IT Systems Engineer
Posted 8 May 2026
Advertised as “Senior IT Systems Engineer-Studio IT”
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The original posting with the fluff stripped out
- Expected experience
- 5+ yrs
- Management level
- People management
- Employment
- Hybrid
No salary listed for this role.
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.
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.
Responsibilities
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Lead the design, deployment, and operational support of Linux and Windows platforms in a production environment.
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Architect and support enterprise server hardware, including platform selection, RAID configuration, firmware lifecycle management, hardware diagnostics, and performance troubleshooting.
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Lead the design, deployment, and operation of enterprise and distributed storage platforms, including technologies such as Ceph, NFS-based NAS, and SAN architectures.
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Design and maintain high‑availability and load‑balanced systems, including clustered servers.
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Define and own the monitoring, alerting, and observability strategy for infrastructure platforms including storage, virtualization, servers, and operating systems.
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Partner with vendors and internal teams on hardware selection and lifecycle planning.
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Establish technical standards, patterns, and documentation that can be executed by the Systems Administration team.
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Review designs, changes, and implementations performed by Systems Administrators to ensure quality, consistency, and reliability.
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Act as the technical lead during infrastructure incidents, driving restoration efforts and post-incident review actions.
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Ensure infrastructure designs align with security standards and requirements.