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Lead Media Systems Engineer - Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology Careers
Systems Engineer
Lead the design, deployment, and scaling of Disney’s global media infrastructure, leveraging AWS, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines to deliver high‑availability streaming services and content delivery solutions.
About the role
Key Responsibilities
- Architect and maintain scalable media delivery pipelines across AWS, ensuring low latency and high reliability for global audiences.
- Lead containerization strategy using Docker and Kubernetes, optimizing resource utilization and deployment speed.
- Implement and manage CI/CD workflows, automating build, test, and release processes for media services.
- Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to integrate new media formats, DRM solutions, and analytics into the platform.
- Mentor and guide a team of engineers, fostering best practices in coding, testing, and operational excellence.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in media systems engineering or related fields.
- Deep expertise in AWS services (EC2, S3, CloudFront, Lambda) and container orchestration with Kubernetes.
- Proficient in Python and Node.js for scripting and service development.
- Strong background in CI/CD tooling (Jenkins, GitLab CI, ArgoCD) and automated testing.
- Excellent communication skills and a proven track record of leading high‑performing engineering teams.
Skills
awskubernetesdockercicdpythonnodejs