Director, Product Engineering

Job ID 10102385 Location Orlando, Florida, United States / Burbank, California, United States Business The Walt Disney Company (Corporate) Date posted Oct. 08, 2024

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Job Summary:

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’re 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 Global Information Security (GIS) group provides services to protect the value and use of Disney’s information through collaboration, standardization, enforcement, and education across The Walt Disney Company. The main focus areas of this group are:

Reduce the risk of both accidental and malicious data disclosure
Identify, monitor, engage with complete inventory of information
Establish appropriate policies and procedures to be followed
Educate user community to minimize risk

The Director of Product Engineering within the Security Architecture & Engineering team leads team members to streamline delivery, improve quality and reduce costs of support for our cybersecurity solutions. Our North Star is to build and integration cybersecurity solutions that empower our GIS partners and business segments to secure the business thru a consistent SDLC approach and be future ready without stifling teams’ ability to be autonomous. When we do our job accurately, we make it easier to deliver high quality cybersecurity solutions that secure our guests and cast members. In addition, a Director is expected to lead projects, grow leaders, define strategy and inspire change.

This is a leadership role, but we are looking for someone who is an engineer at heart. Willingness to learn new technologies and help improve our organization is critical for success on this team because one day we are integrating a SaaS solution to existing data and reporting systems, the next we are designing and crafting a new product or API endpoint.

Responsibilities:

Orchestrate the development and management of a high-performing team comprising of managers, product experts, and software engineers.
Assume executive leadership responsibilities including technical leadership, software engineering, and agile project management.
Understand requirements, delivering unified solutions, and simplifying product portfolio.
Lead all aspects of design engineering, automation, and COTS/SaaS product integration efforts.
Conduct problem analysis, prioritizing customer service, and optimizing processes.
Champion collaboration among team members to seamlessly integrate expertise across various domains.
Deliver innovative security solutions tailored to meet evolving industry needs.
Set the vision and lead the design and engineering of cybersecurity solutions and products for The Walt Disney Company.
Operate, maintain, and engineer software products with close business segment alignment.
Ensure efficient, effective, and resilient architectures built on well-defined SDLC processes.
Document processes and engage partners.
Perform sprint/release planning and code reviews.
Assume operational responsibility and sustainment of platforms.
Engage with customers via support channels on cybersecurity solutions.
Drive delivery of products and further a business-enabling DevOps culture.
Lead and work collaboratively with local and remote team member

Qualifications:

Minimum of 12 years of related work experience
Experience leading engineering teams responsible for building and deploying custom software products or services
Experience as a software engineer or in product management
Experience with on-premises and legacy systems, including COTS servers, storage technologies, and standard Operating Systems (Windows and Linux)
Experience with CNAPP platforms and technologies
Proficiency in API definition and integrations
Expertise in optimizing algorithms and ETL processes
In-depth knowledge of multi-cloud providers (AWS, Google, Azure) and cloud services such as ECS, RDS, Lambda, Airwatch
Detailed understanding of core internet protocols including TCP/IP, DNS, and HTTP(s)
Strong background in Agile implementation within a software development lifecycle (SDLC)
Familiarity with development technologies such as code repositories, task ticketing, IDEs, pipelines, code analysis, test-driven development, etc.
Experience with programming languages such as Python, Java, JavaScript, SQL, .NET, Go.
Proficiency with container solutions like Docker and Kubernetes.
Experience working with Data platforms like Postgres, MSSQL, Opensearch, Snowflake
UI development experience using frameworks like Angular, Django, Grafana, etc.
Strong presentation and interpersonal skills, coupled with problem-solving and analytical abilities

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience

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The hiring range for this position in California is $184,300.00 - $247,100.00 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 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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