Senior Game Security Analyst — Ricochet Anti-Cheat (Call of Duty)

About the Role

The Ricochet Anti-Cheat team at Activision (Infinity Ward) protects the integrity of the Call of Duty online experience. As a Senior Game Security Analyst, you'll identify, investigate, and action cheating behavior across live titles.

What You'll Do

• Investigate suspicious player accounts using gameplay telemetry, behavioral signals, and anti-cheat tools
• Review evidence for cheating, exploitation, boosting, and other integrity violations
• Make accurate and consistent enforcement decisions including account bans
• 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 and high-profile investigations
• Document investigative findings and maintain clear enforcement records
• Provide feedback on enforcement policies, workflows, and tooling

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in game security, trust & safety, fraud detection, cybersecurity, or related analytical field
• Experience investigating anomalous behavior, abuse, fraud, or policy violations
• Proficient with large datasets and behavioral data pattern analysis
• Experience using SQL to analyze player activity data
• Experience with investigative workflows and case management systems
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills

Preferred: Anti-cheat/trust & safety experience, Python/scripting, familiarity with Call of Duty and common cheating methods

Pay & Benefits

$82,240–$152,160/year

Benefits include medical/dental/vision, 401(k) with company match, tuition reimbursement, paid holidays/vacation/sick time, parental leave, mental health programs, fitness programs, and free/discounted games.