Senior Data Security Engineer

PlayStation Network; United States; Remote; USD 172,000 - 259,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global entertainment company as a Data Security Leader. Your pivotal role will focus on safeguarding data across the PlayStation ecosystem, addressing evolving cyber threats while leading a passionate security engineering team. Ideal candidates will possess extensive experience in data security, compliance, and emerging technologies, with opportunities for mentorship and development.

Benefits

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Wellness program

Employee discounts on Sony products

Qualifications

• 5-7+ years of experience in Data Security.
• Hands-on experience with encryption technologies.
• In-depth understanding of security principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement data security solutions.
• Conduct threat modeling and improve detection tools.
• Partner with service owners to remediate security risks.

Skills

Data Security

Problem Solving

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

KMS

HSM

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

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.

We’re seeking a leader in Data Security to join our Security Engineering team at SIE! You'll be joining a team of engineers who are unified in their mission to make PlayStation the best and most secure gaming platform. In this role you'll have a pivotal part in developing and implementing innovative solutions that safeguard data across the Sony Interactive Entertainment enterprise, PlayStation Studios, and PlayStation platform. You will align data security operations with policies and requirements, drive strategic progress on solutions implemented, and mentor multi-functional teams to build resilience against evolving cyber threats.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement solutions for maintaining a data security posture that aligns to compliance and risk management objectives.
• Operationalize industry-leading and cloud-native tools to perform data inventory, auditing, and continuous monitoring.
• Review and strengthen solutions supporting secrets management, encryption, and data protection access controls.
• Conduct threat modeling, build and improve tooling for detection & prevention of suspicious and unauthorized data-access patterns.
• Support regulatory and internal compliance (GDPR, SOX, PCI)
• Partner with asset and service owners to remediate data security risks.
• Train and mentor development and operations teams on data security standard methodologies.
• Be in the known and stay informed on emerging technologies, recommend improvements to our data security architecture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (5-7+ years).
• Experience with cloud-based environments such as AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• In-depth of understanding in security principles (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability, layers of security, least privilege).
• Experience implementing data classification & labeling, mapping policy to access controls and monitoring.
• Hands-on experience with encryption technologies (KMS & HSM solutions), secrets management (PKI), and Data Loss/Leak Prevention (DLP).
• Experience in the secure hardening, monitoringand responding to systems that house a business's most secure data
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and collaborative approach with both technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred Experience

• Experience with Cloud & Data Security Posture Mgmt tools and platforms such as Wiz
• Familiar with and use of IaC tooling such Terraform and CloudFormation.
• Knowledgeable on data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, Informatica, as well as BI tools like Domo, Power BI, and Tableau.
• Experience with security orchestration, automation, and response (SOAR) platforms.
• Proficient in Python and other scripting languages (Bash, PowerShell).
• Understanding of security frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK, NIST, CIS.

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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. Click here to learn more.

The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

$172,100 - $258,100 USD

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