Platform Engineer (Project Hire)

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Job Posting Title:

Platform Engineer (Project Hire)

Req ID:

10157372

Job Description:

The Platform Engineer is a skilled, independent contributor who designs, implements, and supports core platform and infrastructure capabilities that power magical Disney Experiences across parks, resorts, cruises, and consumer products. You will focus on data pipelines, on-prem server architecture, observability, and DevOps automation, ensuring robust, scalable, and reliable environments that enable teams to deliver seamless guest and cast experiences.

We are seeking an individual to take full ownership of a large-scale Splunk environment supporting mission-critical operational and engineering systems. This role will be responsible for managing the entire Splunk ecosystem from the infrastructure layer (bare metal) through application-level development, in direct support of software engineering teams responsible for complex physical systems and real-time operations.

This is a hands-on role requiring deep technical expertise across infrastructure, data ingestion, and observability, with a strong emphasis on reliability, scalability, and performance.

Responsibilities

In this role, you will act as a proficient problem-solver and effective partner to engineering and product teams, owning platform components from design through operations while mentoring colleagues and working with minimal guidance. You will emphasize automation, observability, and lifecycle management platforms to improve reliability, reduce operational toil, and support data-driven decisions that enhance Disney Experiences worldwide.

Own and manage the full Splunk stack

End-to-end responsibility from bare metal infrastructure → OS → Splunk architecture → dashboards and analytics

Design, deploy, and maintain Splunk infrastructure

Install, configure, and optimize Splunk components (indexers, search heads, forwarders, clustering)

Manage both on-premise/physical server environments and hybrid integrations

Support real-time operational systems

Enable monitoring and observability for high-availability, real-time engineering systems

Build dashboards and alerts used by engineering and operations teams

Develop data pipelines and ingestion strategies

Integrate data from diverse sources (logs, sensors, applications, control systems)

Optimize parsing, indexing, and search performance

Partner with software engineering leadership

Work closely with Software Engineering Managers and system teams

Translate operational requirements into scalable Splunk solutions

Performance tuning and system reliability

Identify bottlenecks across infrastructure and data pipelines

Ensure high availability, redundancy, and system resilience

Security, governance, and access control

Implement role-based access and data governance best practices

Maintain compliance with enterprise security standards

Continuous improvement

Recommend architecture improvements and modernization strategies

Evaluate tools within the Splunk ecosystem (e.g., ITSI, ES, Cribl, etc.)

Required Qualifications

3+ years of experience with Splunk administration and development

Proven experience owning a Splunk environment end-to-end

Strong hands-on experience with:

Splunk Enterprise architecture (indexers, search heads, clustering)

Data ingestion, parsing, and optimization

Dashboard and alert development

Experience managing on-prem / bare-metal infrastructure

Linux administration (preferred)

Server provisioning, performance tuning, and system monitoring

Experience supporting real-time, high-availability systems

Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, or similar)

Preferred Qualifications

Experience supporting engineering, industrial, or operational technology (OT) environments

Familiarity with observability and logging tools beyond Splunk (e.g., Cribl, ELK, Prometheus)

Experience with event-driven systems, telemetry data, or IoT/sensor integrations

Exposure to high-throughput environments with large-scale data ingestion

Splunk certifications (Admin, Architect, or Developer)

Required Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field or relevant work experience

The hiring range for this position in Orlando, FL is $94,300 to $126,300 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.

Job Posting Segment:

Worldwide Safety, Health, Engineer & Sourcing

Job Posting Primary Business:

Global Engineering & Technology (WSHES)

Primary Job Posting Category:

Platform Engineering

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2026-09-16