Senior IT Systems Engineer (Studio IT)

SIE Studio IT is seeking a Lead Systems Engineer to lead the design, operation, and evolution of our production infrastructure and data center platforms

This role provides technical direction for the Systems Administration team and serves as the senior engineering authority for Linux systems, enterprise server hardware, virtualization, storage, and high-availability infrastructure

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

Strong scripting and automation skills, preferably Python and/or PowerShell

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Experience designing or overseeing monitoring, alerting, and observability solutions, including dashboarding platforms such as Grafana or equivalent tools

Strong understanding of how storage, compute, and virtualization interact in performance‑sensitive production environments

Proficiency with Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP; Infoblox experience is a plus

Ability to lead and mentor Systems Administrators

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 architecting and administering Windows and Linux server platforms in enterprise or production environments

5+ years of relevant enterprise IT experience in a senior or lead infrastructure role

Strong experience with enterprise storage and distributed storage systems; Ceph experience strongly preferred

Available to work varying hours, on-call shifts, including evenings, weekends, and holidays as required

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