Game Security Operations Manager

Rockstar Games; Leeds; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Rockstar Games in Leeds, England, invites a Senior Manager to lead and develop our Game Security team. You will oversee anti-cheat operations for online titles, protect player experience, and drive security initiatives end-to-end in a live-service environment.

You will work with product management, production, and leadership to define technology, tooling and process improvements. This is a full-time, in-office role based in our Leeds studio.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in game security, anti-cheat, or related security functions.
• 3+ years of experience leading high-performing teams, preferably in distributed locations.
• Experience supporting live service or AAA multiplayer games.
• Excellent verbal and written communications across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to translate strategic goals into actionable objectives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a cross-functional Game Security team in day-to-day anti-cheat operations.
• Set team priorities, allocate resources, and plan for future growth.
• Standardise operational processes, tools, and best practices.
• Develop and monitor KPIs with analytics/insights partners.
• Collaborate with product management and leadership to advance security tooling and processes.

Skills

Game security

Anti-cheat

Team leadership

Strategic planning

Communication

Job description

• The Game Security team is responsible for protecting our players, our games, and intellectual property from malicious actors.
• We work across multiple disciplines to detect, deter, and disrupt threats impacting the player experience.
• We work closely with other teams to enforce, support, and improve security solutions., Leverage extensive subject matter expertise to develop and support anti-cheat initiatives and protect the integrity of our live service titles.
• Lead, mentor, and manage a talented and cross functional team engaged in day-to-day anti-cheat operations for our online titles.
• Set team priorities, allocate resources effectively, and plan for future growth to meet organisational objectives.
• Establish and standardise operational processes, tools, and best practices.
• Contribute to the development and monitoring of key risk and performance indicators in partnership with our analytics and insights team.
• Partner closely with product management, production, and leadership to define technology, tooling, and process advancements required to protect the online player experience.
  5+ years of experience in game security, anti-cheat, anti-fraud, or related security functions.
• 3+ years of experience leading high performing teams, particularly in geographically dispersed locations.
• Experience supporting the ongoing operations of a live service or large-scale AAA multiplayer game.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills and a strong track record interfacing with technical and non-technical personnel at a variety of levels.
• Strong ability to translate goals at a strategic business level into actionable, operational objectives.
• Exceptional problem solving and analytical skills, with the ability to distil complex and nuanced issues into structured frameworks and processes.
• A passion for building resilient, competent, and co-operative teams., Experience with modern client security features (DRM, anti-cheat).
• Knowledge of credential stuffing and bot mitigation.
• Knowledge of machine learning or business rule approaches for cheat, fraud, or bot detection.
• Experience with rigorous documentation requirements (e.g. investigations, analysis, regulatory compliance, etc.)
  At Rockstar Games, we create world-class entertainment experiences.

Become part of a team working on some of the most rewarding, large-scale creative projects to be found in any entertainment medium - all within an inclusive, highly-motivated environment where you can learn and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry. Rockstar is on the lookout for a passionate a Senior Manager to lead and develop our Game Security team. In this dynamic role you'll be committed to ensuring our games and services remain secure and enjoyable by protecting against cheaters, vulnerabilities, and exploits. You'll be responsible for designing and implementing processes to continuously strengthen our game security programme, mitigating threats to the player experience while evolving the efficacy of our enforcement and operations teams. This is a full-time, permanent and in-office position based in Rockstar's unique game development studio in the heart of Leeds, England.