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Operations & Infrastructure Technical Director

Location: Austin, TX, USA

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Requisition Number: 154264

Position Title: Technical Director I

External Description:

Electronic Arts is looking for the most talented game developers in the world to join us in our mission to add to our expanding portfolio of mobile hits like FIFA, Madden, Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, and SimCity BuildIt.

Our growing Mobile Studio – Red Crow – in Austin, Texas, is seeking an experienced Operations and Infrastructure Technical Director to work on the upcoming launch of a new social strategy game, Star Wars: Rise to Power.

 

In Star Wars: Rise to Power, any Star Wars fan can fight for their place as a Hero in the Galactic Wars, acquiring and deploying massive fleets of ships (from small stunt fighters to massive capital ships), iconic characters, and planetary bases, putting the galactic conflict directly into the Player’s hands.

 

Operations and Infrastructure Technical Director

As an Operations and Infrastructure Technical Director, you will drive technical planning and execution of all development and operational infrastructure to support a new AAA mobile game including dev ops, live ops, source control, development workflows, CI/CD, build/deployment, testing, monitoring, and analytics. In this key leadership role, you will work closely with other product leaders and technical partners as the development and operational infrastructure subject matter expert for the team. Technical Directors balance strategic and tactical direction to deliver and maintain stable, scalable, cost-effective solutions with focused innovations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Set project technical standards and policies, define high-level architecture, processes and tools, and technical budgets
  • Accountable for the development and operational infrastructure design and implementation through production and support as a live service
  • Monitor and troubleshoot live service issues
  • Ensure the quality, performance, and stability of technical deliverables meet commitments
  • Improve team efficiency through identifying bottlenecks and proposing solutions
  • Identify and manage technical dependencies and risks
  • Collaborate and manage partnerships with internal technical partners
  • Implement and run release management for a live service
  • Work as part of the product leadership team:
    • Understand and help define the product vision and business needs
    • Represent the project and team to stakeholders
    • Balance technical, product, and business requirements with successful outcomes
    • Empower and manage expectations for production
    • Partner with Development Directors on development processes and project planning
    • Conduct research necessary to achieve desired outcomes and evolve our technology

Qualifications

  • 10+ years experience
  • 5+ years of technical leadership experience in DevOps, LiveOps, and/or Development Infrastructure
  • Cloud based solutions and management
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
  • Leadership experience developing and launching games or running a large-scale live service
  • Solid knowledge of game application technology, spanning client, server and infrastructure
  • Strong negotiation, mediation, and conflict resolution skills

Bonuses

  • Expertise in iOS and Android platform development
  • Prior experience with console/PC development
  • Distributed systems experience
  • Experience working with remote teams

Please contact our recruiter, Rebecca Davis- rdavis@ea.com with questions or interest

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We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.

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Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

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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About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

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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