Online Security Engineer

Requisition Number: 155209

Position Title: Software Engineer III

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Online Security Engineer

Electronic Arts is looking for an experienced server platform security engineer to help audit, maintain, and harden our applications and infrastructure, improving the reliability of our systems as we quickly grow. Your knowledge of security and server tools, in combination with your experience in application security, ethical hacking/pen testing, and secure application design will make you successful in this role. In addition, your ability to understand traffic patterns and features to expose potential and ‘in the wild’ exploits will allow you to excel.
 
We are looking for engineers that understand that simplicity and reliability are aspects of a system that can’t be tacked on but are carefully calculated with every decision made. 
 
If you were to join Electronic Arts, here are the kinds of things you would do over the course of a typical week: 

• Work with the development team to establish--and execute on--a short- and long-term security roadmap.
• Utilize existing tools and create new ones that perform analysis of user behavior based on user logs and telemetry.
• White-boarding with your team to design a fix for a critical problem, then executing on the solution. 
• Work on real world real gamer facing issues in the live environment.
• Provide support to the operations staff in troubleshooting and solving production issues.
• Implement features and systems to provide strong account security for players.

Here are things that we consider critical to being a server platform security engineer:

• You have 4 or more years of progressively complex related experience securing SaaS (Software as a Service) applications.
• Excellent C++ programming skills.
• Solid competency with MySQL.
• You have a curiosity about how things work (and how to break them).
• Able to perform analysis of user behavior from application and telemetry logs.
• Understanding feature level exploits and participate in the design process, preempting potential exploits and security loopholes before they occur in the wild.
• Able to design and implement software changes to close known exploits and defensively prevent potential future issues.
• You’ve been writing applications (server based) for a while and can point to things you’ve worked on. 
• You have in-depth expertise of which you use to develop high volume transaction software that is robust, scalable and maintainable.
• You are a strong communicator. Explaining complex technical concepts to designers, support, and other engineers is no problem for you.
• You know how to build reliable and safe distributed systems and understand the trade-offs made when engineering a feature. 
• Occasional off-hours support for development needs and support of the live environment helping to ensure our gamers experience is always world class.

There are a few extra things that would lift you up a couple of notches in our eyes: 

• Prior experience with or knowledge of large scale, high volume systems.
• Experience in designing and developing applications where security is paramount and issues (XSS, SQL Injection, etc.) are addressed at the programming and design level.
• Academic background in computer science (BSc or MSc).
• Experience with internet commerce and trading.
• Experience designing and developing scalable systems.

 

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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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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.