Anti-Cheat Operations Engineer at Electronic Arts | Austin, TX, US | Rezi

Anti-Cheat Operations Engineer at Electronic Arts

Anti-Cheat Operations Engineer

Electronic Arts · Austin, TX, US

1 months ago

Anti-Cheat Operations Engineer

Electronic Arts · Austin, TX, US

a month ago
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About the Role

EA Security protects our players, employees, products, and platforms by setting security standards, supporting game and enterprise teams, assessing risk, and ensuring compliance. This role focuses on monitoring game environments using an internal anti-cheat solution to ensure fair and fun experiences for players.

Responsibilities

  • Monitor anti-cheat operations dashboards
  • Investigate suspected cheating activity
  • Gather threat intelligence to support efforts for anti-cheat and UGX
  • Perform triage and investigations of enforcement appeals
  • Collaborate with other engineers on the team to improve the quality of our detections
  • Plan work related to anti-cheat operations and investigation tasks
  • Clearly communicate task progress and blockers to the team
  • Write concise documentation for a variety of topics dealing with anti-cheat operations
  • Identify needs and improvements to current processes dealing with anti-cheat operations
  • Identify needs and lead the development of your technical skills in the anti-cheat space

Requirements

  • 1+ years of experience as a SOC Tier 1 analyst working with SIEM technologies
  • Knowledge of the cheating problem in the gaming industry (PC cheats, modding, external cheats, internal cheats, wall hacks, aimbots, etc.)
  • Basic knowledge of operating system fundamentals (processes, threads, virtual memory, etc.)
  • Engage and articulate complex technical topics to technical and non-technical audiences
  • Identify knowledge gaps and seek the right sources to close those gaps
  • Safely handle potentially malicious software
  • Pick up new technical skills quickly
  • Excellent verbal and written English skills

Skills

  • SIEM technologies
  • Operating system fundamentals
  • Reverse engineering
  • Anti-cheat development
  • Anti-malware development

Location

  • Austin, Texas, United States of America
  • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Work Type

  • Regular Employee
  • Hybrid

Experience Level

  • Anti-Cheat Operations Engineer I

Education Level

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Security or similar, or relevant industry experience
  • Information Security certifications such as CEH, CISSP, GSEC, OSCP, OSCE, or Security+

Salary/Compensations

  • $86,600 - $118,600 CAD

Benefits

  • Vacation (3 weeks per year to start)
  • 10 days per year of sick time
  • Paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave)
  • Extended health/dental/vision coverage
  • Life insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Retirement plan
  • Healthcare coverage
  • Mental well-being support
  • Retirement savings
  • Paid time off
  • Family leaves
  • Complimentary games

About the Company

  • Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world.
  • We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity.
  • We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life.
  • Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more.
  • We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

Equal Opportunity

  • Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.