Job Posting Title:
Executive Director, Infrastructure Engineering
Req ID:
10137241
Job Description:
Technology is at the heart of Disney’s past, present, and future. Disney Entertainment and ESPN Product & Technology is a global organization of engineers, product developers, designers, technologists, data scientists, and more – all working to build and advance the technological backbone for Disney’s media business globally.
About the Role:
As the Executive Director, Infrastructure Engineering, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the technological backbone that powers a global media business. This executive-level position is responsible for leading a global, cross-functional organization that designs, implements, and supports integrated systems for high-quality media content delivery. Your leadership will ensure the performance, scalability, security, and resilience of enterprise-level platforms, driving innovation and operational excellence across the company.
Responsibilities:
- Provide executive leadership and direction to solution engineering functions, including Site Reliability, Storage systems, computer systems, QA, and Systems Engineering.
- Define strategic vision, operational objectives, and measurable goals aligned to enterprise technology and business outcomes.
- Build and execute workforce strategies—recruiting, developing, and retaining top talent across engineering disciplines.
- Oversee organizational design and realignment to promote agility and responsiveness to evolving business needs.
- Direct the architecture and operationalization of scalable solutions supporting high-throughput production/content platforms.
- Champion the implementation of efficient CI/CD pipelines, on-prem and cloud-native services, and observability automation.
- Collaborate with systems engineering and product engineering teams to ensure operational readiness and continuous improvement.
- Define and operationalize engineering standards and KPIs related to security, performance, and availability.
- Serve as a strategic advisor to senior leadership on platform health, system incidents, risk mitigation, and technical roadmap alignment.
- Lead cross-functional engagement to ensure platform capabilities meet the evolving needs of business units and customers.
Required Qualifications:
- 12+ years of related experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or related technical field.
- Proven experience in leading global, cross-functional engineering teams.
- Strong strategic vision and operational execution skills.
- Expertise in scalable solution architecture and operationalization.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, cloud-native services, and observability automation.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
- Strong leadership and talent development capabilities.
- Ability to drive engineering excellence through documentation and process maturity.
- Experience in managing third-party vendor relationships.
Preferred Qualifications:
- MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline.
- Experience with distributed systems modernization.
- Knowledge of security, performance, and availability standards.
- Experience in fostering a culture of reusability and modularity.
Required Education
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, or related technical field.
The hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA and Bristol, CT is $251,900.00 to $337,800.00 per year and in New York, NY is $263,900.00 to $353,900.00 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:
Content Platforms & Operations
Job Posting Primary Business:
CPO - Infrastructure Engineering
Primary Job Posting Category:
Architecture (Tech)
Employment Type:
Full time
Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:
New York, NY, USA
Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:
USA - CA - 1200 Grand Central Ave, USA - CT - ESPN Building 13
Date Posted:
2025-12-03
