Staff Security Engineer

Company: The Walt Disney Company
Location: Santa Monica
Posted on: May 24, 2025

Job Description:

Staff Security Engineer
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Job ID: 10120702
Location: Santa Monica, California, United States
Business: The Walt Disney Company (Corporate)
Date posted: May 14, 2025
Job Summary:
Disney Streaming's Security Engineering (DESecEng) team provides engineering and tooling support for the Information Security team, Product teams, and Operations teams within Disney Entertainment and ESPN Technology (DE&ET). The team builds applications and automations, manages infrastructure, and directly supports Information Security initiatives for DE&ET and the wider Walt Disney Company's Global Information Security (GIS) team.
What you will do:

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable automation strategies to secure systems, products, networks, and Disney content.
  
• Manage, maintain, document, train on, and improve Information Security tools and their operation within the DE&ET environment.
  
• Research and introduce technologies and procedures to assist and improve the DE&ET information security posture.
  
• Collaborate with partner teams to understand security needs and dependencies, and assist those teams in meeting GIS security goals.
  
• Follow secure coding and review practices for code development and configuration deployment.
  
• Develop and maintain code branches and environments for DESecEng owned code and tooling, utilizing best practice code hygiene.
  
• Assist with Incident Response as an escalation resource and subject matter expert.
  
• Establish and implement procedures for protecting physical, digital, and media assets; safeguard accounts and access for users and data within the network and DE&ET assets; and protect Guest accounts and data.
  
• Guide and train junior engineers in code development, security strategy and policy, and security response as needed.
  
  Nice to haves:
  

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• Knowledge and familiarity with infrastructure-as-code products and principles, and its implementation with cloud environments.
  
• Experience working with version control software (e.g., GitHub) and issue/project tracking software (e.g., Jira).
  
  Required Education/Experience:
  
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  • Minimum of 7 years of related work experience.
    
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience.
    
    The hiring range for this position in Santa Monica, CA is $138,900 to $186,200 per year. The actual offer will depend on internal equity, geographic region, knowledge, skills, experience, and other factors. Compensation may include bonuses and long-term incentives, along with medical, financial, and other benefits.
    About The Walt Disney Company (Corporate):
    Disney Corporate showcases how the company's powerful brands come together to create innovative entertainment. Working here means collaborating with world-class leaders to drive strategies that keep Disney at the forefront of entertainment, enabling storytellers to create memorable experiences for millions worldwide.
    About The Walt Disney Company:
    The Walt Disney Company, with subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading international entertainment and media enterprise, including Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From its beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s, Disney has grown into a global leader in storytelling and entertainment, with operations in over 40 countries.
    This position is with Hulu Enterprises, LLC, part of The Walt Disney Company (Corporate).
    Disability Accommodation for Employment Applications
    The Walt Disney Company and its affiliates are equal opportunity employers. Applicants with disabilities needing accommodations should email Candidate.Accommodations@Disney.com. Requests are handled confidentially and are specific to accessibility needs related to the online application system.
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