Senior Platform Engineer (Storage) Sony Interactive Entertainment
At PlayStation, were leading the revolution in cloud gaming as we push the boundaries of whats possible! Would you like to use your skills, time, and passion for meaningful projects that are building the future? Were 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 • Ensuring high availability and performant storage by providing troubleshooting and debugging support, conducting performance tuning, and continuously improving data integrity and reliability • Evolving processes and best practices to maximize performance and cost efficiency • Staying up to date with Ceph/Storage current developments and experimental features, sharing findings, and consulting architecture changes with the team • Analyzing storage trends and participating in capacity planning
Requirements:
• Experience managing and administering 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
Skills & Knowledge:
• Ceph & Rook expertise in 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 in solving problems in integrating their systems with core Kubernetes components • Experience with Infrastructure as Code and deployment tooling (Terraform, Ansible) • Strong communication and customer service skills • Experience with Kubernetes development, including operators and controllers (a plus) • Experience with collaboration in a distributed team across multiple time zones • High energy, driven to positively impact the business with customer-first thinking • Must be a 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