The Walt Disney Company
Sr Cybersecurity Technical Specialist
The Walt Disney Company, Florida, New York, United States
Sr Cybersecurity Technical Specialist
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Job ID
10137309
Location
Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States
Business
Walt Disney World Resort
Date posted Dec. 12, 2025
Job Summary: At Disney, we’re storytellers. We make the impossible, possible. The Walt Disney Company is a world-class entertainment and technological leader. Walt’s passion was to continuously envision new ways to move audiences around the world—a passion that remains our touchstone in an enterprise that stretches from theme parks, resorts and a cruise line to sports, news, movies, and a variety of other businesses. Uniting each endeavor is a commitment to creating and delivering unforgettable experiences — and we’re constantly looking for new ways to enhance and protect these exciting experiences.
The Attractions Operational Technology (AOT) Cybersecurity team provides services and solutions to secure and enhance the reliability of the computer and control networks on which the rides and shows run in our theme parks. This is done through risk evaluation, collaboration, standardization, enforcement, and education across the business segment. Our team has efforts engaged in both the new themed attractions as well as our legacy attractions. Our processes are divided amongst design and architecture, monitoring and logging, and vulnerability management.
We are looking for a team member with a passion for security in an operational technology setting. The successful candidate will demonstrate a friendly, collaborative approach to applying their skills – both through requesting and offering feedback to the team members that surround them.
The AOT Cybersecurity team partners with many other divisions to design, build and integrate cybersecurity solutions that proactively protect Disney assets, systems, data, and guests in our parks.
What You Will Do:
Understand the operational technology (OT) sensitivities to change and explain a strategic approach for addressing vulnerabilities discovered therein.
Lead the requirements gathering conversations internally and with partner teams while creating a strategic proposal for implementation of a software patch tooling solution.
Manage the vendor interaction through all phases of POC, acceptance testing, deployment, and enrollment of endpoints.
Responsibility for the reliability of the underlying vulnerability management server architecture and related configurations.
Ability to partner with and integrate vulnerability management solutions with existing virtualization, IAM, logging and monitoring toolsets.
Create a strategy for recurring automated patching of both Windows and Linux endpoints.
Communicate with and build consensus with system owners throughout the onboarding phase of their endpoints into the vulnerability management solution.
Lead the development of intra-team vulnerability management solutions which may include technologies such as automation, digital assignment, tracking and notification activities.
Develop a consistent risk-based approach for rating vulnerabilities in the Disney parks OT networks while considering all contextual factors.
Provide subject matter expert guidance to domestic Disney parks attractions OT cyber teams as well as international site teams.
Continuously create documentation that captures the technical details of the vulnerability management process flows in order to ensure consistent, repeatable results regardless of the operator.
Lead the efforts of team technical specialists in a manner that prioritizes their focus as they perform the field work to bring endpoints into cyber compliance.
Required Qualifications & Skills:
Minimum 5+ years of experience in a technology organization, with at least 3 years of information security experience supporting a moderate to large, federated organization.
Strong analytical skills: ability to analyze, interpret, recommend, and communicate solutions to vulnerability patching related projects and objectives.
Ability to multi-task, manage, prioritize, and organize one’s own time while delivering accurately, on-time, and with attention to detail.
Ability to understand and articulate complex business issues in a clear, concise, and easily consumable format.
Ability to develop strong and effective working relationships.
Able to problem solve and perform necessary research to identify relevant solutions.
Required Education :
Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or comparable field of study - or substantial relevant professional experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Vulnerability Management or Patching related product certification, SANS GIAC or Infosec certifications such as GIAC GSEC, GICSP, GCIP, or GRID.
Experience building or supporting information systems in an Operational Technology environment (utility, manufacturing, transportation, medical, or themed entertainment).
About Walt Disney World Resort: Since opening in 1971, Walt Disney World Resort has played an important role in many childhood and family memories. Today, hundreds of millions of guests from around the globe visit this magical place to enjoy a Disney vacation. Through a combination of creativity, innovation and technology, the resort immerses guests in classic Disney tales and new kinds of family entertainment. Drawing from a rich heritage of storytelling, Walt Disney World Resort cast members bring Disney magic to life through unmatched attention to detail and superior guest service.
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.
This position is with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. , which is part of a business we call Walt Disney World Resort.
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.
