Senior Platform Engineer (Storage)
Sony Interactive Entertainment
At PlayStation, we're leading the revolution in cloud gaming as we push the boundaries of what's possible! Would you like to use your skills, time, and passion for meaningful projects that are building the future? We're 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!
ResponsibilitiesManaging, deploying and maintaining large scale distributed Ceph storage solutions
Ensure high availability and performant storage by providing troubleshooting and debugging support, conducting performance tuning and continuously improving data integrity and reliability
Evolve processes and best practices to maximize performance and cost efficiency
Staying up to date with Ceph/Storage current developments and experimental features. Share findings and consult architecture changes with the team
Analyze storage trends and participate in capacity planning
RequirementsExperience managing and administrating 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
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Skills & KnowledgeCeph & Rook expertise 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 with solving problems in integrating their systems with core Kubernetes components is preferred
Experience with Infrastructure as Code and deployment tooling (Terraform, Ansible)
Additional AttributesStrong communication and customer service skills
Experience with Kubernetes development including operators and controllers is a plus
Experience with collaboration in a distributed team across multiple timezones
High energy, driven to positively impact the business with customer-first thinking
Must be 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