Senior Systems Engineer

Disney Experiences; Lake Buena Vista (FL); On-site; USD 114,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Disney Experiences is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to oversee warehouse production systems, from go-live readiness to long-term operations. You will collaborate with Distribution Services teams across DX properties and act as a SME for WMS and related systems.

Ideal candidates will have 5+ years in production environments, strong incident leadership, and experience with cloud platforms and ITSM tools. The role requires a 24x7 schedule and close vendor coordination.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years in production systems support with incident leadership.
• Experience with Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) and WMS architectures.

Responsibilities

• Ensure uptime, recoverability, and operational readiness of warehouse systems.
• Own health, stability, and performance of live production apps.
• Support go-live activities and ensure production readiness.
• Lead on-call incident response and postmortems.
• Serve as escalation point for complex production issues.
• Document runbooks, diagnostics, and operational processes.
• Coordinate with vendors and internal teams to drive resolutions.

Skills

Incident response

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

WMS experience

Vendor coordination

Agile / ITIL

Communication

On-call readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ServiceNow

Jira

Blue Yonder WMS

ITSM / ITIL

Job description

Department 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 Parks and Resorts worldwide, Disney Cruise Line, Aulany, and Disney Vacation Club. We are responsible for the end‑to‑end digital and physical Guest experience across Attractions and Entertainment, Food and Beverage, Resorts and Transportation, Merchandise, and related initiatives.

Job Requirements

Department 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 Parks and Resorts worldwide, Disney Cruise Line, Aulany, and Disney Vacation Club. We are responsible for the end‑to‑end digital and physical Guest experience across Attractions and Entertainment, Food and Beverage, Resorts and Transportation, Merchandise, and related initiatives.

What You’ll Do

The Senior Systems Engineer plays a critical part in the transition of Warehouse Management Systems from implementation into sustained production operations. Responsibilities span go‑live readiness, post‑implementation stabilization, hypercare support, and the establishment of long‑term operational ownership for newly delivered capabilities. This role will also be a key point of contact for the Distribution Services teams across DX properties. A successful candidate is highly collaborative, effective in a matrix organization, comfortable working autonomously, and experienced operating in complex production environments. This role serves as a subject matter expert for Warehouse Management Systems and ancillary systems, acting as a liaison between business, vendors, and technology teams while supporting production operations, enhancements, and backlog prioritization. The Senior Systems Engineer reports to the Manager, Software Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Be accountable for uptime, recoverability, and operational readiness of warehouse production systems.
• Own the health, stability, and performance of live production applications.
• Support implementation and go‑live activities, ensuring systems are production‑ready and supportable.
• Participate in an on‑call rotation leading incident response, triage, and service recovery
• Serve as the technical escalation point for complex production issues.
• Facilitate deep root cause analysis across application, integration, and infrastructure layers.
• Drive accountability for SLAs, feature delivery, release execution and issue resolution with external vendors.
• Perform hands‑on technical analysis when required to accelerate vendor troubleshooting and resolution.
• Create, maintain, and improve runbooks, diagnostics, and operational documentation.
• Balance short‑term remediation with long‑term system stability and operability improvements.
• Lead transition‑to‑support activities, including knowledge transfer, operational documentation, and stabilization following deployment.
• Develop and maintain configuration and asset records within Service Now.
• Proactively identify systemic risks and recurring issues and drive operational improvements.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Minimum of 5+ years of experience supporting large‑scale, business‑critical production systems.
• Proven incident response and escalation leadership experience.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across distributed systems.
• Experience supporting vendor‑provided or Commercial Off‑the‑Shelf platforms.
• Ability to operate effectively under pressure during live production incidents.
• Strong written communication skills for incident updates, executive communication, and postmortems.
• Experience supporting cloud‑hosted production systems on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Demonstrated ability to drive resolution of complex, high‑impact operational issues.
• Comfortable diagnosing issues across compute, networking, storage, and system integrations.
• Experience supporting Warehouse Management Systems or similarly complex, highly integrated Commercial Off‑the‑Shelf (COTS) platforms.
• Familiarity with Agile delivery practices.
• Availability to work within a 24x7/365 schedule with advanced notice

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands‑on experience supporting Blue Yonder Warehouse Management System in a production environment.
• Experience working within ITSM and ITIL‑aligned service management models.
• Experience using ServiceNow or comparable service management tools.
• Experience working in Scrum and Kanban environments using tools such as JIRA.
• Proven experience driving accountability and corrective action through managed services vendor relationships.
• Experience supporting supply chain, logistics, or warehouse operations environments.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a comparable field, or equivalent practical experience.

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Disclaimer

PAY TRANSPARENCY

The hiring range for this position in Orlando, FL is $113,500-$152,200. 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.

This position is with Walt Disney Attractions Technology LLC, which is part of a business we call Disney Experiences.

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