Lead Enterprise Systems Engineer - Linux, Storage & HA

PlayStation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 156,000 - 234,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) matching

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment in California is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to drive the design, deployment, and operation of production Linux/Windows infrastructure and storage platforms. You will lead the Systems Administration team, ensuring high availability, security, and observability across hardware, storage, and virtualization.

-qualified candidates bring 5+ years in senior roles, strong scripting (Python/PowerShell), and expertise in Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Grafana.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Strong Linux and Windows administration experience in enterprise environments.
• Hands-on with enterprise server hardware, including troubleshooting and firmware management.
• Experience with enterprise storage and distributed storage; Ceph preferred.
• Experience architecting Windows and Linux server platforms in enterprise environments.
• Understanding storage, compute, and virtualization interactions in performance-sensitive environments.
• Strong scripting and automation skills (Python and/or PowerShell).
• Proficiency with Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP; Infoblox a plus.
• Experience with monitoring/observability dashboards (Grafana or similar).
• Ability to lead and mentor Systems Administrators.
• 5+ years in a senior or lead infrastructure role.
• Available for on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, deployment, and operational support of Linux and Windows platforms in a production environment.
• Architect and support enterprise server hardware, including RAID configuration, firmware lifecycle management, hardware diagnostics, and performance troubleshooting.
• Lead the design, deployment, and operation of enterprise and distributed storage platforms, including Ceph, NFS-based NAS, and SAN architectures.
• Design and maintain high-availability and load-balanced systems, including clustered servers.
• Define and own the monitoring, alerting, and observability strategy for infrastructure platforms including storage, virtualization, servers, and operating systems.
• Partner with vendors and internal teams on hardware selection and lifecycle planning.
• Establish technical standards, patterns, and documentation that can be executed by the Systems Administration team.
• Review designs, changes, and implementations performed by Systems Administrators to ensure quality, consistency, and reliability.
• Act as the technical lead during infrastructure incidents, driving restoration efforts and post-incident review actions.
• Ensure infrastructure designs align with security standards and requirements.

Skills

Linux

Windows

Enterprise storage

Ceph

Python

PowerShell

Active Directory

DNS

DHCP

Grafana

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Infoblox

Grafana

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment in California is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to drive the design, deployment, and operation of production Linux/Windows infrastructure and storage platforms. You will lead the Systems Administration team, ensuring high availability, security, and observability across hardware, storage, and virtualization.

-qualified candidates bring 5+ years in senior roles, strong scripting (Python/PowerShell), and expertise in Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and Grafana.