Game Security Analyst (Apex Legends)

Respawn Entertainment is looking for a Games Security Analyst to help support anti-cheat initiatives for Apex Legends.

We are looking for someone with an understanding of multiplayer games, anti-cheat philosophies, and who is passionate about security principles and keeping games fair.

Responsibilities:

• Work with teams across EA to effectively guide the use of resources in the battle against cheaters.
• Document and propose new internal processes or improvements.
• Assist in the planning & implementation of new security projects and processes.
• Monitor various metrics and KPIs to identify bad behaviors impacting the health of the game.
• Investigate, document, and communicate about reported cheaters, cheats, exploits, and any other bad behavior that affects the game.
• Monitor the landscape of cheaters and cheat communities to document the latest trends and activities, as well as raising flags when needed to alert others.

Requirements:

• Familiarity of different types of cheats and how they work, particularly for FPS games.
• Basic experience with anti-cheat technologies.
• General understanding of how online games work, including rendering, networking, and databases.
• Experience querying datasets with SQL.

Nice to Have:

• Native fluency in Mandarin language (reading/writing)
• Basic knowledge of the Asian streaming services and gaming ecosystems
• Basic knowledge of a programming language that can be used for scripting, such as Python.
• Familiarity with account security and account takeover activities.
• An avid FPS gamer