Staff Content Security Engineer

About the role

The Walt Disney Studios Content Security organization is chartered with the securing and protection of all creative content throughout the production lifecycle. This role, Staff Content Security Engineer, reports into Director, Content Security Engineering and is a Monday to Thursday in the office in-person role based in Glendale, CA. Fridays are remote.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate subject matter expertise of 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 AppSec, CloudSec, and media infrastructure
• Advocate and advise secure workflows that enable remote editing, cloud post-production, and real-time asset delivery
• Drive technical testing efforts for custom or vendor-supplied tooling, APIs, and third-party integrations
• Define and standardize repeatable security patterns, reusable controls, and hardening baselines used across 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 ahead of new technologies, emerging attack techniques, and cloud security trends relevant to creative pipelines
• Research and grow knowledge in AI technology and security implications

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity, software engineering, or infrastructure roles with architecture design and assessment experience
• Demonstrated ability to drive security improvements across multiple teams and disciplines
• Comfortable translating threat models, abuse cases, and technical risk into clear recommendations and architectural input
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Passion for innovation, and the curiosity to dive deep into new tools, workflows, or risks, particularly in content creation and generative AI

Desired Qualifications

• Entertainment/media industry experience preferred
• CISSP, CISM, or equivalent security certifications preferred
• Thorough knowledge of feature film production and post-production industries, services, and workflows (e.g., DI, editing, visual/audio effects, encoding, on-set support)
• Understanding of the security considerations of systems that leverage AI/ML, including generative AI
• Experience working with or assessing media specific systems and content protection solutions (DRM, watermarking, encryption, streaming protocols, etc.)

Job Related Education

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, IT Engineering, or equivalent work experience
• Certifications are not required, but any of the following would be considered a plus: AWS, CCNP, CISSP, CISM, CISA, GIAC, CEH, ITIL, VCP, VCAP

Benefits

The hiring range for this position in Glendale is $141,900.00 to $170,000.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

About The Walt Disney Studios

For over 95 years, The Walt Disney Studios has been the foundation on which The Walt Disney Company was built. Today it brings quality movies, episodic storytelling, music, and stage plays to consumers throughout the world. The Walt Disney Studios encompasses a collection of respected film studios, including Disney, Walt Disney Animation Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios, and Searchlight Pictures. It is also home to Disney Theatrical Productions, producer of world-class stage shows.

About The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

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