Disability Accommodation For Employment Applications The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, email Candidate.Accommodations@Disney.com with your request. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.
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Job ID
10137309
Location
Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States
Business
Walt Disney World Resort
Date posted Dec. 12, 2025
Job Summary: At Disney, we’re storytellers. We make the impossible, possible. The Walt Disney Company is a world-class entertainment and technological leader. Walt’s passion was to continuously envision new ways to move audiences around the world—a passion that remains our touchstone in an enterprise that stretches from theme parks, resorts and a cruise line to sports, news, movies, and a variety of other businesses. Uniting each endeavor is a commitment to creating and delivering unforgettable experiences — and we’re constantly looking for new ways to enhance and protect these exciting experiences.
The Attractions Operational Technology (AOT) Cybersecurity team provides services and solutions to secure and enhance the reliability of the computer and control networks on which the rides and shows run in our theme parks. This is done through risk evaluation, collaboration, standardization, enforcement, and education across the business segment. Our team has efforts engaged in both the new themed attractions as well as our legacy attractions. Our processes are divided amongst design and architecture, monitoring and logging, and vulnerability management.
We are looking for a team member with a passion for security in an operational technology setting. The successful candidate will demonstrate a friendly, collaborative approach to applying their skills – both through requesting and offering feedback to the team members that surround them.
The AOT Cybersecurity team partners with many other divisions to design, build and integrate cybersecurity solutions that proactively protect Disney assets, systems, data, and guests in our parks.
What You Will Do:
Understand the operational technology (OT) sensitivities to change and explain a strategic approach for addressing vulnerabilities discovered therein.
Lead the requirements gathering conversations internally and with partner teams while creating a strategic proposal for implementation of a software patch tooling solution.
Manage the vendor interaction through all phases of POC, acceptance testing, deployment, and enrollment of endpoints.
Responsibility for the reliability of the underlying vulnerability management server architecture and related configurations.
Ability to partner with and integrate vulnerability management solutions with existing virtualization, IAM, logging and monitoring toolsets.
Create a strategy for recurring automated patching of both Windows and Linux endpoints.
Communicate with and build consensus with system owners throughout the onboarding phase of their endpoints into the vulnerability management solution.
Lead the development of intra-team vulnerability management solutions which may include technologies such as automation, digital assignment, tracking and notification activities.
Develop a consistent risk-based approach for rating vulnerabilities in the Disney parks OT networks while considering all contextual factors.
Provide subject matter expert guidance to domestic Disney parks attractions OT cyber teams as well as international site teams.
Continuously create documentation that captures the technical details of the vulnerability management process flows in order to ensure consistent, repeatable results regardless of the operator.
Lead the efforts of team technical specialists in a manner that prioritizes their focus as they perform the field work to bring endpoints into cyber compliance.
Required Qualifications & Skills:
Minimum 5+ years of experience in a technology organization, with at least 3 years of information security experience supporting a moderate to large, federated organization.
Strong analytical skills: ability to analyze, interpret, recommend, and communicate solutions to vulnerability patching related projects and objectives.
Ability to multi-task, manage, prioritize, and organize one’s own time while delivering accurately, on-time, and with attention to detail.
Ability to understand and articulate complex business issues in a clear, concise, and easily consumable format.
Ability to develop strong and effective working relationships.
Able to problem solve and perform necessary research to identify relevant solutions.
Required Education :
Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or comparable field of study - or substantial relevant professional experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Vulnerability Management or Patching related product certification, SANS GIAC or Infosec certifications such as GIAC GSEC, GICSP, GCIP, or GRID.
Experience building or supporting information systems in an Operational Technology environment (utility, manufacturing, transportation, medical, or themed entertainment).
About Walt Disney World Resort: Since opening in 1971, Walt Disney World Resort has played an important role in many childhood and family memories. Today, hundreds of millions of guests from around the globe visit this magical place to enjoy a Disney vacation. Through a combination of creativity, innovation and technology, the resort immerses guests in classic Disney tales and new kinds of family entertainment. Drawing from a rich heritage of storytelling, Walt Disney World Resort cast members bring Disney magic to life through unmatched attention to detail and superior guest service.
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.
This position is with Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. , which is part of a business we call Walt Disney World Resort.
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.
Disability Accommodation For Employment Applications The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, email Candidate.Accommodations@Disney.com with your request. This email address is not for general employment inquiries or correspondence. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.
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