✦ Luna Orbit — Database Administration

Manager, Data services (Database Reliability Engineering)

at Walt Disney

📍 New York, United States Hybrid 💰 $148K – $199K USD / year Posted March 20, 2026
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Position Details

Salary $148K – $199K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience mid
Exp. Years Entry to mid-level
Education Not specified
Category Database Administration

About this role

This role involves leading database reliability practices for mission-critical platforms, focusing on automation, monitoring, and ensuring high availability across hybrid environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead database reliability practices
  • Define and monitor SLOs/SLAs
  • Automate database operations
  • Support high availability and disaster recovery
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams

Technical Overview

The technical scope includes SQL Server, DB2, automation tools, monitoring systems, and disaster recovery strategies, emphasizing reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a mid-level database reliability engineer with experience supporting mission-critical database platforms like SQL Server and DB2. They are skilled in automation, monitoring, and ensuring high availability and disaster recovery.

Must-Have Skills

Experience with SQL Server and DB2Knowledge of database platform strategyExperience with automation and monitoringAbility to define and monitor SLOs and SLAsExperience with HADRbackup/recovery

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience with cloud and hybrid environmentsFamiliarity with incident response processesCapacity planningPerformance tuning

Tools & Platforms

SQL ServerDB2Automation toolsMonitoring tools

Required Skills

Database Reliability EngineeringDBRESQL ServerDB2database managementautomationmonitoringSLOsSLAshigh availabilitydisaster recoverybackup and recoverycapacity planningperformance optimizationpatchingdeploymentcomplianceDevOps

Hard Skills

Database Reliability EngineeringDBRESQL ServerDB2Database ManagementAutomationMonitoringSLOsSLAsHADRBackup and RecoveryCapacity PlanningPerformance OptimizationPatchingDeploymentComplianceDevOps

Soft Skills

LeadershipMentoringCollaborationProblem-solvingCommunication

Industry & Role

Industry Media & Entertainment
Job Function Support and improve the reliability and performance of Disney's critical database platforms.
Role Subtype Database Reliability Engineer
Tech Domains SQL Server, DB2, Database Management, Automation, Monitoring

Keywords for Your Resume

Database Reliability EngineeringDBRESQL ServerDB2database managementautomationmonitoringSLOsSLAshigh availabilitydisaster recoverybackup and recoverycapacity planningperformance optimizationpatchingdeploymentcomplianceDevOps

Deal Breakers

Lack of experience with SQL Server or DB2, No experience with automation or monitoring, No knowledge of high availability or disaster recovery

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