Staff Content Security Engineer

Walt Disney Pictures is hiring a Staff Content Security Engineer within Studio Technology’s Content Security organization. This role partners with teams across AppSec, CloudSec, and media infrastructure to protect creative assets throughout their production lifecycle, while shaping secure workflows for modern, cloud-based pipelines.

The position is Monday to Thursday in-office onsite in Glendale, CA, with Fridays remote. You will report into the Director, Content Security Engineering and help drive security engineering efforts that support remote editing, cloud post-production, and real-time asset delivery.

Responsibilities

• Apply subject matter expertise in the design and security integration of complex systems across platforms and cloud-native tools.
• Act as a key technical partner for high-risk and high-visibility assessments spanning AppSec, CloudSec, and media infrastructure.
• Advocate and advise on secure workflows that enable remote editing, cloud post-production, and real-time asset delivery.
• Lead technical testing for custom or vendor-supplied tooling, 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 current on new technologies, emerging attack techniques, and cloud security trends relevant to creative pipelines.
• Research and expand knowledge in AI technology and the security implications of generative AI.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in cybersecurity, software engineering, or infrastructure roles, including architecture design and assessment experience.
• Proven 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.
• Interest in innovation and the curiosity to dive deep into new tools, workflows, or risks, particularly in content creation and generative AI.
• Experience aligned to: Product security, Security engineering, Pentest, Redteam/ Tiger Team/Blue team, Cloud security engineering, and Security software engineering.

Technologies

• AI technology, generative AI
• AppSec, CloudSec
• Cloud post-production
• APIs and third-party integrations

Desired Qualifications

• Experience in the entertainment/media industry is preferred.
• CISSP, CISM, or equivalent security certifications are 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 security considerations for systems that use AI/ML, including generative AI.
• Experience assessing media-specific systems and content protection solutions such as DRM, watermarking, encryption, streaming protocols, and related areas.

Education and Certifications

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

Compensation

• Hiring range for Glendale: $141,900.00 to $170,000.00 per year.
• Base pay may vary based on internal equity, geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
• A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be included, and medical, financial, and other benefits are available depending on level and position.