Network Engineer

The Walt Disney Company•Burbank, CA

About The Position

At Disney, we’re storytellers. We make the impossible, possible. The Walt Disney Company is a world-class entertainment and technological leader. Walt’s passion was to continuously envision new ways to move audiences around the world—a passion that remains our touchstone in an enterprise that stretches from theme parks, resorts and a cruise line to sports, news, movies and a variety of other businesses. Uniting each endeavor is a commitment to creating and delivering unforgettable experiences — and we’re constantly looking for new ways to enhance these exciting experiences. The Enterprise Technology mission is to deliver technology solutions that align to business strategies while enabling enterprise efficiency and promoting cross-company collaborative innovation. Our group drives competitive advantage by enhancing our consumer experiences, enabling business growth, and advancing operational excellence. Team Description: In the Global Network Engineering & Operations team, we are responsible for the Disney Global Network, the Studio Production Network and many other worldwide networks that support film-making, sports, parks, resorts, and all of the departments that make our businesses run

Requirements

Minimum of 3–5 years of professional experience supporting and engineering enterprise, studio, or service-provider network environments operating in a 24x7x365 model.
Hands-on experience supporting large-scale WAN, LAN, and MAN environments, including troubleshooting, implementation, and operational support.
Working experience in multi-vendor network environments, such as Juniper, Cisco, Arista, Palo Alto, F5, or equivalent platforms.
Demonstrated experience implementing and supporting high-availability network infrastructure in production environments.
Solid understanding of core networking principles and protocols, including TCP/IP, UDP, OSI model, DNS, and DHCP.
Working knowledge of routing and switching technologies, including BGP, IS-IS, STP, VXLAN, EVPN, and MPLS, within defined network domains.
Experience supporting network security technologies and best practices, including firewalls, segmentation, VPNs, and access controls.
Hands-on experience with network hardware, including routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, and transport equipment.
Experience implementing and supporting monitoring, alerting, and telemetry for production network systems.
Exposure to public cloud networking concepts (AWS, Azure, and/or GCP), including connectivity, routing, and hybrid integrations.
Working experience with virtualized and overlay network environments.
Experience using automation or configuration management tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or equivalent, to support operational efficiency.
Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to perform root cause analysis and resolve complex network issues under operational timelines.
Ability to produce and maintain clear technical documentation, including diagrams, procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
Willingness to participate in after-hours, weekend, and on-call support rotations as required.
A Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Information Technology, Network Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent
Certifications (JNCIA-Junos, JNCIA-MistAI, JNCIA-SEC, ACE-A, PCCSA, PCNSA, PCNSE, CCNA, CCNP, BIG-IP, DDI Professional)

Responsibilities

Contribute to the design, planning, and execution of complex network projects supporting enterprise and studio production environments.
Analyze evolving security threats, technologies, and industry trends, applying best practices within assigned network domains.
Serve as a technical escalation point within assigned network domains for Tier 1 and Tier 2 network support engineers.
Support teams responsible for building and operating core network infrastructure, collaborating to ensure reliable and high-quality service delivery.
Collaborate with other engineering teams to support automation initiatives, capacity planning, and network implementations.
Engineer, implement, and support scalable, high-performance, and highly available network infrastructure in accordance with established standards and architectures.
Create, maintain, and review high-quality technical documentation, including network diagrams, troubleshooting guides, root cause analyses, and operational procedures.
Ensure reliable operation of network systems by implementing monitoring, instrumentation, and management tools to detect, diagnose, and resolve abnormal network behavior.
Act as a technical liaison between network engineering and adjacent production engineering teams to support operational workflows and integrations.
Provide Tier 2 network support for Systems, Media, Storage, and Cloud Operations teams as required.
Interface with other Disney entities and external networks to support cross-segment workflows, file transport, and media asset sharing.