Quick summary
- Work type
- On-site
- Location
- Glendale, CA
- Salary
- $141,900–$170,000 / yr
- Posted
- 18 days ago
- Freshness
- Confirmed live yesterday
- Closes
- Oct 3, 2026
- Nearby
- 99+ roles within 25 mi
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Salary context
How this pay compares to similar roles
This role pays less than 80% of similar roles. Most pay $162,000–$219,425 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $156k versus about $191k for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
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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At a glance
TL;DR · Staff Content Security Engineer
The Staff Content Security Engineer joins the Walt Disney Studios Content Security organization to protect creative content throughout the production lifecycle. This role involves designing and securing complex systems across platforms, performing high-risk assessments for application security and cloud infrastructure, and advocating for secure workflows in remote editing and real-time asset delivery. The engineer will drive technical testing for custom tools and APIs, define repeatable security patterns, mentor other engineers, and contribute to threat modeling and framework development. Key responsibilities include researching AI technology risks and hardening baselines for media infrastructure. Required skills include expertise in cloud security engineering, product security, and penetration testing. The role addresses the specific challenge of securing creative pipelines, including digital intermediate, visual effects, and content protection solutions like DRM, watermarking, and encryption within a production environment.
Skills
What you'll do
- Design and integrate security for complex systems across multiple platforms and cloud-native tools.
- Serve as a technical partner for high-risk assessments involving AppSec, CloudSec, and media infrastructure.
- Advise on secure workflows for remote editing, cloud post-production, and real-time asset delivery.
- Conduct technical testing for custom tooling, APIs, and third-party integrations.
- Define and standardize repeatable security patterns, reusable controls, and hardening baselines.
- Mentor engineers across different levels and domains to improve security acumen and solution delivery.
- Contribute to threat modeling, framework development, and control selection for studio-wide initiatives.
- Research and assess the security implications of AI technologies and generative AI tools.
What we're looking for
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, IT Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
- At least 7 years of experience in cybersecurity, software engineering, or infrastructure roles with architecture design and assessment experience.
- Demonstrated ability to drive security improvements across multiple teams and disciplines.
- Ability to translate threat models, abuse cases, and technical risk into clear recommendations and architectural input.
- Expertise in areas such as product security, security engineering, cloud security, or penetration testing.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Experience with media-specific systems, content protection solutions (DRM, watermarking), or entertainment industry workflows is preferred.
- CISSP, CISM, or other relevant technical certifications are preferred but not required.
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