Staff Content Security Engineer

The Walt Disney Company • Glendale, CA

5d • $141,900 - $170,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Walt Disney Studios Content Security organization protects creative content throughout the production lifecycle through technical expertise, partnerships, and cybersecurity and production best practices. The organization is part of Studio Technology and reports into the Studio’s Chief Technology Officer.

The Staff Content Security Engineer is part of a technical consulting team and works at the intersection of technology and entertainment. The role supports security and cloud infrastructure efforts, meaningful assessment and protection work, automation opportunities, assessment of AI tools, and protection of Disney content. It is based in Glendale, California, and requires working in the office Monday through Thursday, with Fridays remote. The position is not fully remote; candidates must be local or open to relocating.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of experience in cybersecurity, software engineering, or infrastructure roles, including architecture design and assessment experience.
• Demonstrated ability to drive security improvements across multiple teams and disciplines.
• Ability to translate threat models, abuse cases, and technical risk into clear recommendations and architectural input.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Passion for innovation and curiosity to investigate new tools, workflows, and risks, particularly in content creation and generative AI.
• Experience in one or more of the following areas: product security, security engineering, penetration testing, red team, tiger team or blue team, cloud security engineering, or security software engineering.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, IT Engineering, or equivalent work experience.

Nice To Haves

• Entertainment or media industry experience.
• CISSP, CISM, or equivalent security certifications.
• Thorough knowledge of feature film production and post-production industries, services, and workflows, such as DI, editing, visual or audio effects, encoding, and on-set support.
• Understanding of security considerations for systems that use AI/ML, including generative AI.
• Experience working with or assessing media-specific systems and content protection solutions, including DRM, watermarking, encryption, and streaming protocols.
• AWS, CCNP, CISSP, CISM, CISA, GIAC, CEH, ITIL, VCP, or VCAP certifications.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate subject matter expertise in the design and security integration of complex systems across platforms and cloud-native tools.
• Serve as a key technical partner for high-risk or high-visibility assessments across application security, cloud security, and media infrastructure.
• Advocate for and advise on secure workflows that enable remote editing, cloud post-production, and real-time asset delivery.
• Drive technical testing of custom or vendor-supplied tools, APIs, and third-party integrations.
• Define and standardize repeatable security patterns, reusable controls, and hardening baselines for assessments and vendor engagements.
• Mentor engineers across levels and domains to improve security acumen and solution delivery.
• Contribute to threat modeling, framework development, and control selection for Studio-wide initiatives.
• Stay informed about new technologies, emerging attack techniques, and cloud security trends relevant to creative pipelines.
• Research and build knowledge of AI technology and its security implications.

Benefits

• A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided.
• Medical, financial, and/or other benefits may be provided, depending on the level and position offered.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior