Operations Engineer

We are EA
We entertain millions of people across the globe with the most amazing and immersive interactive software in the industry. But making games is hard work. That?s why we employ the most creative, passionate people in the industry.

The Challenge Ahead

We are looking for an experienced engineer to work as an Operations Engineer as part of our Live operations team at Ghost in Gothenburg.

The core purpose of the Live operations team is to ensure that all online functionality in our games and the servers that we use are tested for performance, reliability, stability, scalability, and security.

What an Operations Engineer does at EA:

This position is mainly an operational role -- part system administrator, part software engineer. The Operations Engineer will co-ordinate with a variety of EA central teams on a regular basis to ensure our infrastructure and online services are set up correctly, complete all necessary tests and are monitored in order to ensure a smooth and successful launch of the game.

The Live operations team are heavily involved in preparing for launch, the engineers in this team are responsible for load testing, server optimizations, monitoring, and maintenance.

You will be working with a large number of systems; both internally and externally as well as reporting the status of these systems to the Development and Leadership team.

The next great Operations Engineer also needs:

Experience in product launches and running Online Services
Experience with databases, both SQL and NoSQL
Experience with networking on both a high and a low level
Experience developing and deploying software services
Comfortable working with both Windows and Unix systems
Good understanding of databases and efficient data storage
Knowledge of Python, Ruby, Perl and similar languages
Willingness and openness to learn new skills and ramp up quickly
Understanding of client/server architectures
Knowledge of Load Testing
Able to communicate with technical and non-technical team members
Experience of scalable distributed systems, including performance & storage considerations
Strong language skills ? excellent spoken and written English
Comfortable collaborating with people both face-to-face and remotely
Experience shipping AAA titles is an advantage
Solid knowledge of C++ is an advantage

What?s in it for you? Glad you asked!

We realize it takes world-class people to make world-class games, we offer competitive compensation packages and a culture that thrives off of creativity and individuality. At EA, we live the ?work hard/play hard? credo every day.

More about our location

Ghost Games is a new EA studio located on the west coast of Sweden. Gothenburg is Sweden's second largest city with a population of about 1 million people. This charming location was chosen because of the plethora of highly talented game developers that can be found in this part of Sweden and its southern regions. Founded on the core principles of excellence, fun and respect, Ghost is working to create a world-class team of developers and an exceptional working environment, and to build the next big thing in AAA gaming.