Senior Build Services Engineer - contract

Sony Playstation; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in entertainment is looking for a Senior Build Services Engineer in Liverpool. This role involves creating service strategies and driving process optimization while mentoring teams on technical aspects. Candidates must have 3+ years in build engineering, experience with cloud infrastructure, and various programming tools. This temporary 18-month position offers a hybrid work environment and various benefits, including 25 days of holiday and access to an on-site gym.

Benefits

25 days holiday per year

Flexitime working

Free car parking

On Site Gym

Subsidised Café

Qualifications

• 3+ years working in an industry build engineering role.
• Experience managing Cloud infrastructure and with DevOps concepts.
• Ability to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware and software issues.

Responsibilities

• Technical mentoring of team members.
• Monitoring and troubleshooting build pipelines.
• Providing timely customer support.

Skills

Cloud infrastructure management

DevOps concepts

Perforce

GIT

Jenkins

Python

C++

Agile methodologies

Technical Mentoring

Customer Support

Tools

CI/CD tools

PowerShell

Unity

Unreal Engine

Job description

Why PlayStation?

PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation5, PlayStation4, PlayStationVR, PlayStationPlus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.

Please note: This is a hybrid role in our Liverpool office (ideally 2-3 per week), with flexibility.

Role overview:

This position is for a temporary engagement through our staffing partner DZConneX (Yoh Services). The anticipated duration of this engagement will be 18 months.

We are looking for a Senior Build Services Engineer who will be responsible for creating service strategies, and driving process optimization. You will be partnering with Studios and PSS QA Engineering Services to understand and recommend optimal service solutions for titles.

What you’ll be doing:

• Technical Mentoring. Mentoring team on technical aspects of service, and related best practices.
• Project Optimization. Utilize appropriate metrics to recommend improvements or changes to active services.
• Project Engagement. Provide timely, relevant customer-facing reporting to and communication with title build stakeholders.
• Vendor Management. Onboarding vendors: conducting and maintaining relevant training plans and assign work packages.
• Service Metrics. Assist in the maintenance and advancement of reporting and metrics gathering processes.
• Documentation. Keeping all relevant service and process documentation updated.
• Customer Support. Providing customer support for all aspects of service via Jira Service Desk, in conjunction with support from ALM
• Implementation of build pipelines. Implement agreed game build creation pipelines for titles.
• Monitoring build pipelines. Monitoring and troubleshooting of agreed game build pipeline creation phase for projects.

What we are looking for:

• 3+ years working in an industry build engineering role.
• Ability to effectively articulate complex ideas and concepts to individuals with differing backgrounds and varying degrees of technical experience.
• 1+ years working in an industry build engineering role.
• Ability to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve relevant hardware and software issues.
• Experience managing Cloud infrastructure and with DevOps concepts such as Containerization, Virtualization, Networking, etc.
• Experience with Perforce, GIT, or equivalent SCM tools.
• Experience with Jenkins, Teamcity or equivalent CI/CD tools.
• Experience with PowerShell, Batch, Bash, or equivalent terminal language.
• Experience with Python, Groovy, C#, C++ or equivalent language.
• Experience with game engines such as Unity or Unreal.
• Experience with development methodologies – Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, etc.

Benefits:

• 25 days holiday per year
• Flexitime working (where approved)
• Free car parking facilities
• On Site Gym
• Subsidised Café
• On site bar
• Access to cycle garage and showers

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.

PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.