Lead Linux & Storage Systems Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment in Los Angeles is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to guide design, operation, and evolution of production infrastructure and data center platforms. You’ll set technical direction for the Systems Administration team and own high-availability Linux/Windows environments.

Responsibilities include architecture of storage (Ceph/NAS/SAN), monitoring, incident leadership, and security-aligned designs. Extensive enterprise IT experience and mentoring skills are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required.
• Strong Linux and Windows administration in production.
• Hands-on hardware troubleshooting and firmware management.
• Experience with Ceph or distributed storage.
• Ability to lead and mentor Operations staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, deployment, and support of Linux and Windows platforms in production.
• Architect enterprise server hardware, RAID, firmware lifecycle management, diagnostics, and performance troubleshooting.
• Lead design, deployment of storage platforms (Ceph, NAS, SAN).
• Design and maintain HA and load-balanced systems, including clustered servers.
• Define and own monitoring/observability strategy for infrastructure.
• Partner with vendors on hardware selection and lifecycle planning.
• Establish standards and documentation for the team.
• Review designs and implementations for quality and reliability.
• Act as technical lead during incidents.
• Ensure designs meet security standards.

Skills

Linux

Windows

Python

PowerShell

Active Directory

DNS

DHCP

Virtualization

Storage

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Grafana

Infoblox

PowerShell

Python

Job description

Sony Interactive Entertainment in Los Angeles is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to guide design, operation, and evolution of production infrastructure and data center platforms. You’ll set technical direction for the Systems Administration team and own high-availability Linux/Windows environments.

Responsibilities include architecture of storage (Ceph/NAS/SAN), monitoring, incident leadership, and security-aligned designs. Extensive enterprise IT experience and mentoring skills are required.