Be a part of the most exciting and innovating computer entertainment in North America. Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA) markets the PlayStation® family of products and develops, publishes, markets, and distributes software for the PS one™ console, the PlayStation®2 and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment systems and the PlayStation Portable (PSP™).
*The position performs system administration duties for a group of machines on which development, test, and deployment of a custom web application takes place.
*The position is expected to collaborate closely with the developers of the application to make good use of web technology to deliver a best-of-breed support portal tailored for software engineers who are making games for the PlayStation family of computer entertainment systems.
*This individual will have responsibility for maintaining and optimizing an environment that will keep the development group and deployed sites functioning smoothly.
*This individual has experience using Linux and other open source technology to support the delivery of services to a demanding audience.
Principal Duties / Responsibilities:
* Keeping all deployed systems in a reproducible and securable state.
* Ensuring all volatile data is regularly backed up and restored.
* Tuning software services for maximum scalability.
* Troubleshooting and fixing services that aren't performing properly.
* Deploying new systems and services as needed.
* Planning for and responding to service or network outages.
* Light scripting/programming for automation of common tasks and configuration operation.
* Problem-solving of all kinds.
Qualifications/Education:
* Detail-oriented with good organization skills.
* Flexible when new challenges and tasks are brought to the table.
* Ability to work with highly technical as well as non-technical people who may be unfamiliar with the systems, applications, or processes in use.
* Backup/restore services.
* Security and firewall configuration.
* Database administration.
* Shell or utility scripting.
* Network configuration and routing.
* Application packaging and deployment.
* Filesystem management.
* Service monitoring.
*Respond promptly if services under your care go offline unexpectedly during off-hours.
*Must have at least 5 years of previous experience as a system administrator with some of the skills below in addition to those listed above.
* Using an issue-tracking system to manage workload.
* Configuring mod_security and other Apache modules.
* Mass deployment.
* Database replication.
* High availability/load-balancing.
* SAN/NAS filesystem issues.
* Configuring templates and deploying systems under VMWare.
* Managing an XMPP server.
* Intrusion detection and analysis.
* Programming in C/C++.
*Must have a college degree.
It is the policy of Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. (SCEA) to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. SCEA does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law. SCEA also makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled employees.
