Sr Data Scientist

Electronic Arts is seeking a Senior Data Scientist to join their Central Technology team, specifically within the Security division. The successful candidate will lead end-to-end data science initiatives to detect and prevent cheating, fraud, and other security threats.

Responsibilities:

• Lead data science initiatives from problem definition to model deployment and monitoring
• Design and develop statistical and machine learning models to detect security threats
• Build scalable features and detection frameworks using gameplay telemetry and player behavior data
• Investigate complex abuse patterns and translate insights into actionable recommendations
• Establish best practices for model evaluation and monitoring
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop data-driven prevention strategies
• Mentor junior data scientists and promote reusable data science practices

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in Data Science, Machine Learning, or a related field
• Strong proficiency in Python or R and advanced SQL
• Experience leading end-to-end machine learning projects
• Expertise building statistical or machine learning models using large-scale datasets
• Strong understanding of model evaluation and performance measurement
• Experience engineering features from complex datasets and translating business problems into analytical solutions
• Proven ability to partner cross-functionally with engineering and product teams
• Experience mentoring technical teammates and communicating complex insights to diverse audiences

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in gaming, anti-cheat, trust & safety, or other adversarial environments
• Experience developing detection frameworks, risk scoring models, or anomaly detection systems
• Familiarity with gameplay telemetry, player behavior analytics, or live-service game operations
• Experience operationalizing ML solutions with cloud and data platforms
• Experience balancing detection effectiveness with player experience and business impact