Senior Storage Platform Engineer

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Senior Platform Engineer (Storage)

Sony Interactive Entertainment

At PlayStation, we're leading the revolution in cloud gaming as we push the boundaries of what's possible! Would you like to use your skills, time, and passion for meaningful projects that are building the future? We're looking for a Platform Engineer with proven experience in modern software delivery who loves crafting efficient, flexible and low friction systems to manage workloads at a global scale. If that sounds like something you would love to do, we want to hear from you! Come help us deliver a unique gaming experience to millions of players!

Responsibilities

Managing, deploying and maintaining large scale distributed Ceph storage solutions

Ensure high availability and performant storage by providing troubleshooting and debugging support, conducting performance tuning and continuously improving data integrity and reliability

Evolve processes and best practices to maximize performance and cost efficiency

Staying up to date with Ceph/Storage current developments and experimental features. Share findings and consult architecture changes with the team

Analyze storage trends and participate in capacity planning

Requirements

Experience managing and administrating Ceph Storage, object and block

5+ years of experience with Linux systems tooling and troubleshooting in networking, configuration and deployment

First hand experience with industry standard storage protocols

Strong Kubernetes skills

Proven ability to mentor Junior Members of the team

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Skills Knowledge

Ceph Rook expertise managing storage clusters with a deep understanding of the architectural and operational workings

Experience in designing and implementing large-scale globally distributed storage systems

Scripting and Automation experience in Bash, Python or Go

Ability to support engineers with solving problems in integrating their systems with core Kubernetes components is preferred

Experience with Infrastructure as Code and deployment tooling (Terraform, Ansible)

Additional Attributes

Strong communication and customer service skills

Experience with Kubernetes development including operators and controllers is a plus

Experience with collaboration in a distributed team across multiple timezones

High energy, driven to positively impact the business with customer-first thinking

Must be self starter who understands that ownership means distributing the knowledge of your work so that everyone benefits

Being a Contributor to Open Source Software is a plus

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. Click here to learn more.

The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below.

$177,300 $265,900 USD

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