Director, IT Core Infrastructure

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. Role Overview The Director, IT Core Infrastructure is a senior technology leader responsible for the strategy, transformation, delivery, and operations of SIE’s global core infrastructure capabilities. The role leads a broad, globally distributed organization spanning internal networks and client access, core network connectivity across physical sites, cloud and on-premise infrastructure, and enterprise endpoint management across mobile, Linux, Windows, and Mac platforms. Reporting to the Senior Director of IT, this role leads through multiple managers and is accountable for the performance, security, scalability, reliability, resilience, and user experience of Core Infrastructure services. The Director will translate enterprise strategy into clear priorities, investment decisions, and multi-year roadmaps while balancing transformation, operational performance, technical debt, risk, and cost. This leader will drive the evolution of Core Infrastructure toward highly automated, software defined, self-service, and increasingly autonomous operating models. The role requires the technical credibility to lead across infrastructure disciplines and the breadth to shape technology strategy, lead transformation, influence across organizational boundaries, and take on expanded responsibilities as business needs evolve. What you'll be doing: Functional Leadership & Accountability Lead the Core Infrastructure organization across multiple teams and disciplines, providing clear direction, priorities, and accountability for outcomes. Hold end-to-end accountability for service performance, including availability, reliability, security, resilience, and user experience. Set priorities and make decisions across the Core Infrastructure portfolio, balancing operational needs, transformation, risk, technical debt, and investment. Establish clear accountability across teams while empowering leaders to independently own their services and outcomes. Infrastructure Strategy & Transformation Define and execute a Core Infrastructure strategy and multi-year roadmap aligned with enterprise technology strategy and business priorities. Lead the evolution toward highly automated, software defined, self-service, and increasingly…