Sr. Director, Data Platform Engineering & Operations
Core
Lead the design, architecture, and execution of a scalable data and AI platform ecosystem for Sony Interactive Entertainment, processing massive volumes of data to enhance player, creator, publisher, and enterprise experiences.
Role type
Sr. Director, Data Platform Engineering & Operations
Builds
Global data infrastructure (streaming, ingestion, warehouse), experimentation platforms, and governance/observability tools for gaming and enterprise operations.
Domain
Gaming industry, Cloud Data Engineering, AI/ML Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Distributed data systems architecture, Cloud-native architecture (AWS/Azure/GCP), Real-time data streaming (Kafka), Cloud data warehousing (Databricks/Snowflake), Data governance (Alation/Collibra), Data observability, Experimentation platforms (Optimizely/Statsig/LaunchDarkly), AI/ML platforms (SageMaker/MLflow), Buy vs. build strategy
Preferred skills
None stated
Technologies
Kafka, Databricks, Snowflake, Alation, Collibra, Optimizely, Statsig, LaunchDarkly, AWS SageMaker, Databricks MLflow
Responsibilities
Define long-term vision for the data and AI platform ecosystem; Lead development of platforms processing large-scale real-time data; Provide thought leadership in platform design and architecture; Ensure platform optimization for performance, scalability, and reliability; Champion operational excellence in cost efficiency and security; Collaborate with senior leadership to align platforms with strategic goals.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic leadership