Sr. Application Security Engineer

Why PlayStation?

PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

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The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.

Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC seeks a Sr. Application Security Engineer in San Mateo, CA to collaborate with engineers, consultants, and leadership to address security risks. Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Cyber Security or related field or equivalent and two (2) years of experience calculating risk of security flaws based on likelihood and impact, weighing individual parts based on criticality to the whole evaluated resource; analyzing components and context of evaluated resources to determine applicable and reasonable security requirements; collaborating with development teams and articulating security concepts, including assessing potential attack vectors, risks and threats, defenses against security flaws and how to prevent them, to both technical and non-technical audiences; providing guidance for security practices on host, database, and application solutions for multi-tier systems; ensuring enterprise class application architectures that are highly scalable, reliable and secure; and leveraging Java, Go, Python, and Perl to detect and remedy security related issues, including OWASP top 10. *Telecommuting and/or working from home may be permissible pursuant to company policies.* Sony is an EOE. 

Salary range: $172,100.00 – $258,100.00/year

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.