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Lead Security Engineer

Multiple Locations: Virginia, USA • Vancouver, BC, Canada • Austin, TX, USA

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Requisition Number: 166145

Position Title: Sr Software Engineer I - Security

External Description:

LEAD SECURITY ENGINEER

EA Security 

The EA Security team protects EA by reducing our exposure to security risks by raising awareness and providing a measured, proportionate set of security and risk management controls, services and solutions. This department also ensures that EA is meeting required security standards as defined by a variety of different regulatory bodies.

The Lead Security Engineer is a member of the Verification & Pentest (VAP) team under the Security Platform Engineering and Anti-Cheat Response (SPEAR) group within the EA Security department. You will report directly to the manager of the VAP team.

As a Lead Security Engineer, you will discover vulnerabilities in EA's games and gaming infrastructure. Your work will help protect our data and most importantly, our customers.

The security assessments you perform will cover everything from web applications, to network infrastructure, to thick clients and servers. In addition to identifying security issues, you'll need to determine the risk and business ramifications posed by the vulnerabilities you discover and explain your findings across teams.

You'll bring an understanding of security principles and a passion to learn new technologies, challenge assumptions, and introduce new techniques.

Responsibilities

  • Use architecture and design documentation and an understanding of the interactions between EA products to create security assessment scoping documents
  • Develop a broad and deep technical understanding of EA products, services and architectures, using that understanding to perform in-depth reviews
  • Identify systemic vulnerability trends and patterns, and propose and engage product teams at a senior level to address these issues at EA
  • Correctly rate the security impact of discovered vulnerabilities and articulate effective remediation steps to product teams
  • Drive remediation of vulnerabilities by engaging leadership of product teams
  • Give presentations at internal and external security conferences
  • Propose and help develop educational materials to raise security IQ across EA
  • Participate and contribute in strategic conversations at the SPEAR management level
  • Conduct full interviews & offer feedback on VAP strategy
  • Identify and distill external research, to improve knowledge across EA Security

Qualifications

  • At least eight years hands-on experience of full stack Application Security reviews that span multiple platforms and programming languages.
  • In-depth experience with security assessment tools and understanding of their applicability and limitations in different assessment scenarios.
  • Expertise in multiple of the following domains and knowledge in the remaining domains: Networking, OS Internals, Cloud Architecture, Web frameworks or Mobile Architecture
  • Knowledge of best practices and common pitfalls in multiple of: cryptography, authentication mechanisms, authorization controls and DevSecOps
  • Knowledge of all of the following exploitation techniques with expertise in multiple: XSS, SQLi, IDOR, MitM, DoS, BOF, or ROP
  • Experience extrapolating observed instances of vulnerabilities into discussions of wider impacts and trends at an organizational level.
  • Excellent verbal and written English skills, interpersonal skills, and professionalism
  • Experience delivering talks at internal and external security conferences and gaming conferences

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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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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.

Days Open: 207

Can this position be remote?: 1

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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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