Senior Systems Engineer-Studio IT

Sony Playstation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 155,900 - 233,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Matching 401(k)

Paid time off

Employee discounts for Sony products

Wellness program

Job summary

Sony Playstation is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer in Los Angeles, CA, to lead the design and evolution of our production infrastructure. You will direct the Systems Administration team and oversee Linux systems, enterprise server hardware, and high-availability infrastructure.

Required qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree and strong Linux/Windows experience. The compensation range for this role is $155,900 to $233,900 USD, along with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant enterprise IT experience in a senior or lead infrastructure role.
• Strong hands-on experience with enterprise server hardware, including troubleshooting and lifecycle planning.
• Experience designing or overseeing monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, deployment, and operational support of Linux and Windows platforms.
• Architect and support enterprise server hardware and storage platforms.
• Define and own the monitoring, alerting, and observability strategy.

Skills

Linux administration

Windows administration

Enterprise server hardware troubleshooting

Scripting and automation (Python, PowerShell)

Monitoring solutions (Grafana)

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Active Directory

DNS

DHCP

Job description

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 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.

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 administering Windows 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 overseeing monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions, including dashboarding platforms such as Grafana 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.

Compensation

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

$155,900 — $233,900 USD

Benefits

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.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

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