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Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.\nWe are seeking a Senior Detection Engineer to advance our detection engineering\nstrategy within the Enterprise Security team. This role is essential to safeguarding\nEA's cloud and production environments will directly impact our ability to\ndetect, respond to, and prevent cyber threats at scale.\nAs a senior individual contributor reporting to the Director of Threat Intelligence\nand Detections, you will play a central role in the technical leadership of the\nDetection Engineering team. You'll mentor junior engineers, help define\nengineering direction, and lead the development of scalable threat\ndetection solutions, including those applying AI and cloud-native technologies.\nResponsibilities\nTechnical Leadership\nDesign and operationalize advanced detections across cloud, container, and on-prem environments.\nYou will build integrations for diverse data sources (e.g., Wiz, host telemetry, network sensors) into EA's detection infrastructure.\nYou will define detection lifecycle processes governance, and performance metrics.\nLead development of AI-driven detection proof-of-concepts\nGuide peers in building scalable, maintainable detection infrastructure and tuning detection content.\nSupport priorities like product detection assessments, threat-led risk prioritization, and production telemetry uplift.\nMinimum Qualifications\nExperience in detection engineering, security engineering, or software development with a focus on cybersecurity.\nExperience developing detections and integrations within SIEM platforms (e.g., Splunk, Elastic, QRadar), use of Risk-based alerting\nSkills in Python and JavaScript, with familiarity in NodeJS and Kubernetes environments.\nFamiliarity with cybersecurity frameworks (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK, Cyber Kill Chain, NIST CSF).\nExperience with cloud security platforms (e.g., Wiz) and integrating their outputs into detection pipelines.\nBackground in AI/ML or data science applied to cybersecurity detections.\nUnderstanding of cloud-native architectures, container security, and host-based detection.\nExperience leading PoCs or greenfield development plans in a complex security ecosystem.\n\nAbout Electronic Arts\nWe’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.\nWe adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.\nElectronic 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. 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