OPERATIONS MONITORING ENGINEER

Description & Requirements Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Part of a community that connects across the globe. Central Technology is the force multiplier, accelerating creative opportunity and progress at EA. We’re a world-class community of technologists, innovators, strategists, and orchestrators transforming interactive entertainment. We set security standards, support game and enterprise teams, assess risk across partners and systems, and ensure compliance with global requirements. Do you dream of a world with no cheaters in games? The Anti-Cheat Operations Engineer I is a member of EA Security's Secure Platform Engineering & Anti-Cheat Response (SPEAR) team and will report to the manager of the Gameplay Integrity Operations
As an Anti-Cheat Operations Engineer I, your primary job will involve monitoring the environment of our games using our internal anti-cheat solution. Your work will help ensure fair and fun experiences for EA's players across all of EA's games.
In addition to running daily anti-cheat operations, you'll perform investigations into suspected cheating activity to confirm or refute reports and improve the quality of our detections. You’ll deep dive into data provided by a variety of tools, and you’ll gather and review threat intelligence supporting our anti-cheat and UGX (user-generated experiences & modding) protection pipelines.
Gather threat intelligence to support efforts for anti-cheat and UGX (user-generated content and modding);
Collaborate with other engineers on the team to improve the quality of our detections;
Identify needs and lead the development of your technical skills in the anti-cheat space;
Basic knowledge of operating system fundamentals (processes, threads, virtual memory, etc.);

• Engage and articulate complex technical topics to technical and non-technical audiences;
• Safely handle potentially malicious software;
• Pick up new technical skills quickly;
• Excellent verbal and written English skills;

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Security or similar, or relevant industry experience;
Experience building tools that automate tasks;
Experience with reverse engineering or anti-cheat/anti-malware development;
The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. Victoria) *$86,600 - $118,600 CAD

For Canada, we offer a package of benefits including 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 to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.
About Electronic Arts
We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. 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. 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.