Game Security Analyst - Ricochet Anti-Cheat (Fair Play)

Activision Blizzard; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Life and disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Activision Blizzard is seeking a Game Security Analyst for the Ricochet Anti-Cheat team to identify, investigate, and action cheating across Call of Duty live titles. You will review suspicious activity, analyze enforcement data, and collaborate with anti-cheat engineers, data scientists, and operations to protect fair play at scale.

The role emphasizes strong analytical skills, evidence-based decisions, and documentation of investigations, with opportunities to contribute to detection

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in game security, trust and safety, fraud detection, or related analytical field.
• Experience investigating anomalous behavior, abuse, fraud, policy violations, or suspicious activity.
• Proficient working with large datasets and identifying patterns in behavioral data.
• Experience using SQL to analyze player activity data.
• Experience working with investigative workflows and case management systems.
• Working knowledge of data analysis techniques and metrics.

Responsibilities

• Investigate suspicious player accounts using gameplay telemetry, behavioral signals, and internal anti-cheat tools.
• Review evidence associated with potential cheating, exploitation, boosting, and other integrity violations.
• Make accurate and consistent enforcement decisions, including account bans and other disciplinary actions.
• Identify patterns, trends, and emerging cheating behaviors across the player population.
• Partner with engineering and data teams to improve detection quality and reduce false positives.
• Validate new anti-cheat detections before wide-scale deployment.
• Support incident response during major cheating outbreaks, emerging exploits, or high-profile investigations.
• Document investigative findings and maintain clear records of enforcement decisions.
• Provide feedback on enforcement policies, workflows, and tooling to improve operational efficiency.
• Help develop best practices that improve the consistency, accuracy, and effectiveness of player investigations.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Written communication

Decision making

Collaboration

Tools

SQL

Case management systems

Python

Job description

Activision Blizzard is seeking a Game Security Analyst for the Ricochet Anti-Cheat team to identify, investigate, and action cheating across Call of Duty live titles. You will review suspicious activity, analyze enforcement data, and collaborate with anti-cheat engineers, data scientists, and operations to protect fair play at scale.

The role emphasizes strong analytical skills, evidence-based decisions, and documentation of investigations, with opportunities to contribute to detection