Sr. Applications Engineer (Perforce / Helix) - Respawn Electronic Arts (Ea)
Los Angeles, CA

Job Description

Requisition Number: 156417

Position Title: Senior Applications Engineer

External Description:

Electronic Arts Inc. is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. EA delivers games, content and online services for Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones and tablets.

Who are we?

We are the IT team who supports Respawn Entertainment, a AAA game development studio that was founded in 2010 by former co-founders of Infinity Ward and creators of the multi-billion dollar Call of Duty and Modern Warfare franchises. We shipped Titanfall and Titanfall 2 to critical acclaim, and recently shipped a free-to-play battle royale game in the Titanfall universe, Apex Legends.

We are currently hiring for the IT team who support our Star Wars™, Apex Legends, and Super-Secret VR game development teams. And we are looking for a skilled Sr. Application Engineer who has a passion for SCM, partnering with Game Development, Build / Release, and QA teams. Don't just play it, help create it

Key Responsibilities

* Responsible for all aspects of the Perforce / Helix Core Version Control Software Service end-to-end including design, implementation, support, and customer interaction for Respawn Studio
* Responsible for support and administrative actions related to the installation and maintenance of Perforce / Helix systems, while also engineering solutions that require minimal support
* Responsible for monitoring, analytics, and reporting
* Propose, implement, and deploy efficient and scalable solutions to allow our fast-growing teams to release software more frequently while maintaining high-quality
* Educate and proactively engage members of the development, build/release, and QA teams to align on strategy and support of Perforce / Helix service
* Participates in code reviews and provides constructive feedback on design and implementation to help others improve
* Leverages the cloud where appropriate, utilizing automation, cloud computing and configuration as code

Job qualifications and requirements

* Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science, or equivalent.
* 7+ years of source control management experience including advanced concepts like branching strategies and developer workflows
* Requires a broad knowledge of Windows, Linux, Mac OS operating systems, and interoperating environments deployed across bare metal and virtualized environments
* Experience with one or more of the following: PowerShell/Python/Java/C#/C++
* Good understanding of software quality assurance concepts, debugging processes and procedures.
* Experience with enterprise CI/CD tools, such as JIRA, Jenkin, Artifactory, and GIT
* Experience with automated build pipelines, continuous integration, and continuous deployment

Additional requirements

* Excellent verbal and written communication, and customer service skills
* Strong understanding of CI and experience with solutions like Jenkins, Gitlab, etc.
* Ability to conduct complex systems analysis and translate user requirements into game development solutions
* Excellent verbal and written communication, and customer service skills
* Experience developing automation solutions using tools like Chef, Puppet, Ansible, or Terraform is an asset
* Ability to balance multiple demands and work both independently and as part of a team, in a fast-paced, high volume, deadline-driven environment
* Experience with DevOps, including automation experience, cloud computing, and configuration as the code is a plus

EA 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 for 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.

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Electronic Arts Inc. is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. EA delivers games, content and online services for Internet-connected consoles, personal computers, mobile phones and tablets.

EEOText: EA 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 for 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.

Date Opened: 2019-07-10 14:09:42.727

EEO Employer Verbiage:

EA 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 or veteran status. We will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law.

Location: Los Angeles - Chatsworth

Location_formattedLocationLong: Chatsworth, California US