Technical Director - DRE

Requisition Number: 176516

Position Title: Technical Director I

External Description:

We entertain millions of people across the globe with the most amazing and immersive interactive software in the industry. But making games is complicated. That's why we employ the most creative, passionate people in the industry.

For development teams looking to increase efficiencies and improve quality of their software, one of the most important places to focus is the software build process. This is where EA Development Release and Engineering comes in (DRE).

We are looking for a Technical Director to oversee the technical strategies and product development of the Skybuild development team. Skybuild is a new product designed to evolve CICD across the entirety of EA.

You will report to a Senior Technical Director to organize the plans for the Skybuild product, and integration within the other tooling and workflows within the development portfolio.

Join us in driving the next revolution in games.

Responsibilities

• You'll work with the strategic direction of evolving the Continuous Integration and Deployment systems for the build systems building EA’s games using Azure DevOps and tools like Infrastructure as Code and advanced virtualization.

• You will negotiate requirements with multiple partners, developing these into detailed backlog items and then work with the team to ensure they are delivered as forecasted.

• Manage communication and product feedback from the direct product stakeholders.

• Understand, document and share the needs of the direct stakeholders.

• Ensure the portfolio manager and owner are aware of specific stakeholder needs.

• Communicate with the technical lead and delivery manager to ensure alignment on technical requirements and deadlines.

• Ensure that the value and overall business needs are understood.

• Work with the development managers to ensure that the roadmaps and estimates are up to date.

• Work with the developers on a daily basis to ensure priorities are clear and understood.

• Work with Technical Lead(s) to defines clear definitions of done for each of the upcoming tasks.

• Work with the Technical Lead(s) to discuss deadlines, deliverables, implementation details.

• Work with the Technical Lead(s) to ensure following of good software practices and ensured continued improvement and testing.

Required Qualifications

• Experience with CI/CD systems and practices.

• At least five years' experience from multiple disciplines with software development and practices.

• By your experience you have a superb understanding and feel for the full flow of software production, from requirements to deliverables.

• Experience in strategic leadership in a technical domain.

• You know good software architecture.

Useful to have:

• Technical mentoring and interest in people leadership.

• Experience with Azure DevOps, Jenkins, Gitlab or similar CI software.

• Experience with Server Configuration Management.

• Usage and management of source control tooling (e.g Perforce, Git).

• Interest and knowledge of Agile methodologies.

• Proficient in object-oriented and scripting languages (e.g JavaScript/TypeScript, C#, Java, Groovy, Python, Ruby)

• Experience with PowerShell.

• Experience in issue tracking and shared documentation systems such as Jira and Confluence.

US COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these states. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the base salary range and benefits for your specific location.

EA has listed the base salary ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting. Salary offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.

BASE SALARY RANGES

• California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. Sacramento):
º $143,150 - $221,750
• New York (depending on location e.g. Manhattan vs. Buffalo):
º $130,600 - $221,750
• Jersey City, NJ:
º $130,600 - $221,750
• Colorado (depending on location e.g. Denver vs. Colorado Springs):
º $130,600 - $181,850
• Washington (depending on location e.g. Seattle vs. Spokane):
º $130,600 - $210,000

Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. We also 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 (following 1 year of service), 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.

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Company Profile:

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. 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: 87

Can this position be remote?: 1

EEO Employer Verbiage:

About Electronic Arts

We exist to inspire the world to play. Through innovative technology and immersive storytelling, we deliver new ways of experiencing worlds of interactive entertainment for our millions of players worldwide. Our strength lies in the diversity of our people, combining creativity, innovation and passion. We fully champion inclusive culture, and provide opportunities for growing, learning, and leading that allows for the most impactful and rewarding work of our teams’ careers. 

 

We put our people first, and we make sure they’re taken care of both in and out of the office. As we reflect on our learnings and successes from remote work, we aim to provide dynamic, collaborative and flexible work environments for our teams. Our employees connect through our Employee Resource Groups, which are actively involved in driving business decisions every step of the way. But our support doesn’t end at the workplace—we also encourage a balanced lifestyle with paid time off and new parent leave, free video games, fitness reimbursement and more. 

 

Our goal is to provide a safe, respectful and inspiring workplace for all of our employees. Through our diversity, equity, inclusion and social responsibility programs, we’re doing the work to give everyone the space to be their full selves while giving back to our community. We’re looking for problem-solvers, game-changers, innovators, dreamers, doers—people that are ready to move the needle and build on our success. As our industry accelerates, we aren’t just keeping up—we’re staying ahead of the game.

 

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. Electronic Arts also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.