Manager, Systems Engineering (Point-of-Sale)

The Walt Disney Company; Lake Buena Vista (FL); On-site; USD 148,000 - 199,000; Full time

Job summary

Disney Experiences (DX) is hiring a POS Technology Manager to own POS, KDS, and mobile ordering across hundreds of retail and dining locations, ensuring uptime is part of the guest experience. You’ll lead a team, drive reliability, and manage vendor relationships.

You’ll collaborate with operations and tech partners across the enterprise, guiding infrastructure decisions and leading go-lives with on-call support, disaster recovery, and strict security practices.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in POS or retail/restaurant technology, with strong background in POS hardware and payment processing.
• 3+ years managing engineers or technical staff and talent development.
• Experience with KDS and mobile ordering platforms.
• Comfort with Android-based smart clients and Windows servers.
• Strong systems thinking and agile experience (Scrum/Lean).

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of systems engineers and set on-call coverage.
• Own reliability across POS, KDS, and mobile ordering hardware and software.
• Manage budgets and vendor relationships, supporting forecasting and accruals.
• Lead rollouts, upgrades, and new location openings; guide architecture decisions.
• Own hardware lifecycle, security patching, and DR across platforms.
• Lead disaster recovery exercises and on-call escalations; drive continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and ensure projects stay on time and in scope.

Skills

POS hardware

Payment processing

Staff management

KDS / mobile ordering

Android / Windows / iOS

Agile methodologies

PCI-DSS / SOC audits

Communication with stakeholders

Leadership

Observability tools

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/IS/Software/Math/Engineering

Tools

SOTI

Splunk

Datadog

ELK

MyPPM

ServiceNow

Job description

“We Power the Magic!” That’s our motto at Disney Experiences (DX). Our team creates world-class immersive digital experiences for the Company’s premier vacation brands including Disney’s Parks & Resorts worldwide, Disney Cruise Line, Aulany, a Disney Resort & Spa, and Disney Vacation Club. We are responsible for the end-to-end digital and physical Guest experience for all technology & digital-led initiatives across the Attractions & Entertainment, Food & Beverage, Resorts & Transportation and Merchandise lines of business as well as other initiatives including MyDisneyExperience and Hey, Disney!

This role sits in the Retail, Restaurant & Supply Chain Technology organization within Technology & Digital for Disney Experiences. It works closely with operations and tech teams from across the company.

The role will report to the Senior Manager.

About The Role & Team

We're hiring a POS Technology Manager to own point-of-sale (POS), Kitchen Display Systems (KDS), and mobile ordering across hundreds of retail and dining locations; places where uptime isn't just an SLA, it's part of the guest experience. This role suits someone who connects the dots: an incident pattern here, a hardware refresh there, a vendor SLA that ties it all together. You'll need real curiosity too, since this stack never sits still.

What You'll Do

• Lead and grow a team of systems engineers — hire, develop, set on-call coverage, and build a culture that looks for patterns in incidents, not just closes tickets.
• Own reliability across POS, KDS, and mobile ordering — hardware and software — driving troubleshooting and root-cause fixes
• Manage budgets and billing in MyPPM, and support forecasting and accruals
• Lead rollouts, upgrades, and new location openings, and manage vendor relationships
• Own the hardware lifecycle — deployment, refresh, retirement, ruggedization, and security patching across our Android/Windows/iOS fleet via SOTI
• Own disaster recovery across all platforms, including drills and leading recovery when something breaks
• Manage key vendors — our L2/L3 support partner and hardware break-fix team — on SLAs and performance
• Be the go-to for PCI-DSS/SOC audits and security incident response
• Guide infrastructure and systems architecture decisions, including LAN/WAN and telecom projects
• Weigh in on planning and estimation with a technical lens, keeping projects on time and in scope
• Track emerging tech and push the team to work smarter - including using AI to improve how the team operates
• Personally support on-call escalations and lead the hypercare during go-lives and critical incidents, not just staff the rotation
• Build and maintain system health dashboards and KPIs (e.g., Splunk, Datadog, ELK) to give the team and stakeholders visibility into reliability

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years in POS or retail/restaurant technology, with strong background in POS hardware, payment processing, and back-of-house integrations , 3+ years managing engineers or technical staff, with a track record of hiring and developing talent
• Experience with Kitchen Display Systems (KDS) and/or mobile ordering platforms
• Comfort with Android-based smart clients and Windows-based server environments
• Systems thinking — you connect patterns across incidents, hardware, vendors, and process instead of solving each in isolation
• Practical experience with agile methodologies (Scrum, Lean, etc.)
• Learning mindset and excellent communication skills, including with non-technical stakeholders
• A leader who motivates teams, fosters creativity, and drives excellence
• An advocate for a diverse and inclusive culture where every team member feels a sense of belonging

Preferred Qualifications

• Hardware lifecycle and MDM experience at scale (SOTI experience is a plus), including mixed-OS security patching (Android/Windows/iOS)
• Basic hardware literacy (CompTIA A+ level) and familiarity with ruggedization standards (IP rating, MIL-STD-810)
• Strong SQL skills
• Working understanding of networking fundamentals, including how 802.1X and certificate-based WiFi authentication affect device connectivity
• Experience with PCI-DSS and/or SOC audit support and security incident response
• Experience leading disaster recovery/business continuity execution for critical, distributed systems
• Experience managing outsourced vendors and/or field service partners across organizational boundaries
• Hands-on comfort using AI tools to improve how a team works
• Multi-site rollout experience across geographically dispersed (including international) locations
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS or Azure); cloud fundamentals certification a plus
• Experience building observability/monitoring dashboards using tools like Splunk, Datadog, or ELK
• Comfort working on-call and leading hyper care support during launches or major incidents
• Experience in a theme park, resort, or large-scale hospitality environment
• Familiarity with ITSM tools (e.g., ServiceNow)

Required Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Math, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience

The hiring range for this position in Orlando, FL is $148,300 to $198,800 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.