Staff Network Automation Engineer – IaC, CI/CD & Networking

Sony; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment in Ireland is seeking a Staff Network Systems Engineer to advance our global network infrastructure toward standardised, automated operations. This hands‑on role blends engineering with technical leadership and drives Infrastructure as Code practices and reusable automation.

You will design safe delivery pipelines, reduce configuration drift, and shape technical direction while collaborating with security, architecture and platform teams to ensure resilient,

Qualifications

• A strong track record of modernising network infrastructure through automation or Infrastructure as Code in a large, complex production environment.
• Strong software‑engineering skills in Python and Go (Golang), including maintainable code, structured data, API integration, testing and documentation.
• Practical experience with Terraform, Ansible or comparable tooling, including reusable automation components and controlled delivery.
• Strong working knowledge of Git, PR workflows, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and release controls.

Responsibilities

• Assess the network estate, toolchain and operational workflows.
• Identify sources of configuration variance, manual effort and change risk.
• Help define a phased modernisation roadmap.
• Build production automation and reusable components across teams.
• Operate and improve secure, resilient network services.

Skills

Automation

Infrastructure as Code

Python

Go (Golang)

Terraform

Ansible

Git

CI/CD

Networking knowledge

Communication skills

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

GitHub Enterprise

Git

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment in Ireland is seeking a Staff Network Systems Engineer to advance our global network infrastructure toward standardised, automated operations. This hands‑on role blends engineering with technical leadership and drives Infrastructure as Code practices and reusable automation.

You will design safe delivery pipelines, reduce configuration drift, and shape technical direction while collaborating with security, architecture and platform teams to ensure resilient,