DevOps Engineer - EA SPORTSTM TECHNOLOGY

Electronic Arts; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 122,000 - 171,000; Full time

Job summary

Electronic Arts is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to design, deploy, and operate cloud-based solutions in Google Cloud, with strong emphasis on GKE, Kubernetes, and automation. You will collaborate across teams to ensure high uptime and scalable architectures.

You will participate in on-call rotations, contribute to engineering leadership, and help advance tooling and processes to improve efficiency in a fast-paced gaming environment.

Qualifications

• Six+ years of public cloud experience with emphasis on GCP/GKE; AWS acceptable.
• Experience designing, deploying, and operating large-scale cloud systems.
• Proficiency with Kubernetes (GKE), Helm, and Docker for containerized workloads.
• Automation experience using Python, Ruby, or Go; configuration management tools like Chef/Ansible.

Responsibilities

• Design secure, scalable, and maintainable cloud solutions and deployment models.
• Lead sprint planning, mentor engineers, and drive technical design reviews.
• Oversee review and approval of technical plans and runbooks.
• Provide on-call support for live services and issue resolutions.
• Develop productivity tools and evaluate new technologies to boost efficiency.
• Maintain comprehensive system documentation and runbooks.

Skills

GCP & GKE

Kubernetes

Docker

Python

Go

CI/CD

Prometheus

Grafana

Cloud Security

Tools

Helm

Job description

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.

EA SPORTSTM is one of the most iconic brands in entertainment, connecting hundreds of millions of people around the world to the sports they love through a portfolio of industry-leading video games.

The EA SPORTSTM Technical Team is seeking an experienced DevOps Engineer to join the organization. This role is ideal for someone with a strong passion for technology and deep experience designing, deploying, and operating solutions in a public cloud environment that integrates with corporate backend infrastructure and services.

A DevOps Engineer will design solutions from the ground up, troubleshoot issues at both the network and Linux operating system levels, and collaborate effectively across multiple teams with varying technical capabilities.

You will partner with the Operations Development Director and Technical Director to estimate, plan, and implement projects while delivering exceptional results. You have demonstrated success working with large-scale systems , prioritizing competing initiatives, and maintaining a strong focus on uptime and predictability. You are passionate about building automation that reduces manual effort. This role also includes participation in on-call support rotations.

Your Responsibilities:

• Design & Architecture: Contribute to the design of secure, scalable, and supportable technical solutions and deployment models that adhere to DevOps security standards while minimizing team toil.
• Engineering Leadership: Participate in sprint planning, conduct regular one-on-one meetings, contribute to engineer skill development reviews and goal setting, and mentor engineers in technical design and advanced troubleshooting methodologies.
• Review & Approval: Oversee the review and approval of internal and partner technical plans, technical briefs, and work plans.
• Operational Support: Support always-on gaming server infrastructure and provide on-call support for feature launches, live events, and emergency escalations.
• Troubleshooting: Resolve complex deployment, connectivity, performance, and availability issues within production and live services environments.
• Automation & Innovation: Lead the development of productivity-enhancing tools and evaluate new technologies to improve team efficiency and platform capabilities.
• Documentation: Maintain comprehensive documentation of system configurations, procedures, and runbooks for live support.

Your Qualifications:

• Google Cloud Focus: Six or more years of relevant experience with public cloud services, with a primary emphasis on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE). Experience with AWS is also acceptable.
• Critical System Design: Proven track record in the design, implementation, and operational support of critical, always-on cloud systems.
• Containerization & DevOps: Expertise in Kubernetes (GKE), Helm, and Docker to manage and scale containerized workloads.
• Automation & Programming: Experience developing automated solutions using Python, Ruby, or Go, as well as proficiency with configuration management tools such as Chef and Ansible.
• Observability & CI/CD: Practical knowledge of monitoring systems such as Prometheus and Grafana, and pipeline automation platforms including Jenkins, GitLab, and GitHub.
• Cloud Security & Networking: Demonstrated expertise in cloud security best practices, Linux server security, and cloud networking, including load balancers, DNS, subnetting, route tables, NAT, and firewalls.
• Cloud Database Management: Working knowledge of database concepts, including RDBMS and NoSQL, with specific experience managing and optimizing Database-as-a-Service offerings.

Pay Transparency - North America

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).

PAY RANGES

British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) $122,300 - $170,700 CAD

Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.

For Canada, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and other incentive programs.

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.