Security Automation Engineer

Locations: Bucharest, Romania

Role ID

210992

Worker Type

Regular Employee

Studio/Department

CT - Security

Work Model

Hybrid

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. 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.

We're looking for a motivated Security Automation Engineer to join our Enterprise Security Engineering Apps team. This hands-on role is perfect for someone who loves building automations that protect our organization every day.

You will work on enterprise class automation toolsets and have the opportunity to grow them by integrating AI and machine learning for automated response to security alerts. This is more than just an engineering position, you will shape the future of automated response by building low-code/no-code platforms that empower security analysts. You will collaborate with operations teams to translate repetitive tasks to SOAR playbooks while looking at the big picture to set a roadmap to maximize AI automated responses. You'll work on real-world security challenges with a team that values innovation, quality, and constant improvement. We offer a collaborative environment where your contributions directly influence the safety and success of our enterprise.

The Security Automation Engineer will be a part of the Enterprise Security – Application Engineering team and will report directly to the Director, Enterprise Security Engineering Apps.

We are working hybrid, meaning 3 days per week from our office in Bucharest, Romania or Guildford, UK.

Responsibilities:

• Develop in-house SOAR playbooks that help incident response, and facilitates security automation.
• Design and implement new features, customizations, and performance enhancements to improve usability, scalability, and security.
• Guide the evolution of automation tools, helping set the technical direction based on shifting enterprise security needs.
• Develop AI Integrations, including ML and data modeling tools that enhance incident response.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 3+ years experience working with automation frameworks in a security context (such as Splunk SOAR, N8N, Tines, or other SOAR platforms).
• Familiarity with AI/ML integrations using Azure AI services.
• 3+ years experience with relational databases like MySQL (design, queries, optimization)
• Hands-on experience with AWS services including Lambda, EC2, DynamoDB, SQS, API Gateway, IAM
• Experience with networking concepts (reverse proxy, DNS, SSL/TLS certificates)
• Proficiency with Docker and containerization (including building custom containers with frameworks such as Flask)
• Proficiency in Python
• Familiarity with integration tasks (e.g., scripting for ETL or automation).
• Experience writing clean, reliable, and maintainable code
• Knowledge of Splunk Enterprise Security

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 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.

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.