Senior Systems Engineer

Help Build the Future of the Digital Workplace at Sony Pictures Entertainment We're looking for a hands-on engineer who wants to do more than maintain technology, someone who wants to modernize it, automate it, and make it better. At Sony Pictures Entertainment, our Identity and Workforce Technologies team powers the technology experiences that enable people across the company to connect, collaborate, and do their best work.

From identity and collaboration to endpoints, mobility, and security, we own the foundational platforms that keep our business connected, productive, and secure. We're continuously evolving these technologies, challenging traditional approaches, and embracing automation, AI, and modern engineering practices to improve how we operate. As a Senior Systems Engineer, Microsoft 365, you'll play a key role in engineering and modernizing our enterprise M365 environment.

You'll take ownership of critical Microsoft 365 services while helping drive improvements across security, governance, automation, and emerging AI capabilities, including Microsoft Copilot. This isn't a role focused solely on keeping the lights on. It's an opportunity to rethink how things work, eliminate manual processes, introduce smarter solutions, and help shape the future of our digital workplace. You'll work alongside engineers and technology teams who value curiosity, technical excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement.

We're looking for someone who enjoys solving complex problems, stays ahead of emerging technologies, and gets energized by turning ideas into real improvements.

RESPONSIBILITIES Engineer and Modernize Our Microsoft 365 Platform

• Take ownership of core Microsoft 365 services and help shape how our enterprise collaboration and productivity environment evolves.
• Design, implement, manage, and continuously improve Microsoft 365 services, including Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, One Drive, and Power Platform.
• Engineer solutions that improve platform performance, reliability, scalability, security, and the employee experience.
• Drive modernization initiatives across M365 architecture, security, governance, and service delivery.
• Evaluate and introduce new Microsoft 365 capabilities, including emerging AI and Microsoft Copilot technologies, where they can deliver meaningful business value.
• Challenge existing processes and technical approaches, identifying opportunities to simplify, standardize, and improve the environment.
• Contribute to platform strategy, technical roadmaps, and engineering standards that support long-term scalability and continuous improvement.

Build Smarter Solutions Through Automation & Engineering

• Help transform how we manage and operate Microsoft 365 by reducing manual effort and applying modern engineering practices.
• Design and implement automation that simplifies administration, improves consistency, and reduces repetitive operational tasks.
• Leverage Microsoft Graph API, Terraform, scripting, and infrastructure-as-code practices to automate configurations, deployments, and platform management.
• Develop reusable engineering solutions, standardized processes, and technical improvements that increase operational efficiency.
• Identify opportunities to use AI and emerging technologies to improve platform management, service delivery, and employee productivity.
• Continuously evaluate new tools, capabilities, and engineering approaches that can improve scalability, reliability, and performance.

Strengthen Security, Identity & Governance

• Help ensure our Microsoft 365 environment remains secure, resilient, and aligned with enterprise standards.
• Engineer and maintain secure Microsoft 365 configurations in accordance with enterprise security policies and governance…