Senior AWS Cloud Engineer - Security & Automation

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 142,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Cloud Account Management team. You will design, build, and support automation that enables secure, self-service workflows in the Disney Streaming AWS environment.

You will collaborate with Application Development teams to implement IAM policies, security standards, and deployment practices, while guiding cross-functional groups in AWS-based cloud operations and platform engineering.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience or equivalent
• Production-quality Python development
• Experience with deployment and CI/CD tools (Terraform, GitHub Actions, Spinnaker, Jenkins)
• Backend development in Python; API design and database schema experience
• Hands-on AWS Security/IAM administration and policy creation
• Familiarity with Docker and containerization concepts
• Experience on Unix/Linux systems
• Clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Operational troubleshooting proficiency

Responsibilities

• Write automation tools for self-service and deployment in AWS environments
• Work with IAM, security policies, and cloud-native services in AWS
• Advise on security best practices and cloud operating standards
• Assist development teams with service design and deployments
• Own initiatives and contribute to future solution designs
• Serve as a technical resource across levels and cross-functional teams
• Monitor and respond to inbound issues in cloud environments

Skills

Python

Cloud engineering

API design

Unix/Linux

Communication

Troubleshooting

Security/IAM

Tools

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Spinnaker

Jenkins

Docker

Job description

Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Cloud Account Management team. You will design, build, and support automation that enables secure, self-service workflows in the Disney Streaming AWS environment.

You will collaborate with Application Development teams to implement IAM policies, security standards, and deployment practices, while guiding cross-functional groups in AWS-based cloud operations and platform engineering.