Senior Storage Platform Engineer at PlayStation Global

<div class="content-intro"><p><strong>Why Sony Interactive Entertainment?</strong></p> <p>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.</p></div><p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14px;">Senior Platform Engineer (Storage)&nbsp; </span></strong><span style="font-size: 14px;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14px;">Sony Interactive Entertainment</span></strong><span style="font-size: 14px;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">At PlayStation, we're leading the revolution in cloud gaming as we push the boundaries of what's possible! Would you like to use your skills, time, and passion for meaningful projects that are building the future? We're looking for a Platform Engineer with proven experience in modern software delivery who loves crafting efficient, flexible and low friction systems to manage workloads at a global scale. If that sounds like something you would love to do, we want to hear from you! Come help us deliver a unique gaming experience to millions of players!</span></span></p> <h2><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14px;">Responsibilities</span></strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-size: 14px !important; color: !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Managing, deploying and maintaining large scale distributed Ceph storage solutions</span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 14px !important; color: !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Ensure high availability and performant storage by providing troubleshooting and debugging support, conducting performance tuning and continuously improving data integrity and reliability</span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 14px !important; color: !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Evolve processes and best practices to maximize performance and cost efficiency&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 14px !important; color: !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Staying up to date with Ceph/Storage current developments and experimental features. Share findings and consult architecture changes with the team</span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 14px !important; color: !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Analyze storage trends and participate in capacity planning</span></span></p> </li> </ul> <h2><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14px;">Requirements</span></strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-size: 14px !important; color: !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Experience managing and administrating Ceph Storage, object and block</span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 14px !important; color: !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">5+ years of experience with Linux systems tooling and troubleshooting in networking, configuration and deployment</span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 14px !important; color: !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">First hand experience with industry standard storage protocols</span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 14px !important; color: !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Strong Kubernetes skills</span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 14px !important; color: !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Proven ability to mentor Junior Members of the team</span></span></p> </li> <li>Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.</li> </ul> <h2><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14px;">Skills &amp; Knowledge</span></strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-size: 14px !important; color: !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Ceph &amp; Rook expertise managing storage clusters with a deep understanding of the architectural and operational workings</span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 14px !important; color: !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Experience in designing and implementing large scale globally distributed storage systems</span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 14px !important; color: !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Scripting and Automation experience in Bash, Python or Go</span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 14px !important; color: !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Ability to support engineers with solving problems in integrating their systems with core Kubernetes components is preferred</span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 14px !important; color: !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Experience with Infrastructure as Code and deployment tooling (Terraform, Ansible)</span></span></p> </li> </ul> <h2><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14px;">Additional Attributes</span></strong></span></h2> <ul> <li style="font-size: 14px !important; color: !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Strong communication and customer service skills</span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 14px !important; color: !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Experience with Kubernetes development including operators and controllers is a plus</span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 14px !important; color: !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Experience with collaboration in a distributed team across multiple timezones</span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 14px !important; color: !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">High energy, driven to positively impact the business with customer-first thinking</span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 14px !important; color: !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Must be self starter who understands that ownership means distributing the knowledge of your work so that everyone benefits</span></span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 14px !important; color: !important;"> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Being a Contributor to Open Source Software is a plus</span></span></p> </li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">&nbsp;</span></p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong><em>Please refer to our <a href="https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/careers-privacy-notice/">Candidate Privacy Notice</a>&nbsp;for more information about how we process your personal information, and your data protection rights.</em></strong></span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">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.<br></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br>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.&nbsp;<br></span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br>In addition, this role </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">is eligible</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> 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. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">This role also may be eligible for a bonus package.</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Click&nbsp;</span><a href="https://careers.playstation.com/benefits" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> to learn more.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div><div class="title">The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$177,300</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$265,900 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p class="p1">Please note, Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks.</p> <p class="p1">Please refer to our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.playstation.com/legal/careers-privacy-notice/" target="_blank">Candidate Privacy Notice</a>&nbsp;for more information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights.</p> <p><strong>Equal Opportunity Statement:</strong></p> <p><em>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.</em></p> <p><em>We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.&nbsp;</em></p> <p><em>Sony Interactive Entertainment is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.</em></p> <p>&nbsp;</p></div>