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Security Data Engineer

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Locations : Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom

Role ID : 207779

Worker Type : Regular Employee

Studio/Department : CTO - Security

Flexible Work Arrangement : Hybrid

Description & Requirements

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.
The Security Data Engineer position is the subject matter expert for our Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) system and leads efforts to aggregate and enrich data to support our security efforts. Reporting into the Enterprise Security Engineering team, you will engineer new features for our SIEM and detections platform and work with security analysts to understand their needs and build solutions to enhance their ability to find data and build security detections.
You will onboard new data sources into our SIEM to support security detections. This will encompass analyzing new data, mapping to a common information model, and optimizing storage. You will inspire creativity in data analytics and data visualizations, explore cloud federated data models, and explore the use of AI to mine data from large data lakes. You will maintain complex data flows that support the SIEM, detections, and automations platforms. Likewise, you will build monitoring systems for the data flows and respond to and troubleshoot problems. You will work with operations staff from across the enterprise to ensure the flow of critical data.
The Security Data Engineer will work on the security and safety of EA by building the systems that form the "eyes and ears" of our security. You will solve challenging and complex problems like searching for security anomalies amongst extremely large data sets and correlating them across sources from every corner of the enterprise. You'll work in a dynamic team with a very clear vision and purpose to make a difference in security.
Skillsets:

At least 5 years experience with basics of security
Proficient with Splunk Enterprise Security
Understanding of other SIEM platforms a plus
The ability to write optimized SPL code
Understanding of security detections a plus
Proficient with Linux from an administration standpoint
Proficient with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, etc.)
Familiarity with PowerShell and Python for data transformations
Experience with ETL tools
Experience with Ruby/Chef is optional
Experience with awscli or terraform equivalent is helpful
SOAR experience is beneficial
Understanding of computer networks
About Electronic Arts

We’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.
We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.
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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