Vacancy : DevOps Engineer, Bristol

Why PlayStation®?

PlayStation® isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. We’ve thrilled gamers since 1994, when we launched the original PlayStation®. Today, we’re recognised as a global leader in interactive and digital entertainment. SN Systems is a core part of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), the organization which manages PlayStation®.

Why SN Systems?

SN Systems are PlayStation®’s software technology experts and enjoy a privileged position of combining the resources of being part of SIE, with the 'small company' feel that makes SN such a dynamic place to work.

We love our work and are proud to employ brilliant people that provide a world class set of compilers and development tools that enable game developers across the globe to create the best games on PlayStation®.

About the role

We continually enhance our in-house tooling to improve turnaround times and maintain the quality that our customers expect.

To that end, we are looking for a DevOps engineer who can apply SRE methodology to further develop our continuous integration service and other systems.

The current infrastructure is built upon Jenkins, Ansible, Docker, Git, vCenter across Linux and Windows platforms. We look to optimise and automate wherever possible, leading to the key objective of enabling the team of world class engineers to reduce their build and test times.

Responsibilities:

  • Responding to engineers’ issues and incidents across our services.
  • Diagnose problems and inefficiencies in our continuous integration systems and workflows used by our development and test engineers.
  • Create, test, deploy and maintain Infrastructure services like Jenkins, Nexus and Gitea.
  • Documenting new services and add to the team knowledge base.
  • Ensure that appropriate tools are in place for monitoring systems.
  • Review best practices and emerging concepts in Infrastructure Automation to improve our systems.

Qualifications and experience

  • BSc in Computer Science / Engineering degree and equivalent industry experience.
  • About two years’ DevOps experience.

We anticipate that suitable candidates will demonstrate the following personal attributes:

  • A passion for automation.
  • Enthusiastic to develop further, to learn and experiment.
  • You like the flexibility of working in a remote team, and collaborating with colleagues in the office.
  • You are eager to solve challenging problems using new technologies.
  • Strong communication skills when liaising with stakeholders to determine direction and future work.

Essential Skills:

  • You have maintained and operated continuous integration systems, ideally Jenkins.
  • You have deep experience of Linux or Windows systems administration (ideally both).
  • You have experience of configuration management automation ideally Ansible.
  • Experience of virtualization (Docker, vCenter) in production environment.
  • Knowledge of web Services (nginx, HAProxy).
  • An understanding of networking knowledge (DNS, TCP/IP).
  • You are competent in one or more of the following languages:  Python, PowerShell, Golang.
  • Issue and incident management (ITIL) with exposure to tracking and task management systems e.g., Jira, ServiceNow, Splunk On-Call etc.
  • You are proficient with Git.

Desirable Skills:

Knowledge and experience of some of the following:

  • Container Orchestration i.e., Kubernetes.
  • Metrics (Grafana, InfluxDB, Telegraf, Kapacitor).
  • Packaging (NuGet/Chocolatey, MSI).
  • Cloud (AWS).
  • Agile working SCRUM/Kanbam.

Location:

Benefits of working at SN Systems

  • Opportunities to work on collaborative projects with teams in Tokyo, Dublin and in the Bay Area
  • Innovation time for research and projects of your own choosing
  • Opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills by learning about the latest techniques in a team of experts with a wealth of industry experience
  • Relaxed working environment with high level of trust and autonomy. All staff are encouraged to express their views and challenge the status quo
  • Excellent benefits package and working conditions
  • We are developing our approach to flexible working, giving colleagues the opportunity to work at home, as well as collaboration time and moments that matter in the office.

Application Process

Please submit a CV and covering letter indicating why you are interested in the role, and your relevant experience. Send your application to sn-careers@sony.com  

Candidates must be eligible to work legally within the British Isles. 

About SN Systems

We create development tools for PlayStation® platforms including PlayStation®5 and PlayStation®VR. From debuggers and performance analyzers to compilers and target communication servers, our products are designed to make PlayStation® developers' work easier and more efficient. We have a deep understanding of game developers' needs, and use our expertise to create a range of advanced development tools.

SN Systems is part of Sony Interactive Entertainment's (SIE), Software Engineering Group (SEG), which is in turn part of PlayStation Experience Group (PEG). SN Systems has created the programming tools used on every PlayStation® home and portable platform.

We currently employ c. 100 people in Bristol (HQ), Dublin and San Jose in a dynamic environment where change is the norm.

Equal Opportunity Statement

SN Systems is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, legally protected physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information or membership in any other legally protected category.

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