Senior Systems Reliability Engineer

1008 Disney Worldwide Services, Inc.; Glendale (CA); On-site; USD 141,900 - 190,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Bonus potential

Long-term incentives

Job summary

Disney in Glendale, CA is seeking a Senior Systems Reliability Engineer to join the Enterprise Technology team to build and operate cloud-first production systems for studios worldwide.

You will design scalable, observable, and secure cloud-native services; implement self-healing infrastructure-as-code; ensure 24/7 reliability and strong security practices, collaborating with engineers across platforms.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of related work experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable working with public cloud service providers (e.g., AWS, Google, Azure).
• Strong knowledge in system management languages (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
• Experience with operating systems and systems management (e.g., Amazon Linux, Windows).
• Multiple scripting languages in your toolbox (e.g., Python, GO, Ruby, or Swift).
• Authentication tool-sets such as Active Directory, LDAP, Ping Identity.
• Experience working with observability tools for optimal performance and 24/7 reliability (e.g., DataDog, New Relic, Grafana).
• Knowledge of data center, network, and application architectures.
• Knowledge of systems security (e.g., key management, encryption, vulnerability management).
• Experience with containerization and container PaaS offerings (e.g., Docker, Rancher, Kubernetes).
• Thorough knowledge of continuous integration tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD).

Responsibilities

• Build and operate high-quality production systems.
• Design systems to enable rapid development, high availability, and clear observability.
• Maintain and improve the reliability of services and infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot and resolve performance and reliability issues across the stack, including cloud resources.
• Collaborate with engineers to ensure services are designed to be cloud-native, scalable, and easily operated.
• Create self-healing infrastructure-as-code and automate everything.
• Ensure security best practices are at the forefront of all technical solutions.

Skills

Python

Go

Ruby

Swift

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

AWS

GCP

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

DataDog

New Relic

Grafana

Jenkins

GitLab CI/CD

Active Directory

LDAP

Ping Identity

Job description

Senior Systems Reliability Engineer

Join the Enterprise Technology team at Disney where you will innovate and deliver cloud‑first film production systems for studios worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate high‑quality production systems.
• Design systems to enable rapid development, high availability, and clear observability.
• Maintain and improve the reliability of services and infrastructure.
• Troubleshoot and resolve performance and reliability issues across the stack, including cloud resources.
• Collaborate with engineers to ensure services are designed to be cloud‑native, scalable, and easily operated.
• Create self‑healing infrastructure‑as‑code and automate everything.
• Ensure security best practices are at the forefront of all technical solutions.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years of related work experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable working with public cloud service providers (e.g., AWS, Google, Azure).
• Strong knowledge in system management languages (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
• Experience with operating systems and systems management (e.g., Amazon Linux, Windows).
• Multiple scripting languages in your toolbox (e.g., Python, GO, Ruby, or Swift).
• Authentication tool‑sets such as Active Directory, LDAP, Ping Identity.
• Experience working with observability tools for optimal performance and 24/7 reliability (e.g., DataDog, New Relic, Grafana).
• Knowledge of data center, network, and application architectures.
• Knowledge of systems security (e.g., key management, encryption, vulnerability management).
• Experience with containerization and container PaaS offerings (e.g., Docker, Rancher, Kubernetes).
• Thorough knowledge of continuous integration tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD).

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with agentic coding tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, or Github Copilot.
• Experience working in media production environments.
• Passionate to explore new technologies and constantly learn.
• Exceptional analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience with virtual hosting technologies (e.g., VMWare, KVM).
• Smart, self‑driven with a keen focus on exceptional delivery of innovative solutions.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience.

Compensation

The hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA is $141,900 to $190,300 per year. Additional bonus or long‑term incentive units may be offered, along with a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits.