Electronic Arts

Senior Platform Engineer - Infrastructure and Automation

Electronic Arts

Austin

Information Technology (EAIT) 

EA Information Technology (EAIT) powers the technology that connects our global workforce and supports every part of our business, from game development to marketing, publishing, security, and player experience. We create secure, scalable solutions that help teams collaborate and innovate in order to create better experiences for players worldwide.

Central Technology is a dynamic community of experts, innovators, and change-makers united by a single, shared vision: To improve interactive entertainment and inspire creativity through transformative technology. We develop our industry-leading services and solutions collaboratively with teams across EA to enhance creativity and improve outcomes for our partners and players.

Central Technology is a force multiplier, working at the intersection of creativity, technology, and play to power our enterprise. Our teams develop EA's proprietary game engine, research new tech, manage infrastructures, create safety and security, and transform data into inspiration. Together, we keep EA moving so it can do what it does best — build unforgettable experiences for people who love games.

Role Overview: Senior Platform Engineer – Infrastructure and Automation

You will report to the Sr. Manager of Engineering, and contribute as a senior individual contributor, serving as a technical lead across our engineering and product teams.

Responsibilities

•    You will design and implement scalable infrastructure solutions across public and private cloud environments.

•    Manage Kubernetes-based container platforms, such as EKS and OpenShift.

•    Collaborate with architects, senior engineers, and product partners to deliver distributed, scalable, and secure platform solutions.

•    Write maintainable, well-tested code and help raise engineering best practices through peer code reviews.

•    Improve platform reliability and scalability by troubleshooting production incidents, performing root cause analysis, reducing technical debt, and optimizing system performance.

•    Use modern development tools, including AI-assisted workflows, to enhance productivity and code quality.

Qualifications

•    4 or more years of experience in Platform Engineering, Infrastructure Engineering, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering.

•    Experience with CI/CD workflows, containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), and infrastructure tools (Terraform).

•    Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.

•    Proficiency in Python (preferred), as well as Bash or Go.

•    Experience developing automation and CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins, GitLab CI, or similar tools.

•    Good understanding of core networking concepts: TCP/IP, HTTP/S, DNS, VPNs, load balancing, and security groups.