Lead Content Distribution Engineer Job New York New York USA,Engineering

Location: New York

Job Summary

For the role of Lead Content Distribution Engineer, Media Processing and Distribution is looking for a candidate specializing in caching technology, distributed networking, and operational experience in CDN edge services. This role will join the Product Engineering organization as part of the Media Distribution Technology team which develops and maintains CDN configurations for all CDNs in the Disney Distribution Mesh.

Areas of Focus

Configure and manage CDN configurations in the Disney Distribution Mesh
Actively manage Open Cache deployments with ISPs globally
Actively review performance metrics across our caching infrastructure for improvements (in concert with operations and performance management teams)
Review capacity and ensure alignment with global distribution strategy
Oversee Day-to-Day operations of Disney Distribution Mesh
Participate in tooling development to integrate 3rd party CDNs into unified control plane

Operational Management

Contact for CDN support – actively managing incidents via communication with CDN support teams
Identifying areas for caching configuration tuning and adjustment
Work to solve caching issues in concert with our operations and engineering organizations
Provide consultation on caching solutions to internal stakeholders
Provide senior tier-3 on call evaluation, escalation and support

Responsibilities and Duties of the Role

Focus on operations & management of cache solutions
Support product driven initiatives and projects
Develop engineering tooling and automation
Training & mentoring

Required Education, Experience/Skills/Training

Minimum of 7 years of experience managing caching solutions
Understanding of streaming video protocols (HLS) and how it interacts with caching
Ability to perform Network Troubleshooting
Effective communication, written and verbal
Passion for troubleshooting and debugging
Experience in a Content Distribution Network environment
Knowledge of video players and impact on cache logic
Bachelor's degree required

Preferred experience with

HTTP/DNS/Internet Architecture
Caching (Varnish)
Web Serving (NGINX, HAProxy)
Cloud Technologies (AWS, GCP)
Scripting Languages (Python, et al)
Security Protocols (SSL Certificates, TLS)
Configuration Management (Ansible, AWX)

Compensation

The hiring range for this position in New York is $135,400-$181,600 per year and in Santa Monica is $129,300 - $173,300 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.

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