Job Description

Requisition Number: 178481

Position Title: Associate Technical Director

External Description:

We are DRE (Development & Release Engineering) - a central EA team at the intersection of DevOps, Release Management and Build Engineering. We build, manage and maintain the build pipelines for the majority of EA\'s studios worldwide.

We are looking for an Associate Technical Director to work with our DRE Cobra team that is currently based in Europe and are now expanding in North America. You\'ll work with developing and evolving the Continuous Integration and Deployment systems for the games being developed at EA, and provide support for these services. You will also drive conversations between our stakeholders and be a local escalation point. You will report to the EU Technical Director.

Responsibilities

You will help develop our build scripts, tools, and services for automating game processes (i.e. automation to turn source code and assets into playable games), both hands-on and by mentoring the local software engineering team. You will help define roadmaps and milestones, and drive our engagements with the studios. You will help set the standard for software quality within the team and be an example of what good looks like. You will work closely with our customers to ensure we can provide services that help them improve their software and find the fun faster.

Qualifications

7+ years of experience as DevOps Engineer.

Excellent soft skills

Experienced Python Developer (Click, PyTest, Pip).

Experience in Groovy, Jenkins JobDSL, and Jenkins Pipeline or similar CI system.

Good software development practices (Code Reviews, Unit Testing).

Familiarity with container/VM technologies (Docker, vSphere, and Kubernetes).

Familiarity with Source Control concepts: Git, Perforce or similar tools.

Familiarity with Gitlab (or similar technologies).

Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (We use Terraform).

Monitoring tools like Grafana, Kibana, DataDog).

Experience with Cloud technologies (e.g. Azure, AWS).

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Community / Marketing Title: Associate Technical Director

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: 2

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.

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