Detection Engineer

Electronic Arts; Guildford; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company in Guildford is seeking a Security Detections Engineer to enhance detection and response capabilities. This role is responsible for the entire detection lifecycle, working closely with Security Operations to generate meaningful alerts. Candidates should have experience in security detection engineering, proficiency in Python, and a strong understanding of attacker strategies. The company offers a hybrid work model, emphasizing a supportive and adaptive work environment.

Benefits

Healthcare coverage

Mental well-being support

Paid time off

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in security detection engineering in an enterprise environment.
• Proficiency in automation development with Python and API integration.
• Strong grasp of attacker tradecraft and compromise chains.

Responsibilities

• Design and improve detection and response capabilities across EA's environment.
• Work closely with Security Operations to produce meaningful alerts.
• Implement AI-assisted detection using ML/LLM techniques.

Skills

Security detection engineering experience

Automation development (Python preferred)

Building/consuming APIs

Design validation approaches

Strong communication skills

Job description

Locations: Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom

Role ID

212301

Worker Type

Regular Employee

Studio/Department

CT - Security

Work Model

Hybrid

Description & Requirements

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.

The Security Detections Engineer is responsible for designing, building and continuously improving EA's detection and response capabilities across our global environment. This role owns the end-to-end detection lifecycle-from threat-informed use case design through validation, tuning, and operational handoff, while also developing automation that reduces engineering toil and increases speed and consistency in mitigating risks as they are discovered.

You will work closely with Security Operations (SOC) to produce meaningful alerts that mitigate risk, and with Security Engineering to evolve the automation platforms and integrations that enable scalable content delivery, enrichment, correlation, and noise reduction across EA's security tooling.

This position also contributes to EA's AI-assisted detection roadmap by implementing practical, governed approaches to applying ML/LLM techniques for threat intel consumption, detection candidate creation and data prioritisation, always with an emphasis on measurable outcomes, auditability and safety.

To be successful in this role you will be someone who operates with high agency and strong ownership; able to identify problems, propose pragmatic solutions, and execute with minimal direction. You should be comfortable taking ambiguous requirements and turning them into a clear plan, driving work end-to-end, and proactively communicating progress, risks, and trade-offs without needing close supervision. This role suits a self-starter who consistently looks for leverage: improving detection quality, reducing analyst toil through automation, and raising the team's operational maturity through better validation, documentation, and repeatable processes.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Demonstrated experience in security detection engineering in an enterprise environment
• Proficiency in automation development (Python preferred) and building/consuming APIs (REST, auth patterns, secrets handling)
• Experience building detection logic using endpoint and/or cloud telemetry, with a strong grasp of attacker tradecraft and common compromise chains
• Ability to design validation approaches and measure detection performance (precision/noise reduction) using data-driven methods
• Experience with security automation (SOAR) a plus
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

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.