Exec Dir, Infrastructure Engineering
Aplicar ahora Aplique más tarde Job ID 10137241 Ubicación Nueva York, Nueva York, Estados Unidos / Bristol, Connecticut, Estados Unidos / Glendale, California, Estados Unidos Business Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology Fecha de publicación 03/12/2025Detalles del empleo:
Technology is at the heart of Disney’s past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more – all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney’s media business globally.
About the Role:
As the Executive Director, Infrastructure Engineering, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the technological backbone that powers a global media business. This executive-level position is responsible for leading a global, cross-functional organization that designs, implements, and supports integrated systems for high-quality media content delivery. Your leadership will ensure the performance, scalability, security, and resilience of enterprise-level platforms, driving innovation and operational excellence across the company.
Responsibilities:
- Provide executive leadership and direction to solution engineering functions, including Site Reliability, Storage systems, computer systems, QA, and Systems Engineering.
- Define strategic vision, operational objectives, and measurable goals aligned to enterprise technology and business outcomes.
- Build and execute workforce strategies—recruiting, developing, and retaining top talent across engineering disciplines.
- Oversee organizational design and realignment to promote agility and responsiveness to evolving business needs.
- Direct the architecture and operationalization of scalable solutions supporting high-throughput production/content platforms.
- Champion the implementation of efficient CI/CD pipelines, on-prem and cloud-native services, and observability automation.
- Collaborate with systems engineering and product engineering teams to ensure operational readiness and continuous improvement.
- Define and operationalize engineering standards and KPIs related to security, performance, and availability.
- Serve as a strategic advisor to senior leadership on platform health, system incidents, risk mitigation, and technical roadmap alignment.
- Lead cross-functional engagement to ensure platform capabilities meet the evolving needs of business units and customers.
Required Qualifications:
- 12+ years of related experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or related technical field.
- Proven experience in leading global, cross-functional engineering teams.
- Strong strategic vision and operational execution skills.
- Expertise in scalable solution architecture and operationalization.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, cloud-native services, and observability automation.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
- Strong leadership and talent development capabilities.
- Ability to drive engineering excellence through documentation and process maturity.
- Experience in managing third-party vendor relationships.
Preferred Qualifications:
- MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.
- Experience with distributed systems modernization.
- Knowledge of security, performance, and availability standards.
- Experience in fostering a culture of reusability and modularity.
Required Education
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or related technical field.
The hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA and Bristol, CT is $251,900.00 to $337,800.00 per year and in New York, NY is $263,900.00 to $53,900.00 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.
Acerca de Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology:
En Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology, fusionamos imaginación e innovación para reinventar las formas en las que las personas disfrutan e interactúan con los cuentos y los productos más queridos del mundo. Nuestro trabajo tiene un gran alcance y es sumamente sofisticado. Brindamos experiencias increíbles, transformamos el futuro de los medios de comunicación y creamos productos y plataformas que permiten la conexión entre las personas de cualquier lugar del mundo y los cuentos y los deportes que más les gustan.
Disney tiene la capacidad de combinar tecnología de primer nivel con una creatividad inigualable, y eso nos hace únicos. Es la esencia de nuestro pasado, presente y futuro. Somos narradores e innovadores. Creadores y constructores. Artistas e ingenieros.
Acerca de The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, junto con sus subsidiarias y afiliadas, es una empresa internacional diversificada líder en entretenimiento familiar y medios de comunicación que incluye tres segmentos comerciales principales: Disney Entertainment, ESPN y Disney Experiences. Desde sus humildes comienzos como estudio de dibujos animados en la década de 1920 hasta su reconocido nombre en la industria del entretenimiento en la actualidad, Disney continúa con orgullo su legado de crear historias y experiencias de clase mundial para toda la familia. Las historias, los personajes y las experiencias de Disney llegan a consumidores e invitados de todos los rincones del mundo. Con operaciones en más de 40 países, nuestros empleados y miembros del elenco trabajan juntos para crear experiencias de entretenimiento que sean apreciadas a nivel local y global.
Este puesto es en Disney Streaming Technology LLC , que forma parte de una empresa comercial que denominamos Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology.
Disney Streaming Technology LLC es un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. Los solicitantes recibirán consideración para el empleo independientemente de su raza, religión, color, sexo, orientación sexual, género, identidad de género, expresión de género, nacionalidad, ascendencia, edad, estado civil, condición de militar o veterano, afección médica, información genética o discapacidad, o cualquier otro fundamento prohibido por la ley federal, estatal o local. Disney defiende un entorno empresarial donde las ideas y decisiones de todas las personas nos ayudan a crecer, innovar, crear las mejores historias y ser relevantes en un mundo en constante evolución.