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About The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is a diversified global entertainment and media enterprise operating in segments including Disney Parks, Experiences and Products; Entertainment (ABC, Hulu, Disney+); and ESPN. Industry: Entertainment & Media
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As a Senior Media Systems Engineer, you will join the Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology team to advance the technical infrastructure for global media distribution. You will serve as a technical leader responsible for designing and implementing broadcast production systems and cloud-based infrastructure that support content acquisition, encoding, decoding, and distribution across linear and digital platforms. Your daily work involves modernizing legacy systems using technologies like SMPTE ST 2110, 4K, UHD HDR, JPEGxs, NDI, ProRes Raw, H.265, and AV1. You will manage projects involving core routing, playout, storage solutions, and media asset management. Required skills include expertise in baseband/IP video, digital compression, and file transfer acceleration. Preferred qualifications include proficiency in AutoCAD, networking protocols like DNS and TCP/IP, and programming languages such as Python, Perl, Ruby, Shell, C, or C++.
Lead the technical implementation of broadcast production systems and cloud-based infrastructure for content acquisition, production, and distribution.
Modernize legacy media infrastructure to support advanced standards like SMPTE ST 2110, 4K, UHD HDR, and various video codecs.
Manage the construction of facilities and the installation of core routing, playout, storage, and automation systems.
Create technical documentation, procedures, and standards to guide technological development across the organization.
Develop project plans, schedules, and capital planning forecasts for media technology initiatives.
Collaborate with vendors and manufacturers to evaluate equipment and define industry-standard solutions.
Resolve complex technical issues related to metadata conversion, audio mapping, and microservices architecture tuning.
What we're looking for
Minimum of 5 years of broadcast engineering experience.
Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a comparable field of study.
Strong understanding of baseband/IP video, audio, digital compression, and transport systems.
Knowledge of audio/video encoding/transcoding techniques and file transfer acceleration technologies.
Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Perl, Python, Ruby, Shell, C, or C++.
Familiarity with SMPTE standards for broadcast television and video production/streaming environments.
Experience with on-prem and cloud-based storage and compute infrastructure platforms.
Knowledge of compression techniques including MPEG2/4, HEVC, JPEG 2000, and JPEG XS.