Embrace a philosophy that in software/game development iteration speed equates to quality.
Serve as primary responder for IT systems during critical issues, including being on call as needed. Set goals to minimize the need for out-of-business-hours calls through documentation and establishment of procedures for handling blocking issues.
Be responsible for development and maintenance of systems and infrastructure.
Interact with partners and engage appropriate representatives within the organization to analyze, validate, specify, verify, document and manage requirements. This can include large, project-scoped workloads, or smaller, assignment-based tasks.
Employ diagnostic and mitigation techniques for sophisticated processes, hardware, software, and networking issues.
Participate in the execution of root cause analysis on complex systems where the full scope of the business impact is not immediately identifiable.
Provide and/or implement recommendations for remediation.
Work seamlessly in varying studio systems, including but not limited to, the following areas
System Administration\Engineering on Linux and Windows Server and Desktop
High performance networking environments
High performance shared storage environments.
Automation and problem solving across multiple disciplines
SaaS/PaaS integrations/evaluations
Monitoring design and implementation
Design and implement highly available scalable solutions, collaborating with engineering as required
Apply deep expertise in systems administration and networking to improve response time and customer satisfaction organization wide
Produce high quality operational documentation. This may include diagrams, high-level descriptions of the environment, or detailed instructions outlining the steps required to repeat the build-out and configuration of the infrastructure
Embrace a "we" culture in addition to being an outstanding collaborator and communicator
Contribute to annual budget and internal IT roadmap planning
Other related duties that may arise - we are a small creative startup who all wear many hats
Requirements
We look for candidates who value joining a mission-focused team with a diverse
Additional Information
Why Sony Interactive Entertainment?
Sony Interactive Entertainment isn't just the Best Place to Play - it's also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we're part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.
Senior Systems Engineer
Bellevue, WA
Are you on a mission to be a part of creating games that bond players together into deeply invested communities? Would you like to work on something comedic with fun-spirited and whimsical characters? Are you excited for opportunities to help shape a Studio IT infrastructure from the ground up?
As a Staff Systems Administrator within Studio IT, you are accountable for IT projects as a part of the studio's operations team. Most importantly, you will be part of a fun, dedicated, and passionate team from diverse fields dedicated to launching a new franchise at PlayStation!
Playstation · Bellevue, WA