Senior Game Security Analyst – Ricochet Anti-Cheat

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🌐 United States, Canada – Remote

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🏄 California – Remote

💵 $82.2k - $152.2k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔐 Security Analyst

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📋 Description

• Investigate suspicious player accounts using gameplay telemetry, behavioral signals, and internal anti-cheat tools • Review evidence associated with potential cheating, exploitation, boosting, and other integrity violations • Make accurate and consistent enforcement decisions, including account bans and other disciplinary actions • Identify patterns, trends, and emerging cheating behaviors across the player population • Partner with engineering and data teams to improve detection quality and reduce false positives • Validate new anti-cheat detections before wide-scale deployment • Support incident response during major cheating outbreaks, emerging exploits, or high-profile investigations • Document investigative findings and maintain clear records of enforcement decisions • Provide feedback on enforcement policies, workflows, and tooling to improve operational efficiency • Help develop best practices that improve the consistency, accuracy, and effectiveness of player investigations • Contribute to a culture of fairness, accountability, and continuous improvement in game security operations

🎯 Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in game security, trust and safety, fraud detection, player support investigations, cybersecurity, or a related analytical field • Experience investigating anomalous behavior, abuse, fraud, policy violations, or suspicious activity • Proficient working with large datasets and identifying patterns in behavioral data • Experience using SQL to analyze player activity data • Experience working with investigative workflows and case management systems • Working knowledge of data analysis techniques and metrics • Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills • Excellent written communication and documentation skills • Ability to make objective, evidence-based decisions in a fast-paced operational environment • Background collaborating with technical and non-technical partners • Ability to analyze multiple sources of information and synthesize findings into clear conclusions • Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy and consistency • Passion for multiplayer gaming and preserving competitive integrity • Understanding of cheating, exploitation, abuse, and competitive integrity challenges in online games • Ability to prioritize workload effectively across multiple investigations • Strong judgment and discretion when handling sensitive enforcement actions • Extra points: experience in anti-cheat operations or trust and safety environments • Extra points: experience with Python or scripting for data analysis and automation • Extra points: experience working with machine-learning-assisted detection systems • Extra points: experience with moderation, enforcement, or account review programs at scale • Extra points: familiarity with Call of Duty gameplay systems and common cheating methods • Extra points: knowledge of game telemetry and player behavioral analysis • Extra points: understanding of cheat distribution channels and community ecosystems

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance • 401(k) with Company match • Tuition reimbursement • Charitable donation matching • Paid holidays and vacation • Paid sick time • Floating holidays • Compassion and bereavement leaves • Parental leave • Mental health & wellbeing programs • Fitness programs • Free and discounted games • Supplemental life & disability insurance • Legal service • ID protection • Rental insurance • Relocation assistance may be available if the Company requires geographic relocation for the job • Incentive compensation may be available (not guaranteed)

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