Senior Software Developer - AWS / Platform

2004 The Walt Disney Company Limited; Manchester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance & dental

Free Park Entry

Disney Discounts

Parental leave

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

The Walt Disney Company Limited in Manchester is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Cloud Account Management team to design, build and support automation and tooling that enable secure, self-service AWS usage. You will mentor developers and partner with security and operations to implement IAM and cloud-native services.

You will own initiatives, contribute to solution design, and serve as a go-to technical resource across teams, ensuring compliant, scalable cloud platforms.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong Python development skills with production-quality code.
• Experience with deployment and CI/CD tools: Terraform, GitHub Actions, Spinnaker, and Jenkins.
• Backend development experience using Python.
• Experience developing APIs and designing database schemas.
• Hands-on AWS Security/IAM administration and policy creation.
• Familiarity with Docker and containerization concepts.
• Experience with Unix/Linux systems.
• Clear written and verbal communication; collaborative approach with engineers.
• Familiarity with operational troubleshooting tools and techniques.

Responsibilities

• Write automation tools for self-service, deployment, detection, alerting and mitigation in AWS.
• Build on AWS with IAM and cloud-native services.
• Champion security standards and best practices for cloud operations.
• Configure IAM permissions for users and workloads in AWS.
• Provide guidance to development teams on service design and deployments.
• Own initiatives and contribute to future solution designs and planning.
• Be a go-to technical resource across levels and cross-functional teams.
• Monitor and address inbound issues.

Skills

Python development

CI/CD tools

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Spinnaker

Jenkins

Platform engineering

Backend development

APIs & DB schemas

AWS IAM/Security

Docker

Unix/Linux

Communication

Troubleshooting

Tools

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Spinnaker

Jenkins

Docker

Unix/Linux

Job description

About the Role & Team

The Production Platform Foundations team is a horizontal service team providing both tools and guidance across the organization for operations in AWS. We strive to act as a productivity multiplier, providing consulting and operational support to Application teams to help them drive their adoption of AWS services in conjunction with their existing infrastructure. We work closely with those groups to offer a 'cloud-native' perspective on application architecture, infrastructure, and deployment strategies. A Senior Software Engineer on the Cloud Account Management (CAM) team is a security-focused cloud engineer responsible for designing, building, and supporting automation and tooling initiatives that further enable secure, compliant, self-service ways of working for both the team and the developer base. In addition, this role will provide operational and technical guidance to Application Development (DevOps) teams that are utilizing the AWS environment at Disney Streaming. This position will report to the Engineering Manager and will interact with other Software Engineers in the Cloud Account Management (CAM) team

Here are a few reasons why we think you’d love working here:

• Building the future of Disney’s media: Our Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses for years to come.
• Reach, Scale & Impact: More than ever, Disney’s technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans' connections with the company’s brands and stories. Disney+. Hulu. ESPN. ABC. ABC News…and many more. These products and brands – and the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry – matter to millions of people globally.
• Innovation: We develop and implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical problems.

Values

You’ll join a team grounded in our Disney values — acting with Integrity, welcoming everyone through Inclusion, embracing boundless Creativity, working together through Collaboration and caring deeply for our Community. These values shape how we work and how we support one another every day.

What You Will Do

• Write automation tools for your team and other internal teams to self-service, deploy, detect, alert, and mitigate in our AWS environments
• Build on AWS, including hands-on work with IAM, security policies, and cloud-native services
• Champion and execute best practices and security standards for operating in the cloud
• Troubleshoot and implement appropriate IAM permissions for user access and workloads running in AWS
• Provide guidance and recommendations to development teams on service design and deployments
• Own initiatives and contribute to future solution designs and planning
• Be a go-to technical resource on the team, spanning across levels and cross functional teams
• Monitor and work on inbound issues

Required Qualifications & Skills

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, or equivalent practical experience
• Strong Python development skills, you write production-quality code, not just scripts
• Experience with deployment and CI/CD tools - Terraform, GitHub Actions, Spinnaker, and Jenkins.
• Experience with platform engineering, primarily backend development using Python
• Experience developing APIs and designing database schemas
• Hands-on AWS Security/IAM administration and policy-creation experience for many users and workloads
• Familiarity with Docker and containerization concepts
• Experience with Unix/Linux systems
• Exhibit clear, succinct written and verbal communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders. Taking a practical, collaborative approach when working with engineers.
• Familiarity with operational troubleshooting tools and techniques

The Perks

• 25 days annual leave
• Private medical insurance & dental care
• Free Park Entry: You will have the opportunity to enter any of our parks with your family and friends for free
• Disney Discounts: you are entitled to discounts on designated Disney products, resort F&B and ticketing
• Excellent parental and guardian leave
• Employee Resource Groups – WOMEN @ Disney, Disney Mosaic, Disney PRIDE, our disability & neurodiversity focused group - ENABLED, and our Mental Health & Wellbeing Group, TRUST.

The Walt Disney Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to be a diverse workforce that is representative of our audiences, and where all can thrive and belong. Disney is committed to forming a team that includes and respects a variety of voices, identities, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Employment Type: Full time

Location: Manchester, United Kingdom