Job Posting Title:
Database Engineering Manager
Req ID:
10159216
Job Description:
About the Role
The Walt Disney Company is seeking a energetic and experienced Manager, Database Reliability Engineering (DBRE) to lead its central Database Systems Engineering team. This high-impact leadership role supports critical data services and platforms across Disney Enterprise Technologies, corporate development teams, and internal customers.
You will be responsible for shaping the vision, strategy, and execution of database infrastructure across on-premise, cloud, and hybrid environments. The role demands technical depth, strategic thinking, and strong leadership capabilities to drive operational excellence and innovation across Disney’s global data ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing DBRE team managing complex systems, infrastructure, and applications.
- Define and communicate the team’s vision and mission, fostering a culture of ownership, reliability, and technical excellence.
- Architect and oversee database infrastructure across on-premise,



cloud (AWS, Azure), and hybrid environments.
- Evaluate and adopt emerging database technologies, tools, and automation platforms.
- Design and review solutions for backups, high availability (HA), disaster recovery (DR), and performance optimization.
- Lead capacity planning, performance tuning, and proactive issue resolution.
- Collaborate with application engineering, cloud DevOps, and security teams to deliver scalable and secure solutions.
- Ensure compliance with operational standards, security policies, and industry best practices.
- Provide technical analysis, effort and cost estimation, and system design recommendations.
- Coordinate project schedules, resources, and delivery milestones for database upgrades and implementations.
- Represent the DBRE function in executive and technical forums, delivering stakeholder presentations.
- Manage change communication, team budgets, and promote con

📌 Database Engineering Manager (Bengaluru)
🏢 The Walt Disney
📍 Bengaluru