Technical Program Manager II (Contract Role)

Sonyinteractiveentertainmentglobal; California (MO); On-site; USD 96,432 - 128,116; Full time

Job summary

Sony Interactive Entertainment in San Diego is seeking a Technical Program Manager II (Contract) to lead cross‑functional programs across CAPE Accounts, Authentication, and Notifications, ensuring high availability and scalable backend services.

You will partner with SRE, platform, security, and global operations, drive delivery schedules, coordinate releases, and translate complex concepts for leadership while continuously improving processes.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical subject area.
• 5+ years of Technical Program Management experience in an agile software environment.
• 5+ years hands-on cloud experience integrating, developing and managing applications.
• 5+ years of experience in global, production software environments.
• Experience or exposure to software engineering or supporting software systems (Java, React).

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of development and operational initiatives across 100+ accounts, authentication, and notifications experiences and backend services in a cloud environment.
• Collaborate with development, platform, security, and global operations teams to operate a highly available ecosystem.
• Identify and solve complex problems, translating them into clear, actionable insights.
• Manage delivery schedules across multiple products and teams; ensure timely releases and transparent communication.
• Advocate for continuous process improvement and automation.
• Translate complex concepts for executive leadership and bridge engineering with business needs.

Skills

Technical Program Management

Cloud computing

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Strategic thinking

Leadership

Agile

Release coordination

Attention to detail

Education

BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical subject area

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

EKS

DataDog

CloudWatch

Splunk

Java

React

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.

Technical Program Manager II (Contract Role)

San Diego, CA

12‑month Contract

The Commerce, Account, & Partner Engineering (CAPE) Technical Operations team is dedicated to maintaining an always‑available platform while enabling seamless delivery of delightful experiences for PlayStation players, partners, and operators. As a horizontal organization, we provide operations and tooling support for backend services across account management, authentication, commerce, and third‑party partner integrations on the PlayStation Network.

As a key leader of the CAPE Accounts & Identity SRE and Notifications team, you will help drive the availability and enablement for accounts, authentication, and notifications platforms. You will partner closely with service development teams to deliver exciting, new product and platform capabilities, while continuously raising the bar of maturity for operational excellence for millions of players worldwide.

We are seeking an experienced TPM with a strong balance of technical, organizational, and interpersonal skills. You will drive large‑scale, cross‑functional programs that impact teams throughout SIE. This role requires navigating complex systems, managing dependencies, and delivering results in a fast‑paced, high‑availability environment.

Responsibilities

As a TPM in CAPE Technical Operations, you will lead the delivery of development and operational initiatives across 100+ accounts, authentication, and notifications experiences and backend services in a cloud environment. You will ensure high availability, resiliency, scalability, and performance across the platform.

You will collaborate closely with development, platform, security, and global operations teams to operate a highly available accounts, authentication, and notifications ecosystem while enabling teams to efficiently deliver customer‑facing features.

• Lead SRE and technical initiatives in a fast‑paced and highly collaborative environment supporting horizontally across a large software development organization.
• Demonstrate people and soft skills to generate a positive atmosphere of excitement and collaboration towards delighting customers and pushing the limits of technology.
• Manage delivery schedules and timelines across multiple products and teams, ensuring timelines are met and communication is transparent at all levels.
• Collaborate and partner with other SRE teams that specialize in areas such as platform hosting, Kubernetes, CICD, and data services inspiring change and ensuring optimal application performance and resiliency across all back‑end services.
• Identify and solve complex problems, simplifying them into clear, actionable insights that drive informed decisions and behavioral change.
• Be an advocate for continuous process improvement and innovation.
• Leverage technical expertise to bridge the gap between engineering and business. Translating complex concepts for technical and non‑technical audiences, including executive leadership.
• Ensure to advocate and drive all tenets of SRE and software development including availability, resiliency, observability, capacity, elasticity, supportability and automation.
• Conduct, document and present root cause analysis documents to share incident insights and findings with our broader engineering organization.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical subject area.
• 5+ years of experience in Technical Program Management in an agile software development environment.
• 5+ years hands‑on cloud experience – integrating, developing and managing applications.
• 5+ years of relevant work experience in a highly visible, global and/or critical production, software environment.
• 5+ years of experience or exposure to software engineering or supporting/maintaining software systems experience (Java, React, etc.).
• Experience managing projects and dependencies across cross‑functional teams, building sustainable processes, and coordinating release schedules.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across multiple groups with varied priorities.
• Excellent judgment, organizational and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience or exposure to container technologies and orchestration (i.e., Docker, Kubernetes, EKS).
• Experience or exposure to observability tools (i.e., DataDog, CloudWatch, Splunk).

At SIE, working with our partners, 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 individual base pay range may vary based on job‑related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location. In addition, this role is eligible for benefit offerings that include medical, dental, and vision. Click here to learn more.

The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below, this is an hourly rate. $70 — $93 USD

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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. We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond. Sony Interactive Entertainment is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.