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.

Director, IT Core Infrastructure The Director, Core Infrastructure is responsible for leading the strategy, delivery, and operations of SIE’s foundational infrastructure services, including internal networks and client access, core network connectivity across physical sites, on-premise infrastructure, and enterprise endpoint management across mobile, Linux, Windows, and Mac platforms. Reporting to the Senior Director of IT, this role directs a broad, globally distributed organization through multiple managers and is accountable for the performance, security, scalability, reliability, and resilience of Core Infrastructure services. The Director will translate enterprise strategy into a cohesive infrastructure roadmap, ensuring resilient, secure, and high-performing platforms that enable business operations and employee productivity worldwide.

This leader will operate across organizational boundaries, balancing operational excellence with long-term transformation, while driving standardization, modernization, automation, and a product-oriented approach to infrastructure services. The Director will partner with business, engineering, product, and technology leaders to ensure infrastructure capabilities support business priorities, employee productivity, and digital transformation initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Functional Leadership & Accountability Direct and develop multiple infrastructure domains through subordinate managers, including: Internal network and client access services (Wi-Fi, VPN, remote access) Core network and site connectivity (WAN, data center interconnects) On-premise infrastructure (DNS, compute, storage platforms) Endpoint and client management (mobile, Linux, Windows, Mac) Hold end-to-end accountability for service performance, including availability, reliability, security, resilience, and user experience. Make final decisions on operational priorities, tradeoffs, and execution across the Core Infrastructure portfolio. Infrastructure Strategy & Roadmap Define and execute a clear Core Infrastructure strategy aligned to enterprise architecture and business priorities.

Develop and maintain multi-year roadmaps for network, infrastructure, and endpoint services, balancing modernization, cost, and risk. Drive standardization and simplification across environments, reducing complexity and improving scalability. Drive adoption of automation, infrastructure-as-code, observability, and AI-enabled operational practices to improve scalability, reliability, and operational efficiency.

Partner with security, cloud, and application teams to ensure integrated, future-ready infrastructure solutions. Influence enterprise technology strategy through collaboration with Architecture, Information Security, Workplace Technology, Cloud Platforms, and business leadership teams. Service Delivery & Operational Excellence Establish and enforce operational frameworks for service management, incident response, change control, and lifecycle management.

Requirements

, and resilience objectives. Drive continuous improvement in reliability, observability, automation, and operational efficiency.