Systems Engineering Analysis, Senior

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.

Senior Systems Engineer

Are you on a mission to be a part of creating games that bond players together into deeply invested communities? Are you excited for opportunities to help shape a Studio IT infrastructure from the ground up?

As a Staff Systems Administrator within Studio IT, you are accountable for IT projects as a part of the studio’s operations team. Most importantly, you will be part of a fun, dedicated, and passionate team from diverse fields dedicated to launching a new franchise at PlayStation!

Embrace a philosophy that in software/game development iteration speed equates to quality.

Serve as primary responder for IT systems during critical issues, including being on call as needed. Interact with partners and engage appropriate representatives within the organization to analyze, validate, specify, verify, document and manage requirements. This can include large, project‑scoped workloads, or smaller, assignment‑based tasks.

Employ diagnostic and mitigation techniques for sophisticated processes, hardware, software, and networking issues.

Participate in the execution of root cause analysis on complex systems where the full scope of the business impact is not immediately identifiable.

System Administration/Engineering on Linux and Windows Server and Desktop

High performance networking environments

High performance shared storage environments.

Monitoring design and implementation

Design and implement highly available scalable solutions, collaborating with engineering as required.

Apply deep expertise in systems administration and networking to improve response time and customer satisfaction organization wide.

Produce high quality operational documentation. This may include diagrams, high‑level descriptions of the environment, or detailed instructions outlining the steps required to repeat the build‑out and configuration of the infrastructure.

Contribute to annual budget and internal IT roadmap planning.

Other related duties that may arise – we are a small creative startup who all wear many hats.

We are seeking an IT professional with proven ability and a strong record of delivering successful projects. Someone with hands‑on experience planning, implementing, and operationalizing projects, who is comfortable managing initiatives through the full lifecycle from inception to completion, will thrive in this role. They are highly effective at prioritizing their own workload, bring solid attention to detail, and are familiar with a range of project management methodologies.

They should be skilled in installing, configuring, and running Microsoft Windows Server environments, with foundational Linux knowledge. They must diagnose and fix complex systems and network issues. They will also maintain detailed documentation of configurations, procedures, and changes. this job will be hybrid and have an expectation of 3-5 days per week on‑site.

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. 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.

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. 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.

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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. Sony Interactive Entertainment is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.

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