Description & RequirementsElectronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.
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. Together, we power the platforms, AI-driven tools, live services, and infrastructure that ensure global scale, secure player experiences, and unlock bold new possibilities.
EA Security protects our players, employees, products, and platforms. We set security standards, support game and enterprise teams, assess risk across partners and systems, and ensure compliance with global requirements. Our work strengthens system integrity, supports fair play, and enables teams to build and operate securely at scale.
Electronic Arts | Vancouver, BC (Hybrid) or Remote (North America) May Be Possible
Reports to: Sr. Manager, Anti-Cheat Engineering
Job Summary:Join us at Electronic Arts, where we inspire the world to play and connect millions of players through innovative, high-quality games. As a Senior Site Reliability Engineer on our Security Platform Engineering & Anti-Cheat Response (SPEAR) team, you will help build and operate the systems that protect EA's games and players. You will report to the Sr. Manager, Anti-Cheat Engineering and work with us to ensure fair and safe gameplay across our global ecosystem. Together, we promote creativity, learning, and community while shaping the future of game security.
Responsibilities:- You will architect, develop, test, deploy, and maintain highly available anti-cheat and security platforms supporting millions of players worldwide.
- You will implement monitoring and alerting to verify system functionality, performance, and costing, using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenSearch.
- You will lead incident response, root cause analysis, and postmortems for real-time detection and enforcement systems, sharing on-call responsibilities with our engineering team.
- You will build automation to reduce operational toil, improve system resilience, and create operational documentation including runbooks and playbooks.
Required Qualifications:- 6+ years in SRE, DevOps, Infrastructure, or Security Engineering, operating production systems at scale.
- Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Bash, or PowerShell, and hands-on experience with both Linux and Windows environments.
- Deep experience with Kubernetes, AWS cloud infrastructure, and Terraform-based deployments for distributed systems.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Pay Transparency - North AmericaCOMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 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. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).
PAY RANGES* British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) *$122,300 - $170,700 CAD
* Washington (depending on location e.g. Seattle vs. Spokane) *$133,100 - $178,400 USD
Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.
In the US, we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.
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 value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.
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.
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.
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