Detection Engineer

Electronic Arts

Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Orlando, FL · Bucharest, Romania
Posted
2 days ago

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About Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts is a global leader in digital interactive entertainment, developing and publishing games for consoles, mobile, and PC under franchises including FIFA, Madden NFL, The Sims, Apex Legends, and Battlefield.

Electronic Arts currently has 75 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Detection Engineer

The Detection Engineer at Electronic Arts in Orlando, Florida, is a senior-level position within the CT Security team, responsible for designing and enhancing detection and response capabilities across EA’s global environment. This role involves creating threat-informed use cases, validating and tuning them, and developing automation to reduce engineering effort and improve risk mitigation efficiency. The engineer will collaborate with Security Operations (SOC) to produce effective alerts and work with Security Engineering to advance automation platforms for scalable content delivery and noise reduction. Additionally, the position requires implementing AI-assisted detection strategies using ML/LLM techniques while ensuring auditability and safety. Candidates should have experience in security detection engineering, proficiency in Python and API development, and a strong understanding of attacker tradecraft and common compromise chains.

What you'll do

  • Design and build detection and response capabilities for EA's global environment.
  • Develop automation to reduce engineering effort and improve risk mitigation speed.
  • Work with Security Operations to produce meaningful alerts that mitigate risks.
  • Implement AI-assisted approaches for threat intel consumption and data prioritization.
  • Measure detection performance using precision, noise reduction, and other metrics.
  • Contribute to the evolution of security automation platforms and integrations.

What we're looking for

  • Demonstrated experience in security detection engineering in an enterprise environment.
  • Proficiency in automation development using Python and building/consuming REST APIs.
  • Experience designing validation approaches and measuring detection performance data-drivenly.
  • Strong grasp of attacker tradecraft, common compromise chains, and detection logic.
  • Ability to design and implement AI-assisted detection solutions with emphasis on safety.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills for cross-functional team interaction.

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