Hybrid Senior Software Engineer

at The Walt Disney Company

• Job title: Senior Software Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $141,900 - $190,300 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Cloud, Cyber Security, Kubernetes, Linux, MySQL, Postgres, Python, Ruby, SaltStack, SQL, Terraform
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Orlando, United States

About the role

• Senior Software Engineer at Disney developing internal cybersecurity tools for compliance and risk modeling. Enhancing cybersecurity operations and providing technical guidance across teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop internal cybersecurity tools and services to support compliance, visibility and risk modeling functions.
• Build and maintain integrations between legacy, in-house, and cloud-based systems using APIs and SDKs.
• Implement and manage IaC frameworks to automate security configuration and auditing workflows.
• Collaborate with compliance teams to translate audit and control requirements (SOX, PCI, etc.) into code-based solutions and enhancements in existing applications.
• Contribute to data ingestion and analytics pipelines that improve visibility across cloud and on-prem environments.
• Develop AI/ML models to assist with automated risk categorization, configuration detection, or control validation.
• Work with DevOps and Security Engineering to maintain consistent RBAC, IAM, and policy enforcement across multi-cloud and Kubernetes environments.
• Build, document, and maintain runbooks specific to internal APIs, service architecture, and developed frameworks.
• Stay up to date on cybersecurity trends, industry standards (ISO, NIST, CIS), and regulatory requirements.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to engineers and analysts, ensuring secure design and operational excellence.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 + years of experience in software development
• Experience with modern security tooling, DevSecOps, and AI/ML in cybersecurity
• Required Knowledge of: AWS: IAM, RBAC modeling, API and SDK-based resource discovery, Systems Manager (SSM)
• Git & GitHub: version control, branching strategies, and CI/CD pipelines
• Linux: security models, permissions, and bash scripting
• SQL: relational data modeling, queries, and integration with back-end systems
• Programming Languages: Python, C#, and/or Ruby
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform
• Understanding of: Databases: user permission models for MSSQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Couchbase, and MemSQL
• Operating Environments: on-premises, cloud, and Kubernetes-based systems
• Identity Systems: Active Directory, LDAP, Okta; user lifecycle management and directory integrations
• Configuration & Deployment Tools: Helm and Salt
• Security Frameworks: developing control-based automation and integrating security telemetry into compliance and risk modeling functions
• Relevant security certifications such as OSCP, ISC2 CISSP, AWS Certified Security - Specialty, SANS, CEH, etc. are a major plus.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Bonuses
• Long-term incentive units
• Medical benefits