Lead Systems Engineer

Lead Systems Engineer at Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) – responsible for designing, operating, and evolving our production infrastructure and data center platforms. Provides technical direction for the Systems Administration team and serves as the senior engineering authority across 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

• 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.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary range of $155,900 - $233,900 USD.
• Top-tier benefits package including medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program, and employee discounts for Sony products.
• Possibly eligible for a bonus package.
• Hybrid working policy with flexibility in location.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Sony Interactive Entertainment 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.

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