Lead 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

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.

SIE Studio IT is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to lead the design, operation, and evolution of our production infrastructure and data center platforms. This role provides technical direction for the Systems Administration team and serves as the senior engineering authority for Linux systems, enterprise server hardware, virtualization, storage, and high‑availability infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, deployment, and operational support of Linux and Windows platforms in a production environment.
• Architect and support enterprise server hardware, including platform selection, RAID configuration, firmware lifecycle management, hardware diagnostics, and performance troubleshooting.
• Lead the design, deployment, and operation of enterprise and distributed storage platforms, including technologies such as Ceph, NFS‑based NAS, and SAN architectures.
• Design and maintainhigh‑availability and load‑balanced systems, including clustered servers.
• Define and own themonitoring, alerting, and observability strategyfor 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Strong Linux and Windows administration and engineering experience in enterprise or production environments.
• Strong hands‑on experience with enterprise server hardware, including troubleshooting, lifecycle planning, and firmware management.
• Strong experience with enterprise storage and distributed storage systems; Ceph experience strongly preferred.
• Strong experience architecting and administeringWindows and Linux server platforms in enterprise or production environments.
• Strong understanding of how storage, compute, and virtualization interact in performance‑sensitive production environments.
• Strong scripting and automation skills, preferably Python and/or PowerShell.
• Proficiency with Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP; Infoblox experience is a plus.
• Experience designing or overseeingmonitoring, alerting, and observability solutions, including dashboarding platforms such asGrafana or equivalent tools.
• Ability to lead and mentor Systems Administrators.
• 5+ years of relevant enterprise IT experience in a senior or lead infrastructure role.
• Available to work varying hours, on‑call shifts, including evenings, weekends, and holidays as required.

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At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location.
Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job‑related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location.
In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top‑tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package.

The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.$155,900—$233,900 USD

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