Senior Media Systems Engineer
Company: The Walt Disney Company
Location: Bristol
Posted on: April 4, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Posting Title: Senior Media Systems Engineer Req ID:
10134556 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 often find themselves at the
crossroads between hardware and software-based technology and 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. Responsibility includes 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. Media Systems Engineer acts as a
technical leader and is responsible for the design and
implementation working closely with management and Executive
Leadership to make recommendations and advance Disney’s technical
posture. The Media Systems Engineer will work with vendors and
industry trade organizations to define and evolve industry
standards, solutions that impact our business. The Sr. Media
Systems Engineer will lead and own all aspects of the design and
build of Disney’s most impactful projects and will leverage their
experience to create documentation, procedures, and standards that
drive all our technological development. Responsibilities
Responsible and play lead role for technical implementation of
traditional broadcast production systems and cloud -based
infrastructure that support content acquisition, production,
encoding, decoding, and content distribution across multiple
DE&E Technology networks (linear, digital, and streaming
platforms). Take lead role on projects to modernize our legacy
media production infrastructure systems to make way for
advancements such as SMPTE ST 2110, 4K, UHD HDR, JPEGxs, NDI,
ProRes Raw, H.265, AV1, including multi resolution support across
broadcast facilities (720p/1080/4K/UHD/HDR), metadata conversion,
audio mapping, system outages, microservices architecture tunning
and related technical problems. Take lead role and coordinate the
construction of facilities, upgrades and the installation of
equipment including core routing, intercom, playout, distribution
systems, non-linear edit systems, graphics, video servers, storage
solutions, file acquisition, file transcode, file transfer, media
asset management and automation systems. Collaborate closely with
installation engineers, equipment manufacturers, vendors, technical
operations staff, and others involved in the projects. Collaborate
closely with DE&ET and operations’ management to assess
facility needs. Develops project plans, schedules, and capital
planning, forecasting and estimations. Collaborates closely with
equipment manufacturers and vendors to understand the range of
equipment that might be relevant to support broadcasting facilities
and operations. Basic Qualifications Minimum of 5 years of
broadcast engineering experience Bachelor’s or Master's Degree in
Engineering or Computer Science, or comparable field of study
and/or equivalent work experience Strong understanding of
baseband/IP video, audio and digital compression, transport
systems, audio/video encoding/transcoding techniques and formats.
Knowledge of file transfer acceleration technologies and
techniques. Preferred Qualifications Proficiency in AutoCAD Working
knowledge of DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, HTTP, UDP, SSL, and SNMP. Excellent
communication and organizational skills Proficiency in at least one
of the following languages: Perl, Python, Ruby, Shell, C or C++.
Familiar with SMPTE 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, etc. Knowledge and experience with on-prem and
cloud-based storage and compute infrastructure platforms and
current technological offerings. File-based workflows like
enterprise Media Asset Management systems (Cloud-based Cloud
Compute or Local Network-based) including storage, compute, encode
and distribution. Knowledge and experience with compression
techniques such as MPEG2/4, HEVC, JPEG 2000, and JPEG XS. Knowledge
and experience with major media systems and the vendors that supply
them in areas such as signal routing infrastructure, intercom,
playout, asset management systems, file-based workflows, media
acquisition, transcoding/encoding, graphics, and NAS/SAN
technologies. 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:
2025-10-21
Keywords: The Walt Disney Company, Hoboken , Senior Media Systems Engineer, Engineering , Bristol, New Jersey
