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Job Description
Why PlayStation
PlayStation isnt just the Best Place to Play its also the Best Place to Work. Today were recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation5 PlayStation4 PlayStationVR PlayStationPlus acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios and more.
PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation technology and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.
The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment a whollyowned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.
As a Staff Architect youll work with business and IT leaders to shape technology strategies and drive our enterprise architecture forward. Your focus will be on the Enterprise Enablement domain which supports business planning supply chain operations finance HR and productivity services. Youll play a key role in defining solution architectures guiding implementation teams and ensuring alignment with our technology roadmap.
What youll be doing:
Enterprise Architecture & Strategy
- Define the target state architecture for enterprise enablement linking business capabilities with technology strategies.
- Assess current systems and recommend modernisation and optimization approaches.
- Develop and communicate architectural roadmaps to business and IT teams.
- Stay updated on emerging technologies and assess their impact.
Solution Architecture
- Design scalable costeffective solution architectures for sophisticated multiphase global projects.
- Collaborate with vendors analysts and internal teams to evaluate solution options.
- Guide teams through architecture decisions approvals and implementation.
- Lead proof of concepts (PoCs) to test new technologies.
Governance & Best Practices
- Establish and enforce architecture principles standards and frameworks.
- Ensure solution designs align with future state architecture.
- Review and approve project deliverables for architectural compliance.
Collaboration & Leadership
- Lead on architecture proposals and recommendations to partners and project teams
- Partner with engineering security data and AI teams to solve architectural challenges.
- Work with supplier partners to drive value from their products and roadmaps.
- Mentor junior architects and contribute to standard methodologies across Sonys architecture teams.
What Were Looking For:
- 8 years as a Solution Architect on largescale projects (e.g. ERP HR platforms).
- Experience in designing enterprisegrade solutions that are scalable and costeffective.
- Architecture leadership role across at least two of sales operations finance and HR systems.
- Communicating complex technical topics to a senior level and across IT and the business
- Evaluating technology solutions through RFIs RFPs and PoCs.
- Proven in applying enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g Archimate)
- Experienced in architecture modelling in tool (e.g. Bizzdesign)
Preferred Qualifications
- Degree in Computer Science IT or related field.
- Background in solution design software development or business analysis.
- Experience working with global multifunctional teams.
- Familiarity with major platforms like SAP S/4 ERP Workday Microsoft 365 ServiceNow Salesforce.
- Strong understanding of integration technologies (e.g. Ab Initio Mulesoft) and data architecture (e.g. Snowflake Tableau Microstrategy).
- Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS Azure Google Cloud) and AI/ML enablement.
Benefits:
- Discretionary bonus opportunity
- Hybrid Working (within Flexmodes)
- Private Medical Insurance
- Dental Scheme
- 25 days holiday per year
- On Site Gym
- Subsidised Caf
- Free soft drinks
- On site bar
- Access to cycle garage and showers
Equal Opportunity Statement:
Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity gender expression and gender reassignment) race (including colour nationality ethnic or national origin) religion or belief marital or civil partnership status disability age sexual orientation pregnancy maternity or parental status trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.
We strive to create an inclusive environment empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.
PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
