Senior Game Application Security Analyst

Why PlayStation?

PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.

As a Senior Game Application Security Analyst, you will be a core member of security analysts to use our anti-cheat detections. Using your skills, you force-multiply the analysts’ efforts to find the folks who compromise our worlds and spoil our players’ experiences. You will also piece together the clues to make the picture come together and guide the creation of reports of evidence so that SIE can confidently isolate cheaters and ensure fair and honest gameplay. You will be the advocate for analysts with our engineering and data scientist sub-teams to improve our tools and techniques.

Key Responsibilities

• Cultivate a collaborative team culture where everyone is supported and supplies to the collective pursuit of shared objectives
• Facilitate investigation campaigns into adversaries and future vulnerabilities; communicate concerns and risks to leadership and game teams
• Be the starting point for investigating and fixing technical problems, and when necessary, communicate dependencies with external collaborators who can resolve systemic issues
• Communicate status and risks, including staffing and team health

Qualifications

• Proven track record as a tech-savvy investigator, adept in uncovering information, solving complex problems, and conducting detailed monitoring
• Tried ability to craft and present conclusive reports that drive action and targeted outcomes
• Capability to distill and articulate complex issues, using both partial and comprehensive data sets to validate theories and proactively steer toward effective resolutions
• Proficient with querying relational databases (e.g., SQL), big data service (e.g., Redshift or Big Query) and using data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau) to interpret and present data insights
• Familiarity with the AAA Games Cheating/Security landscape, and a passion for protecting player experiences

Desired Experience

• AAA Games Security Experience as a Lead or …