IT Systems Engineer II

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San Diego, CA, USA
In-Office
126K-190K Annually
Gaming
The Role

Why PlayStation?

PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.

The SIE Studio IT team is seeking a highly skilled IT Engineer II with strong expertise in AWS cloud engineering and administration. This opportunity is ideal for someone who thrives in solving intricate problems, engineering resilient AWS solutions, and providing support for high-performance production environments!

You will be responsible for architecting, implementing, and supporting innovative technology solutions across our studio and datacenter operations, global partner integrations, and customer-facing production systems Collaborating with skilled IT engineers, your focus will be on continuously refining and improving our technology infrastructure, ensuring PlayStation Studios remains at the forefront of the entertainment industry.

Responsibilities:

  • Engineer, deploy, and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure to support internal development and production environments.
  • Collaborate with team members to fix complicated issues and work closely with support teams on critical issues.
  • Contribute to ongoing training initiatives for the IT Support team and cross-training within the IT Engineering team.
  • Lead research, selection, planning, and implementation of new technologies to scale applications and meet business and customer needs.
  • Develop tools and scripts, primarily using Ansible, to automate routine maintenance tasks.
  • Plan and implement significant architectural changes to improve infrastructure.
  • Maintain comprehensive documentation of systems and processes.

Basic Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • A minimum of 5 years of experience in IT Engineering with a focus on AWS cloud administration.
  • Proven experience in managing and deploying cloud infrastructure in a production environment.
  • Proven capability to lead and complete projects, collaborating effectively across teams.
  • Possess at least one relevant cloud certification (e.g., AWS Certified Solutions Architect, AWS Certified DevOps Engineer).

Desired Experience & Attributes:

  • Extensive experience in AWS administration and configuration, including Organizations, IAM, SSO, AWS Networking, and EC2.
  • Proficient with cloud architecture principles, networking concepts, and security best practices.
  • Proficiency in writing Terraform/Tofu scripts for to automate provisioning and management of infrastructure.
  • Proven experience with configuration and automation tools (Ansible, Chef, Salt, etc).
  • Deep understanding of core Internet protocols and services (e.g., IP, TCP, UDP, NTP, DNS, HTTP, SMTP, SSH, SMB, NFS, syslog).
  • Familiarity with datacenter and live production standard methodologies, including experience in high availability customer-facing production environments.
  • Proficiency in Automation Administration at scale, including package and source management, performance tuning, and fixing issues.
  • Experience working with outsourced providers and managing service delivery expectations.
  • May require occasional travel to other company offices (<10%)

Nice-to-Have Skills:

  • Familiarity with SDLC, CI/CD, Git workflows.
  • Knowledge of advanced networking concepts with hands-on experience in cloud networking services like VPC/Vnet, VPN, and Load Balancing.
  • Background in information security.
  • Experience with containerization and Kubernetes.

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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.

$126,300$189,500 USD

Equal Opportunity Statement:

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. We encourage everyone to respond. 

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

PlayStation Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about PlayStation and has not been reviewed or approved by PlayStation.

  • Healthcare Strength The package includes medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, mental wellbeing programs, disability, and life insurance. Feedback suggests coverage breadth is a consistent strength that helps anchor overall comp satisfaction.
  • Retirement Support U.S. offerings include a 401(k) with a company match along with student‑loan repayment and a college‑savings plan match. These financial supports are positioned as strong additions to total compensation.
  • Parental & Family Support Offerings include paid parental and family‑care leave, fertility and family‑forming support, backup care, and child developmental resources. Feedback suggests these programs are valued and contribute to a well‑rounded package.

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Year Founded: 1994

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PlayStation has been at the forefront of interactive and digital entertainment since the debut of our first console in 1994. Our products delight millions across the world through incredible games, cutting edge experiences and access to many types of media. This commitment to amazing our fans is at the core of who we are and one we share with Sony Corporation, internationally known as a leader in music, movies and consumer electronics. We can only achieve this goal by welcoming talented people and empowering them to do their best work. From game developers to data scientists, software engineers to cybersecurity experts, marketing to accounting and finance professionals, we’re always looking for talented people who share a passion for creating and our commitment to delivering amazement.

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