Staff Content Security Engineer

The Walt Disney Company

Hybrid

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Glendale, CA
Salary: $141,900–$170,000 / yr
Posted: 30 days ago
Closes: Aug 1, 2026

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $156k

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This role pays less than 72% of similar roles. Most pay $151,475–$219,568 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $156k versus about $186k 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 154 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $141,900–$190,300 across 150 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Staff Content Security Engineer

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The Staff Content Security Engineer role at Walt Disney Studios is a senior position within the Content Security organization, reporting to the Director of Content Security Engineering. This in-person role based in Glendale, California involves collaborating with a team of seasoned engineers to secure and protect creative content throughout its production lifecycle. The engineer will demonstrate expertise in designing and integrating complex systems across platforms and cloud-native tools, serve as a technical partner for high-risk assessments, and advocate for secure workflows that enable remote editing and real-time asset delivery. Key responsibilities include driving technical testing efforts, defining security patterns, mentoring engineers, and staying abreast of new technologies and AI implications. The ideal candidate has 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity or infrastructure roles with a focus on product security, pentesting, and cloud security engineering. Strong communication skills and a passion for innovation are essential, as is familiarity with feature film production workflows and the security considerations of systems leveraging AI/ML.

Skills

CloudSec AI CI/CD AWS Kubernetes Terraform Python PostgreSQL Docker Prometheus Grafana GitLab Jenkins Ansible Azure Google Cloud Platform CISSP CISM VCP VCAP

What you'll do

Demonstrate expertise in designing and integrating complex security systems across platforms and cloud-native tools.
Serve as a key technical partner for high-risk or high-visibility assessments in AppSec, CloudSec, and media infrastructure.
Advocate secure workflows enabling remote editing, cloud post-production, and real-time asset delivery.
Drive technical testing efforts for custom or vendor-supplied tooling, APIs, and third-party integrations.
Define and standardize repeatable security patterns and hardening baselines used across assessments and vendor engagements.

What we're looking for

7+ years of experience in cybersecurity, software engineering, or infrastructure roles with architecture design and assessment.
Demonstrated ability to drive security improvements across multiple teams and disciplines.
Comfortable translating threat models into clear recommendations and architectural input.
Experience in product security, security engineering, pentesting, and cloud security engineering.
Understanding of AI technology and its security implications.
CISSP, CISM, or equivalent security certifications preferred.

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