Executive Director, Infrastructure Engineering

The Walt Disney Company

Executive Director, Infrastructure Engineering at Disney, shaping the technological backbone for media content delivery globally. Leading cross-functional teams to promote innovation and operational excellence in a global business.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeNew York City • California, Connecticut, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $251,900 - $353,900 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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

Requirements

What you’ll need

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
MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline (preferred)
Experience with distributed systems modernization (preferred)
Knowledge of security, performance, and availability standards (preferred)
Experience in fostering a culture of reusability and modularity (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package
Full range of medical benefits
Financial benefits

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Hard Skills & Tools

solution architectureoperationalizationCI/CD pipelinescloud-native servicesobservability automationdistributed systems modernizationsecurity standardsperformance standardsavailability standardsengineering standards

Soft Skills

strategic visionoperational executioncollaborationcommunicationleadershiptalent developmentengineering excellenceprocess maturitycross-functional engagementagility

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in engineeringBachelor’s degree in computer scienceMS in Computer ScienceMS in Engineering