The Walt Disney Company

Manager Site Reliability Engineering

The Walt Disney Company$163K — $198K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 8 years of related work experience
  • Leadership in embracing observability principles in complex systems
  • Experience with continuous integration tools like GitLab and AWS Code services
  • Proficiency in building scalable infrastructure with Terraform and similar tools
  • Skills in utilizing AI for system reliability enhancements
  • Excellent communication and leadership abilities
  • Commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive team environment

Responsibilities

  • Oversee financial management and billing processes
  • Lead the evolution of DevOps practices within the team
  • Manage Site Reliability Engineers for monitoring and observability delivery
  • Design, build, and support product platforms
  • Drive automation in infrastructure and operations, creating monitoring telemetry
  • Lead systems administration on various cloud and on-premise platforms
  • Engage in project planning and estimation aligning technical solutions with business goals
  • Stay updated on new technologies to inform strategic decisions

Benefits

  • Full range of medical benefits
  • Financial benefits including potential bonuses
  • Support for personal and professional growth
  • Emphasis on diversity and inclusion in the workplace
  • Opportunities for relocation assistance if applicable
Full Job Description
Job Posting Title:
Manager Site Reliability Engineering

Req ID:


Job Description:

This is not a remote role. You must be in the local area or be willing to relocate

This role sits in the Commerce Site Reliability Engineering organization within Technology & Digital for Disney Experiences. It works closely with Commerce and Consumer Products personnell from across the company.

About The Role & Team:
  • The Commerce Site Reliability Engineering Manager supports the Parks Commercial Systems and Consumer Products systems
  • The manager is responsible for a team that performs incident management and requests for work in both the Systems Engineering and Site Reliability engineering functions
  • The manager will be working closely to manage a diverse team of engineers to deliver observability, availability and security to the application teams in both spaces
  • The team also includes working closely with other leaders to deliver functions for the overall commerce area including SDLC functions and AI functions
  • The leader will be responsible for managing a team of Cast Members including regular reviews and OKR's.

What You'll Do:
  • Oversee finances and budgets in MyPPM, ensure accurate billing processes, and contribute to forecasting and accrual processes to maintain financial integrity and support organizational objectives
  • Lead the evolution of DevOps practices within the broader team framework, guiding others in leveraging this culture to enhance observability practices
  • Manage the Site Reliability Engineers to deliver monitoring and observability for the development and business users as needed
  • Manage the design, build, and support of products platforms
  • Drive teams to consult, design, build, and support development pipelines, automate infrastructure and operations, build telemetry for monitoring, engineer high-reliability and reinforce best-practices to secure company data
  • Lead all aspects of systems administration skills on Google, Amazon and Azure clouds as well as on premise systems and must have extensive experience with web technologies, source control management using Harness and Git.
  • Strategize systems administration in RHEL, Bottle rocket, Kubernetes and containers and bring knowledge on systems, network, operational excellence and application stability, security, performance, and capacity management, operational excellence and application stability, security, performance, and capacity management, as well as documentation
  • Engage in estimation and planning across the organization, voicing recommendations, feedback, and solutions from a technical perspective and aligning to the overall project goals to deliver on-time & in-scope
  • Proactively track and assess new technologies across the industry to inform strategic decision-making and recommendations

Required Qualifications:
  • Must have a minimum 8 years of related work experience
  • Demonstrated leadership in implementing observability principles across complex systems and environments, fostering a culture of reliability and resilience
  • Extensive experience with a wide range of continuous integration tools, including Gitlab, AWS CodeBuild, CodeDeploy, CodePipeline, and Azure DevOps, optimizing workflows and ensuring seamless deployment processes
  • Proficiency in designing and managing highly scalable and resilient infrastructure using configuration management and orchestration tools such as Terraform, Cloud Formation, Ansible, and Chef, driving operational excellence and efficiency
  • Leveraging AI for predictive insights, driving continuous improvement in system reliability
  • Outstanding communication and leadership abilities, to ensure effective growth and development of team
  • A visionary who motivates teams to excel and fosters creativity, consistently driving excellence in all endeavors
  • An advocate for a diverse and inclusive culture that encourages innovation and ensures every team member feels a sense of belonging

Preferred Qualifications:
  • A deep understanding of containerized and serverless architectures and strategies
  • Experience with Kubernetes
  • Experience with AWS and / or GCP
  • Experience with management of a cross functional team

Required Education:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience


#DISNEYTECH
The hiring range for this position in Orlando is $163,400.00 - $198,000.00 per year. 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.

Job Posting Segment:
DX Technology

Job Posting Primary Business:
Tech Delivery, Platforms, & Core Systems

Primary Job Posting Category:
Site/System Reliability Engineer

Employment Type:
Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:
Orlando, FL, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:
2026-08-04

About The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company started as a cartoon studio and evolves into sports coverage and television shows. Using the company's portfolio of brands to differentiate our content, services, and consumer products, Walt Disney seeks to develop creative, innovative, and profitable entertainment experiences and related products.

The Walt Disney Company Careers

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Learn more about The Walt Disney Company
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190,000 employees
Market Cap
$155.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$4.9 billion
Founded
1923
5 Year Trend
+3.9%
Revenue
$60.7 billion
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