Senior Systems Reliability Engineer

The Walt Disney Company

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $141,900–$190,300 / yr
Posted: 59 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Closes: Oct 31, 2026

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This role $166k

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This role pays less than 64% of similar roles. Most pay $139,775–$197,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $166k versus about $169k for comparable roles.

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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

The Walt Disney Company currently has 118 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $148,700–$199,400 across 118 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Systems Reliability Engineer

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As a Senior Systems Reliability Engineer within the Enterprise Technology and Data team, you will build and operate high-quality production systems to support film making systems in the public cloud. You will design for high availability and observability while maintaining infrastructure through automation and infrastructure-as-code. Your daily work involves troubleshooting performance issues across the stack, ensuring security best practices, and collaborating with engineers to create scalable, cloud-native services. The role requires expertise in public cloud providers like AWS, Google, or Azure, alongside system management tools such as Terraform and Ansible. You will utilize scripting languages including Python, Go, Ruby, or Swift, and work with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes. Additionally, you will manage authentication toolsets, observability platforms like DataDog or Grafana, and continuous integration pipelines to ensure reliable media production environments.

Skills

infrastructure-as-code AWS Azure Terraform Ansible Python Go Ruby Swift Docker Kubernetes Jenkins GitLab CI/CD DataDog New Relic Grafana Active Directory LDAP Ping Identity VMWare KVM

What you'll do

Build and operate high-quality production systems for film making and studio operations.
Design systems to ensure rapid development, high availability, and clear observability.
Maintain and improve the reliability of services and infrastructure across cloud and on-premise environments.
Troubleshoot and resolve performance and reliability issues across the full technology stack.
Create self-healing infrastructure-as-code (IaC) to automate manual tasks and workflows.
Ensure security best practices, including key management and encryption, are integrated into all technical solutions.
Develop cloud-native, scalable services in collaboration with engineering teams.

What we're looking for

Minimum of 5 years of related work experience.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or equivalent experience.
Proficiency with public cloud service providers such as AWS, Google, or Azure.
Strong knowledge of system management languages like Terraform and Ansible.
Proficiency in multiple scripting languages including Python, Go, Ruby, or Swift.
Experience with containerization and PaaS offerings such as Docker, Rancher, and Kubernetes.
Knowledge of observability tools like DataDog, New Relic, or Grafana for 24/7 reliability.
Expertise in systems security, including key management, encryption, and vulnerability management.

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