Senior Cloud Engineer

Locations: Austin, Texas, United States of America 

Role ID

215349

Worker Type

Regular Employee

Studio/Department

CT - IT

Work Model

Hybrid

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.

About the Team

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.

The EA IT Player and Creator Experience team develops platforms and services that support player-facing experiences at scale. Our systems assist players throughout their support journey, help creators to share content that promotes our games, and help maintain safe online communities. We build low-latency, cloud-native, and AI-enabled applications that enhance Fan Care and Creator Engagement for a global audience.

As a Software Engineer in EA IT Player and Creator Expereince team, you will contribute as a Senior Cloud & DevOps Engineer, building scalable cloud infrastructure and DevOps solutions that support millions of players worldwide. You will leverage modern technologies to deliver high‑quality, reliable platforms and services. You will also collaborate closely with Product Architects, Scrum Masters, and partner teams to deliver key product features with speed and excellence.

Location & work model: This is a hybrid role with 3 day presence at office in Austin, TX

Report to: Senior Manager, Engineering

What you'll do:

• Design and operate scalable, secure, and highly available AWS cloud infrastructure.

• Lead multi‑environment deployments on AWS and Kubernetes with zero‑downtime approaches.

• Support engineering teams throughout release cycles to ensure smooth and stable production operations.

• Automate workflows using scripting, Terraform/CloudFormation, and AI‑driven tooling.

• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using GitLab and ArgoCD.

• Architect and scale microservices platforms for high‑traffic, customer‑facing applications.

• Champion DevOps, cloud and Kubernetes best practices across teams.

• Manage security operations including vulnerability scanning, remediation, and compliance.

• Implement robust observability using ELK/EFK, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry.

• Optimize cloud performance and costs through right‑sizing and auto‑scaling strategies.

• Define and enforce containerization and Kubernetes standards across cluste