About the role
Why Sony Interactive Entertainment?
Sony Interactive Entertainment isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) is the company behind the PlayStation brand. As a subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation, we’re part of a proud legacy of innovation and excellence. SIE is a dynamic technology company, delivering cutting-edge hardware and network services to more than 100 million people and an entertainment leader, home to some of the most beloved and recognizable intellectual properties (IP) in the world. Our role at SIE is to create and nurture the experiences under the PlayStation brand, a name synonymous with entertainment excellence and creativity.
We are looking for an inspirational and hardworking person to join the Platform Hosting Cloud Security Engineering team at SIE! You'll be joining a team of innovative engineers who are unified in their mission to make PlayStation the best and most secure gaming platform. This support is fulfilled by minimizing impact to the platform while ensuring security needs are met. This role is highly technical and requires a shown grasp of security principles and how they are applied to production environments. You will assist in the planning, design, development, testing, and management of security tools and processes that provide protection and visibility of our cloud environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, architect, and implement security controls and frameworks for PlayStation Infrastructure
- Be responsible for the detection of security gaps, and lead efforts to mature security tooling and operational processes
- Work with product and platform teams to define system requirements, engineer, and implement cloud based security applications and controls
- Write code to automate security processes which seamlessly integrate into code builds and deployments, applying DevSecOps processes and tools
- Architect, develop, and deploy automation solutions that help audit, secure, and affect changes across multi-cloud environments
- Champion tools for improving platform availability using automated protection mechanisms
- Document security designs, operating procedures, and technical recommendations clearly. Review existing security policies and maintain their freshness and understandability.
- Mentor senior and junior engineers and guide them in making design choices that protect Platform
- Advocate for security and privacy best practices across engineering teams.
Qualifications
- 5-7+ years of experience in cloud security, security engineering, DevOps, platform engineering, or a related field.
- Hands-on experience securing cloud infrastructure in AWS, GCP, or both.
- Understanding of common security frameworks and compliance concepts, such as NIST or PCI DSS
- Proficient in multiple programming and scripting languages such as Python and Go
- Experience architecting and deploying IaC tools such as CloudFormation and Terraform
- Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps tools and practices, such as GitHub, Jenkins, Kubernetes, and automated deployment pipelines.
- Shown experience building end-to-end enterprise level systems
- Hands-on experience with utilizing tooling like Wiz and AI tooling like Codex, etc.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
- Proven record of success in coaching and growing people
Bonus Qualifications:
- Technical certifications or other demonstrations of passion in security and technology such as CISSP, CCSP, AWS Certified Security are a plus!
- Technical certifications or demonstrated passion for security and technology, such as Security+, AWS Certified Security – Specialty, CISSP, or CCSP, are a plus.
Compensation and Benefits
- Base Pay Range: €87.800 - €131.800 EUR
- Base pay varies in line with hybrid working policy and will be determined based on job-related factors including knowledge, skills, experience, and location.
- Eligibility for SIE’s top-tier benefits package including paid time off, wellness program, and employee discounts for Sony products.
- Potential eligibility for a bonus package.
Working Conditions and Policies
- Location: Ireland, Dublin
- Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees, which may include criminal background checks for some roles.
- The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and strives to create an inclusive environment.
- Sony Interactive Entertainment is a Fair Chance employer; qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.