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™).
Primary Location : United States-California-San Francisco Bay Area - Foster City
Description
The position of System Administration 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.
* 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 salability * Troubleshooting and fixing services that are not 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
* Detail-oriented with good organizational 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 * Apache configuration/optimization/security * 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 * 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++ * Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Be a part of the most exciting and innovative computer entertainment company in North America. Sony Computer Entertainment America, Inc. (SCEA) markets the PlayStation® family of products and develops, publishes, markets, and distributes software for the PS one™ console, PlayStation®2, PlayStation®3, and the PlayStation Portable (PSP™) computer entertainment systems. Based in Foster City, California, SCEA serves as headquarters for all North American operations and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
PlayStation®Network is an emergent entertainment network delivering innovative content and community to a worldwide audience, and the newest division of SCEA (Sony Computer Entertainment America).
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, gender, gender identity, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, national origin, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law. SCEA also makes reasonable accommodations for disabled employees.
