Senior Manager, Media Systems Engineering
Company: The Walt Disney Company
Location: Bristol
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Posting Title: Senior Manager, Media Systems Engineering Req
ID: 10136633 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. The team marries technology with
creativity to build world-class products, enhance storytelling, and
drive velocity, innovation, and scalability for our businesses. We
are Storytellers and Innovators. Creators and Builders.
Entertainers and Engineers. We work with every part of The Walt
Disney Company’s media portfolio to advance the technological
foundation and consumer media touch points serving millions of
people around the world. Here are a few reasons why we think you’d
love working here: Building the future of Disney’s media: Our
Technologists are designing and building the products and platforms
that will power our media, advertising, and distribution businesses
for years to come. Reach, Scale & Impact: More than ever, Disney’s
technology and products serve as a signature doorway for fans'
connections with the company’s brands and stories. Disney. Hulu.
ESPN. ABC. ABC News…and many more. These products and brands – and
the unmatched stories, storytellers, and events they carry – matter
to millions of people globally. Innovation: We develop and
implement groundbreaking products and techniques that shape
industry norms, and solve complex and distinctive technical
problems. Job Summary: Disney Media Systems Engineers have a clear
charter: to transform the capability and flexibility of how Disney
acquires, produces, and distributes content worldwide, all while
ensuring the highest levels of quality, efficiency, and resiliency.
Disney Media Systems Engineers are subject matter experts on
complex and multifaceted disciplines which require a deep knowledge
of hardware and software-based technologies. Individuals in these
roles must possess a comprehensive theoretical and practical
understanding of the technology that powers the generation,
monetization, and distribution of all forms of consumer- facing
linear and digital video/audio content. The team is responsible for
the oversight of numerous systems such as Playout Technology,
Studios, Production Control Rooms, Remote Production,
Post-Production, Contribution/Distribution Systems, Networking,
Cloud Compute, Production Software and Virtual Environment and
more. The Sr Manager Media Systems Engineer acts as a technical
leader and is responsible for working with engineers to architect
solutions to business/stakeholder requests. This individual will
also work closely with management, Executive Leadership, and key
stakeholders to gather infrastructure requirements and holds the
accountability for influencing the advancement of Disney’s
technical posture and approach. This includes being accountable for
the strategy and implementation of our core technology, as well as
defining and directing the strategic vision and roadmap for the
technological framework across key locations. The Sr Manager Media
Systems Engineer will work with vendors and industry trade
organizations to define and evolve industry standards that impact
on our business. The Sr Manager Media Solutions Engineer will work
collaboratively with engineers and architects to lead all aspects
of the design and building of Disney’s most impactful projects and
will leverage their experience to create policies, procedures, and
standards that drive all our technological development.
Responsibilities: Responsible and lead a team of engineers to
modernize Disney legacy media production infrastructure systems
through the identification of new technological innovations and
advancements within the industry. (i.e., SMPTE ST 2110, 4K, UHD,
HDR, JPEG-XS, NDI, ProRes Raw, H.265, AV1, metadata conversion,
audio mapping, system outages, microservices architecture tunning
and related technical problems. Own, lead and manage the planning
and executing of on-prem and cloud-based broadcast production and
infrastructure projects that support, conditioning, monitoring,
routing infrastructure and distribution between and throughout all
facilities for content ingest and network distribution (linear,
digital, and streaming platforms). Direct, manage a team of senior
engineers to architect, design, document and implement media
technology environments and construction of facilities that are
aligned with industry standards for innovation, which allow
DE&E Technology the ability to acquire, produce, store, stream,
and distribute our content across all infrastructure. Lead and work
closely with engineering services and operations management and
various internal teams to gather requirements and develop
broad-scale solutions based on broadcast facility’s needs,
production workflows. Implement new cutting-edge technologies and
define areas of innovation opportunity. Drive the overall
investigative strategy to bring synergy and efficiency across
Disney facilities and our overall broadcast ecosystem. Partner with
our Portfolio and finance teams on project capital planning and
forecasting, estimations, dependencies, business
value/justification, synergy. and prioritization of work. Develop
project plans, schedules Basic Qualifications Bachelor’s of
Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or
comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
Minimum of 8 years of related work experience Strong understanding
of baseband/IP video, audio and digital compression, transport
systems, audio/video encoding/transcoding techniques, transfer
acceleration systems and formats Preferred Qualifications Minimum
of 8 years of demonstrated and relevant experience in leading
others, managing on-air broadcast facilities, developing technical
strategies ensuring efficient design/build, uptime, and overall
stability of the technical environments of live media production
and distribution Proficient with technologies like microservices,
DevOps tools, design principles, practices, standards, and
guidelines Expert level knowledge and experience with on-prem and
cloud-based storage and compute infrastructure platforms and
current technological offerings. (Virtual machines, docker
containers) File-based workflows like enterprise Media Asset
Management systems (Cloud-based Cloud Compute or Local
Network-based) including storage, compute, encode and distribution
Proficient with software development, scripting, and integration
with 3rd party services via api. Experience with Java, servlets,
web applications, Oracle SQL Experience (PL/SQL), MySQL experience
is preferred Expert level knowledge and experience with compression
techniques such as MPEG2/4, HEVC, JPEG 2000, and JPEG XS Working
knowledge of DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, HTTP, UDP, SSL, and SNMP
Proficiency in AutoCAD Expert knowledge in standards for broadcast
television and video production/streaming environments with a
current certification such as not limited to ST 292M, ST 424M, ST
2110, ST 2059, IEE1588, ST 2022-7, SCTE-104, NMOS IS-04, 05, etc.
DISNEYTECH Job Posting Segment: CPO - Live Ops & Engineering Job
Posting Primary Business: CPO - Live Ops & Engineering - Media
Systems Engineering Primary Job Posting Category: Media Systems
Engineering Employment Type: Full time Primary City, State, Region,
Postal Code: Bristol, CT, USA Alternate City, State, Region, Postal
Code: Date Posted: 2025-12-08
Keywords: The Walt Disney Company, Hamden , Senior Manager, Media Systems Engineering, Engineering , Bristol, Connecticut
