# Senior Systems Engineer - Identity and Access Management

**Company**: Electronic Arts
**Location**: Vancouver, British Columbia
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: IT
**Industry**: Technology
**Ticker**: EA
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173941

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## Description

Electronic Arts creates incredible entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans worldwide. Here, everyone is part of the story, part of a community that connects people globally.

Central Technology is the force multiplier, accelerating creative opportunity and progress at EA. We're a world-class community of technologists, innovators, strategists, and orchestrators transforming interactive entertainment. Together, we power the platforms, AI-driven tools, live services, and infrastructure that ensure global scale, secure player experiences, and unlock bold new possibilities.

EA Information Technology (EAIT) powers the technology that connects our global workforce and supports every part of our business, from game development to marketing, publishing, security, and player experience. We create secure, scalable solutions that help teams collaborate and innovate in order to create better experiences for players worldwide.

We are looking for an experienced Senior Systems Engineer with deep expertise in both Identity & Access Management (IAM) and Windows Systems Administration to join our Identity Security Operations and Delivery team. You will lead the operations and delivery of enterprise identity solutions, with a primary focus on Microsoft Entra ID and our global hybrid Active Directory deployment.

Responsibilities:

- Complete project deliverables, lead troubleshooting sessions, resolve escalated incidents, fulfil service requests, implement changes, identify improvements, and prepare documentation.

- Design and deliver end-to-end SSO integrations using SAML 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), and OAuth 2.0 across Entra ID and Okta.

- Implement and manage SCIM provisioning for SaaS applications, including licensing optimization and deprovisioning hygiene.

- Secure both human and non-human identities, including service accounts, Agentic AI and Application Secrets, through modern authentication protocols.

- Define and maintain authorization models including role-based access control (RBAC), birth right application/groups and nested group strategies.

- Automate identity operations and administration using scripting (e.g., Python, PowerShell) and platform APIs (Microsoft Graph).

- Support a hybrid multi-forest Microsoft AD infrastructure, including Windows Server domain controllers and PKI infrastructure, and Entra administration.

- Maintain the identity security posture,identifying and remediating over-privileged access, orphaned accounts, and configuration drift.

Qualifications:

- 10+ years of IT experience, with 5+ years specializing in Identity & Access Management.

- Deep, hands-on expertise with Microsoft Entra ID - Conditional Access, application registrations, enterprise applications, dynamic groups, and identity governance features.

- Expert understanding of core IAM protocols: SAML 2.0, OpenID Connect, OAuth 2.0, and SCIM, as well as FIDO2.

- Practical experience implementing Zero Trust architectures and passwordless/phishing-resistant authentication.

- Scripting and automation ability (Python and/or PowerShell) using platform APIs.

- 3+ years experience administrating cloud infrastructure in AWS or Azure.

- Experience administrating Microsoft Windows Server / Active Directory, PKI and related technologies.

- Familiarity with enterprise networking concepts including firewalls, application proxies, load balancers, VPN, the TCP/IP protocol, and other enterprise network technologies.

- Bachelor's degree in computer science or information technology with Microsoft SC-300 (Identity & Access Administrator); or equivalent practical experience.

Benefits: Electronic Arts offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical insurance, mental wellbeing support, pension plan, paid time off, family leave, free games, and more. We foster environments where our teams can give their best in what they do.

Location - Vancouver (Hybrid - 3 days)

## Skills

### Required
- Microsoft Entra ID
- Identity & Access Management
- Windows Systems Administration
- SAML 2.0
- OpenID Connect
- OAuth 2.0
- SCIM
- FIDO2
- Python
- PowerShell
- Microsoft Graph
- Azure
- AWS
- Microsoft Windows Server
- Active Directory
- PKI

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