At Disney, we’re storytellers. We make the impossible, possible. We are a world-class entertainment and technological leader. Walt’s passion was to continuously envision 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 dedication 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. We are looking for a Sr IAM Platform Engineer to join our Identity and Access Management (IAM) group. This group is responsible for providing a Core IAM ecosystem of products and platforms in use across the company by cast members, employees, and partners across Disney. 

What You Will Do

• Acts as an active participant in Disney’s IAM Transformation program, collaborating closely with engineering teams in support of their custom developed solutions and products

• Develops scripts to aid in automation and operations of IAM service offerings

• Supply & recommend on integration, implementation, and transformation of vendor-based IAM products and platforms that support Disney and its partners

• Plan, validate, and complete project initiatives for technical integration and implementation of our IAM services – establishing close vendor & supplier relationships

• Define & maintain all aspects of the platform engineering process, including service/product technical evaluation process, lab testing, and service solution design

• Work closely with architects, service owners, vendors, and more to ensure alignment with Enterprise Technology strategies, standards, and policies

• Continually evaluate capabilities of services/products, and design and implement solutions/plans to increase effectiveness and efficiency

Required Qualifications & Skills 

• 5+ years of relevant experience supporting IAM, enterprise platforms, and/or collaboration ecosystems 

• Demonstrated ability with implementing & maintaining large-scale IAM solutions, including Products/Vendors (Okta, Active Directory (Azure/AD), Ping, SailPoint, BeyondTrust), Single Sign-On, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Password-less

• Demonstrated ability running Okta efforts at scale within a medium-to-large enterprise environment.

• Validated experience with Identity Federation, HCM tools (e.g., SAP, Workday), IAM Data Integration, PAM, & IGA

• Proven background leading certificate lifecycle and integration

• Validated experience working with protocols/standards such as SAML, SCIM, OAuth2, OIDC, LDAP, FIDO2, & Kerberos

• Knowledge of ITIL concepts applied to operational procedures for end-user IT enablement, as well as Agile methodologies through sprint planning activities

• Multi-functional technology skills in areas such as public cloud, SaaS and on-prem applications and platforms, devices, and remote access

• Proven experience automating common operational tasks, web service/API integration, and deployment activities in scripting/programming languages (e.g. Python, PowerShell, JavaScript, Java, etc.)

• Holds understanding of core security concerns within a typical application (password hashing, SSL/TLS, encryption at rest, XSS, XSRF)

• Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication for partners (internal & external) in all roles and levels 

• Ability to establish credibility, coordinate partnerships across segments, and provide overall technical leadership to other engineers

• Good organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills - balancing multiple priorities under tight deadlines

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience

• Carries Okta Certifications such as Okta Certified Professional & Okta Certified Administrator

Preferred Qualifications 

• Master’s degree in a related field

• Related technical, (CISSP, Security, etc.), IAM, and/or Okta Certification/s: Okta Certified Consultant; Okta Certified Developer; Okta Certified Workflow Specialty

• Solid understanding with sensitive data handling such as COPPA, PCI, PII, & Safe Harbor

• Familiarity with deployments and integration of IAM solutions with public cloud providers 

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The hiring range for this position in Burbank CA is $126,400 to $169,500 per year and in Seattle is $132,500 to $177,600 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.