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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At SIE, working with our partners, 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 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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