Sr DevOps Engineer (Contract)

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.

Join the award-winning team that created God of War

You’re into technology – learning it, building it, teaching it. You’re someone who thrives on infrastructure and on helping people, making things happen for the team, making their work lives more efficient and easier, which allows them to perform at their peak.

You’re talented, really talented, and motivated, with tons of initiative. You get things done – and we leave you alone to do them. Sound interesting? Give us a shout!

Responsibilities

• Solve problems within existing pipelines, focusing on simple and robust solutions
• Help plan, configure, and deploy various open source and proprietary services on Linux and Windows such as: Perforce, Ceph, Nginx, Apache, Influxdb, Telegraf, Traefik, Sentry on premise, as well as new services to support the development team
• Support build release and patching pipeline, build deployment tool suite, code integration utilities, pre-commit testing utilities, and packaging pipeline
• Upgrade, evolve, and maintain existing infrastructure, including Jenkins server configurations and scripts and build scripts
• Interface and help support everyone on the team: get to the bottom of simple and complex problems and provide direct solutions
• Collaborate with IT to ensure a broad understanding of approaches and solutions
• Write clear, maintainable, portable, and highly functional scripts and code
• Test and document work produced
• Create and manage complex build branching schemes
• Implement and maintain effective reporting systems to facilitate team needs

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent
• 5+ years professional experience
• Very strong Linux System Administration skills
• Familiar with Windows system administration
• Experience with AWS as well as on premises deployments
• Proficient in a majority of the following: Docker, Git, Perforce, Jira, REST API’s, Python, C++, Qt, PowerShell, Puppet, automated testing structures and processes, build and/or content cooking pipelines
• Enthusiasm and initiative 
• Personable: gets along well with everyone; has “I can help” attitude
• Excellent spoken and written communication
• Commitment to code quality, documentation, and sound testing procedures

Preferred Experience

• Experience developing Windows GUI applications using C++ or Python

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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.$67.99—$101.92 USD

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