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Technical Director
2 years ago
We entertain millions of people across the globe with the most amazing and immersive interactive software in the industry. But making games is complicated. That's why we employ the most creative, passionate people in the industry.
For development teams looking to increase efficiencies and improve quality of their software, one of the most important places to focus is the software build process. This is where EA Development Release and Engineering comes in (DRE).
We are looking for a Technology Director to oversee the technical strategies in the North America East group.
Join us in driving the next revolution in games.
Responsibilities:
- The TD would manage and evolve the roadmap.
- You'll work with the strategic direction of evolving the Continuous Integration and Deployment systems for the build systems building games such as Madden, College Football, PGA Tour and many more to come. Using tools like Infrastructure as Code and advanced Virtualization.
- You will negotiate requirements with multiple partners, developing these into detailed backlog items and then work with the team to ensure they are delivered as forecasted.
- You will grow the team's knowledge and yours, working with the Group Technical Director and Development Director. You will report to the Group Technical Director.
Qualifications :
- Experience with CM & CI/CD systems and practices.
- At least five years experience from multiple disciplines within software development and practices.
- By your experience you have a superb understanding and feel for the full flow of software production, from requirements to deliverables.
- Experience in strategic leadership in a technical domain.
- You know good software architecture.
- You really like networking.
Useful to have
- Technical mentoring and interest in people leadership.
- Experience of Jenkins, Gitlab or similar CI software.
- Interest and knowledge of Agile methodologies.
- Knowledge of Perforce, vSphere / VMware, server Configuration Management.
- Experience in issue tracking and shared documentation systems such as Jira and Confluence.
Preferred location: Orlando, Florida, United States
Open to: North America East Coast
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