Director, Systems Reliability Engineering

The Walt Disney Company is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences.
Burbank, CA, USABristol, CT 06010, USAWashington, DC, USA
$223,700 - $314,300
Site Reliability
Principal Software Engineer
Hybrid
5,000+ Employees
12+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS

Description For Director, Systems Reliability Engineering

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

As the Director of Systems Reliability Engineering (SRE), you are responsible for building and leading a team of high performing Managers and SREs, supporting multiple sophisticated systems, underlying infrastructure, and applications for Disney. Your team uses a software engineering approach to architect, design, build, automate, monitor, and operate applications at scale. This includes building and operating processes, hardware, and software solutions that are efficient, effective and resilient – helping Disney businesses and supporting teams create, deliver, and power our content, experiences and products – better, faster, safer, and happier.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Clearly communicate a vision to the team that defines the team's purpose, ownership, contribution, and commitment to Disney quality, excellence, and a business enabling agile DevOps culture
  • Oversee financial planning, test and production environments, architectural fit, compliance, resource scheduling, delivery landmarks, collaboration, and service level objectives
  • Mentor and develop managers and their teams of engineers who are proficient in software, system reliability, and security
  • Act as a highly technical leader, providing senior level technical direction on enterprise level projects
  • Hold high standards, practice continual improvement, and focus on details while solving multiple issues simultaneously
  • Deliver stellar customer service experiences to internal business partners
  • Partner closely with business, creative, and technology leaders to pitch new insights and deliver public presentations
  • Own outcomes and resolve project or program delays, conflicts, and performance issues
  • Influence others through data-based persuasion and facts-based arguments
  • Lead others through inspiration, bringing a can-do attitude and delivering magic to your team and business partners

This role offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future of technology at one of the world's most beloved entertainment companies. If you're passionate about leading high-performing teams, driving innovation, and creating magical experiences through technology, this could be the perfect role for you at Disney.

Last updated 8 days ago

Responsibilities For Director, Systems Reliability Engineering

  • Build and lead a team of high performing Managers and SREs
  • Support multiple sophisticated systems, underlying infrastructure, and applications for Disney
  • Use a software engineering approach to architect, design, build, automate, monitor, and operate applications at scale
  • Oversee financial planning, test and production environments, architectural fit, compliance, resource scheduling, delivery landmarks, collaboration, and service level objectives
  • Provide senior level technical direction on enterprise level projects
  • Drive technical innovation and promote a business enabling agile DevOps culture
  • Deliver stellar customer service experiences to internal business partners
  • Partner with business, creative, and technology leaders to pitch new insights and deliver public presentations
  • Resolve project or program delays, conflicts, and performance issues
  • Lead through inspiration and deliver magic to team and business partners

Requirements For Director, Systems Reliability Engineering

Python
Go
Java
Ruby
Linux
  • 12+ years of experience leading engineering teams responsible for software and reliability engineering, supporting and deploying products or services
  • 5+ years of previous hands-on experience as an engineer
  • Detailed knowledge of core internet protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, etc.), programming languages (Python, Go, C++, Ruby, Java, etc.), & application development platforms
  • Experience scripting infrastructure with tools like Terraform or CloudFormation
  • Understanding of configuration management frameworks (Chef, Puppet, Ansible, Salt, etc.)
  • Experience managing multiple hosting environments including public and private cloud solutions
  • Experience with data visualization, metrics, and data analysis
  • Familiarity with test case design, test case management, version control, and configuration management
  • Experience with vulnerability management, defect tracking, and bug reporting
  • Experience with risk management/risk assessment, and continuous integration/continuous delivery
  • Adept at overall software development process and agile methodologies
  • Holds compliance and regulatory knowledge (SOX, HIPAA, GDPR, confidential data management, etc.)
  • Excellent written and verbal communications, validated ability to develop and deliver presentations geared for Senior and Executive Management
  • Ability to manage budgets, contract language, and vendor management relationships
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience

Benefits For Director, Systems Reliability Engineering

401k
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
  • 401k
  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance

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