DevOps Software Engineer Intern

Electronic Arts Inc. is a global leader in interactive entertainment.

We exist to Inspire the World to Play. We create extraordinary new game experiences for our millions of players everywhere by bringing together people that combine creativity, innovation, and passion. Our mission is to attract and grow a more diverse employee base through the cultivation of our early talent pipeline to shape EA's teams, culture and products. Within Europe, we create an overall enriching experience, empowering interns and graduates with the sense that "EA is where I want to be".

The Challenge Ahead

FC - Building on an incredible 30-year foundation, we're redefining football with EA SPORTS FC - a genre-leading ecosystem of interactive experiences, brining a global community of football fans closer to The World's Game. Together, we're taking the largest football club in the world to new heights - and this is just the beginning! With more opportunities than ever to innovate and create new, authentic experiences that bring joy, inclusivity, and immersion to fans everywhere, we invite you to join us as we pioneer the future of football with EA SPORTS FC, and welcome everyone to the club!

The EA SPORTS DevOps team are looking for a DevOps Software Engineer Intern to join us. You will be part of a global team contributing to the best sports games on the market (NHL, FC, UFC - just to name a few fan favorites).

You will be part of a great team that values collaboration and knowledge sharing. You will work with / learn different technologies, integrate them in the global gaming systems architecture and progress towards the next step in your career path.

Responsibilities:

• You will be reporting to your project & people manager based in Bucharest.

• Enhance availability, performance and stability of cloud-based services though automation.

• Refine and improve CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code tooling (such as GitOps, GitLab).

• Work with a global team to implement technologies and provide support within a follow the sun model (troubleshoot game server infrastructure at different layers, including application, network, load balancing, OS and application).

• Troubleshoot deployment issues, connectivity challenges, performance problems, and availability outages.

• Develop productivity enhancing tools to automate common system administration tasks.

• Maintain documentation of systems configurations and procedures.

• Support an always-on gaming server infrastructure.

• Participate in evaluation of new technologies that improve the team efficiency and platform capabilities.

Qualifications:

• You are studying at a university/vocational school that has a planned internship period (not a graduate).

• You are available to commence a full-time, 4 month placement in Bucharest.

• You are located and eligible to work in Bucharest without the need for visa/relocation support.

Desired Skills:

• Basic level experience writing software in one or more languages, such as Python, JavaScript or similar.

• Basic level experience or knowledge of cloud concepts and services of major cloud providers (GCP, AWS, Azure).

• Basic level experience with orchestration or deployment technologies and tools (such as Docker Swarm, Kubernetes, Helm).

• Basic level experience or knowledge of networking technologies such as DNS, subnetting, route tables, NAT, firewalls, Load Balancers and web standards (REST APIs).

• Basic level expertise in operating systems and network security fundamentals.

• Basic level experience or knowledge with configuration management systems (such as Chef, Ansible).

• Hands-on experience with version control systems such as GIT.

• Basic level experience with pipeline automation or CI/CD systems such as Jenkins, GitLab and GitHub.

• Knowledge of monitoring and observability systems such as Prometheus and Grafana.

• Familiarity with IT security best practices such as encryption, certificates, key and credentials management.

Take your career to the next level - apply now!

Submit an up-to-date CV and cover letter in English which explains why you would like to complete your internship with Electronic Arts and what interests you in this specific role.

About Electronic Arts

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.