Principal Engineer, DevOps

Sony Corporation of America, located in New York, NY, is the U.S. headquarters of Sony Group Corporation, based in Tokyo, Japan. Sony's principal U.S. businesses include Sony Electronics Inc., Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony Music Publishing and Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. With some 900 million Sony devices in hands and homes worldwide today, a vast array of Sony movies, television shows and music, and the PlayStation Network, Sony creates and delivers more entertainment experiences to more people than anyone else on earth. To learn more: www.sony.com/en.Position SummarySony Corporation of America (SCA) is seeking a Principal DevOps Engineer, GSIRT-US to join the Corporate Infosec Division located in the Reston, VA. This position will report to the Senior Manager of Site Reliability Engineering with the primary goal of improving our people and technology stack. We are looking for someone with fresh ideas, a proven ability to work with a team of geographically distributed engineers and able to creatively solve complex technical problems using software. The successful candidate will be a growth-minded professional that is passionate about building reliable products and can execute our mission across the organization.Job Responsibilities• Lead the strategy for a team of DevOps engineers in automating and streamlining processes through the development of frameworks, implementation of standards, processes and controls in release and deployment activities.• Perform R&D and update job knowledge by studying start-of-the-art DevOps tools, CI/CD/CM trends and best practices with an eye toward improving existing solutions.• Serve as the subject matter expert for CI/CD/CM tools.• Design, implement, and maintain AWS cloud infrastructure leveraging infrastructure as code using Terraform.• Containerize applications with Docker and orchestrate using Kubernetes.• Strategize and collaborate with development teams to automate and streamline application deployment processes.• Architect and implement metrics required to increase transparency in the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)• Help break down work and contribute to road mapping sessions.• Collaborate with development teams to streamline continuous integration and deployment processes.• Architect and implement automation by identifying and eliminating manual tasks and enhance the system functionality using Python or equivalent• Serve as technical lead in identifying and planning out detailed projects based on direct collaboration with business stakeholders.• Work collaboratively with globally distributed projects and operational teams to ensure consistent approaches to program delivery.• Identify solutions for platform engineering problems involving heavy creativity and innovation, sometimes involving open areas of research.• Identify, analyze, coordinate, and resolve environmental and infrastructure needs.• Interface with internal and external customers to deploy solutions and deliver workshops to educate and empower them.• Provide user training and troubleshooting for software solutions and offer technical guidance and mentoring to junior team members.• Prepare and present briefings on software solutions tailored to varying levels of technical expertise.• Honesty, trustworthiness and ethical conduct are material requirements for the responsibilities outlined aboveQualifications For PositionYour qualifications and experience should include: • Minimum 7 years of technical experience in DevOps• Minimum 3+ years technical team leadership and experience in information security and/or computer science• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, applied information technology or related subject matter.• Experience working in large-scale AWS cloud environment• Experience of working in a challenging work environment and track record of meeting project timelines• Experience leading a DevOps transformation across the pillars of people, process, and technology.• Expert in change management and optimizing for predictable releases.• Familiar with secret management using tools like Hashicorp Vault and AWS Secrets Manager• Extensive experience in container-based environments, including design & administration of container orchestration tools such as Kubernetes and ECS• Strong experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines across multiple tools, such as Terraform, Packers, GitLab, Jenkins• Familiar with automating application security controls. using techniques such as SCA, SAST, DAST, and supply chain management• Strong experience with scaling Observability in an organization• Demonstrated experience creating and/or maintaining continuous integration/continuous deployment/automated configuration management systems.• Strong background in Linux/Unix administration • Strong understanding of the software development life cycle, specifically design, debugging, testing and documentation • Excellent detail-oriented organizational and communications skills • Strong grasp of at least one programming language (JavaScript, Python preferred)• All candidates must be authorized to work in the US.In addition to competitive pay and benefits, we offer an environment and culture that promotes Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We are committed to creating an inclusive employee experience for you to thrive as part of Sony’s purpose to “fill the world with emotion through the power of creativity and technology”.Benefits:   SCA offers benefits-eligible employees (generally regular employees scheduled to work 20 or more hours a week) a comprehensive benefits program that offers coverage and support for employees and their family’s physical, emotional, and financial well-being.   What we offer you:• Comprehensive medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage with coverage for spouses/domestic partners and child dependents, including access to a Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) • Employee assistance plan and comprehensive behavioral health benefits• Fertility benefits, including surrogacy, and adoption assistance programs  • Basic and supplemental life insurance for employees as well as supplemental life insurance coverage for their spouses/domestic partners and children • Voluntary benefits such as group legal, identity theft protection, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance • Short-term & long-term disability plans  • Paid parental and caregiver leave  • 401(k) Plan with pre-tax, Roth, and after-tax options and company match with immediate vesting• Education assistance and student loan programs    Other Programs: • Time off to include vacation, paid holidays, sick leave, Summer Fridays (early release), and a winter break between Christmas and New Year’s Day (based on business needs)• Referral bonuses (subject to eligibility)  • Matching gift program  • A wide variety of employee business resource groups (EBRGs)  • Special discounts on Sony products, offered exclusively to Sony employees• Employee stock purchase plan (Sony covers commissions and fees for your Sony stock purchases made through after-tax payroll deductions)  • Annual incentive bonusThe anticipated annual base salary for this position is $165,000 to $195,000. This range does not include any other compensation components or other benefits that an individual may be eligible for. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex (including pregnancy), gender, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, military status, status as a veteran or disabled veteran, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or family status, genetic information, medical condition, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation.SCA will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable law.Disability Accommodation for Applicants to Sony Corporation of AmericaSony Corporation of America provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in job application procedures. For reasonable accommodation requests, please contact us by email at careers@sonyusa.com or by mail to: Sony Corporation of America, Human Resources Department, 25 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Please indicate the position you are applying for.EEO is the LawEEO is the Law SupplementRight to Work (English/Spanish)E-Verify Participation (English/Spanish)While SCA does not require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, there are certain Sony offices that require employees to be vaccinated in order to enter. If you will be located at or travel to those offices, you will be required to be fully vaccinated to enter. The Company will consider requests for reasonable accommodations for documented medical reasons and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. Please do not include proof of vaccination status or any indication of a possible request for a vaccination accommodation when submitting your application materials. If applicable, the Company will follow up with you directly to request proof of vaccination and to discuss any potential accommodations.