Shipboard Systems Eng & Automation Manager

1976 Walt Disney Attractions Technology LLC; Celebration (FL); On-site; USD 135,000 - 181,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus & incentives

Job summary

The Walt Disney Company in Orlando, FL is seeking a Manager, Systems Engineering for Disney Cruise Line New Build initiatives. You will lead a team of Technical Project Managers and engineers responsible for deploying, integrating, and commissioning shipboard applications, driving an automation-first approach across the ship's lifecycle.

This leadership role requires strong communication, strategic planning, and collaboration with SE, SRE, product and business teams to deliver on milestones and

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of related technology experience with at least 3+ years leading projects.
• Hands-on experience with automation and infrastructure tooling.
• Experience guiding system or infrastructure architecture, including scalability and security best practices.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a professional engineering team and Project Managers for end-to-end lifecycles of technical solutions.
• Guide partners and stakeholders, adapt to evolving project priorities, and foster collaboration.
• Plan, prioritize, and ensure timely delivery across New Build initiatives.
• Oversee application integration and deployment pipelines for shipboard systems.
• Mentor team to support ship readiness and alignment with maiden voyage timeline.
• Design an automation-first deployment pipeline strategy.

Skills

Automation

Leadership

Communication

Budget management

Scripting

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in CS/Engineering/IT

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD

Git

Job description

The Walt Disney Company in Orlando, FL is seeking a Manager, Systems Engineering for Disney Cruise Line New Build initiatives. You will lead a team of Technical Project Managers and engineers responsible for deploying, integrating, and commissioning shipboard applications, driving an automation-first approach across the ship's lifecycle.

This leadership role requires strong communication, strategic planning, and collaboration with SE, SRE, product and business teams to deliver on milestones and