills.

Consulting: In collaboration with Sr. Network Engineers, meet regularly with business unit technologists to understand technical strategy, gather requirements, and translate requirements into technology solutions. This requires relationship building, planning, customer service, and critical thinking skills. Candidate will collaborate closely with senior engineers and leadership to serve as an interface between Enterprise Tech and the Business Units.
Analysis & Proposals: Arrange information effectively into solutions alternatives and present them to Sr./Lead BNDS network resources in preparation for Business Unit review & acceptance. This requires accounting for multiple aspects of design solutions including technical, process, security, and ongoing support.
Design: Prepare technical designs with guidance from senior resources and management leveraging Disney’s architecture & design standards—direct participation and execution of design, engineering & deployment of business unit network solutions & capabilities. Using existing BNDS standards & procedures to solve routine and standard problems. This can include a mix of document writing, network diagrams, or contribution to configuration automation. Write Scope of Work documents to guide 3rd party implementers who will conduct the hands-on configuration of network devices; prepare other documentation as necessary regarding the infrastructure to be deployed.
Implementation: Utilizing BNDS standards, prepare documentation to execute on the design plans; assist in the oversight of 3rd party resources to deliver on-time, on-budget implementation of the solution, including risk management; manage escalation to BNDS leadership for action if/when needed.
New Technology Evaluation: On occasion, work with BNDS peer and senior networking resources to assist the architecture team to evaluate innovative technology solutions; provide practical and Business Unit-oriented perspective to the selection of innovative technology and adoption of processes.
Behaviorally, the Network Engineer: Understands and can practically apply the concepts of infrastructure service delivery, and service roadmaps; seeks to understand customer perspective and informs leadership; seeks to understand Disney Enterprise Tech methodologies and process; is self-organized, self-aware; able to work in a collaborative team environment.
What this position is not: Operations: this is not an operations position; there are few if any duties related to operating the network or performing break-fix activities beyond consulting on the intended design.

Required Qualifications & Skills

3+ years in an enterprise environment that operates 7x24 services to multiple business units with a progression of responsibilities spanning network operations, implementation, design, and architecture.
Working knowledge of LAN/MAN/WAN topologies & platforms, routing protocols, current data center architectures, DNS/DHCP, IPAM, multicast, VRF, QoS, etc.
Basic or intermediate programming skills in Python or other contemporary toolset/language.
Strong understanding of routing protocols including RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, RMTP, BGP etc. and telecommunication connectivity including MPLS, Private Line, Metro Ethernet, Site-to-Site VPN, and internet.
Proven technical expertise in the interfacing of network devices and service in a multi-platform computer and network environment (Wireless, VoIP, Video conferencing, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications:

Media/Entertainment/Video Distribution/Broadcast industry experience is beneficial.
Demonstrated ability to lead, coordinate, and manage complex projects: developing project plans/schedules; delivering a product or service in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Data center and/or cloud network design experience is beneficial.
Experience with multiple vendor switching, routing, and security products (i.e., not just Cisco).
Possesses effective communication skills resulting in the ability to produce clear, concise, and consumable verbal and written communications/depictions.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Electrical or Electronics Engineering or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience.

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The hiring range for this position in New York, NY is $107,400 to $143,900 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 The Walt Disney Company (Corporate):

At Disney Corporate you can see how the businesses behind the Company’s powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far-reaching and admired entertainment company in the world. As a member of a corporate team, you’ll work with world-class leaders driving the strategies that keep The Walt Disney Company at the leading edge of entertainment. See and be seen by other innovative thinkers as you enable the greatest storytellers in the world to create memories for millions of families around the globe.

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 Disney Worldwide Services, Inc., which is part of a business we call The Walt Disney Company (Corporate).

Disney Worldwide Services, Inc. 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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