Director, Quality Engineering

At Disney, we're storytellers. We make the impossible, possible. We are a world-class entertainment and technological leader. The Quality Engineering (QE) team helps elevate quality and testing practices at Disney, promoting and onboarding new technologies, solving sophisticated problems, and integrating with next-generation digital platforms.

As the Director of Quality Engineering, you will be responsible for building and leading a team of high-performing Managers & QEs, supporting multiple sophisticated systems, underlying infrastructure, and applications for Disney. Your team will use a software engineering approach to architect, design, build, test, & automate applications at scale as you establish and enhance QE & Testing practice across our organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Communicate a vision that defines the team's purpose and commitment to Disney quality and excellence
• Oversee financial planning, test and production environments, architectural fit, and service level objectives
• Mentor and develop managers and engineers proficient in software, quality, and security engineering
• Provide senior-level technical direction on enterprise-level projects
• Drive stellar customer service experiences for internal business partners
• Partner closely with business, creative, and technology leaders
• Influence others through data-based persuasion and fact-based arguments

Required Qualifications:

• 12+ years of experience leading engineering teams responsible for quality
• 5+ years of previous hands-on experience as an engineer
• Detailed knowledge of core internet protocols, programming languages, and application development platforms
• Understanding of infrastructure as code tools, configuration management frameworks, and test automation tools
• Experience with cloud solutions, data visualization, and security testing
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

The hiring range for this position in Washington D.C. & Bristol CT is $223,700 to $300,000 per year, and in New York City is $234,400 to $314,300 per year. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to a full range of benefits.