Game Security Analyst
Dundee, Scotland · Rockstar Dundee · 3+ years experience · Hybrid · Posted Sep 30, 2026
At a glance
- Experience
- 3+ years experience
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Location
- Dundee, Scotland · Rockstar Dundee
About the role
- Rockstar Games is seeking a Game Security Analyst to protect games and services against cheaters, exploits, and account compromise.
- In this role, you will work closely with engineering and product teams to detect, analyze, and mitigate threats to the player experience.
- You will serve as a frontline defender committed to ensuring games and services remain secure and enjoyable.
Responsibilities
- Analyze and respond to threats including cheats, exploits, account takeovers, and intellectual property (IP) abuse.
- Fine-tune and support anti-cheat measures and in-game abuse prevention systems.
- Perform security assessments of game features and enforcement policies.
- Investigate security incidents, analyze telemetry, and recommend mitigations related to cheating and fraud.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve security controls and detection.
- Monitor cheat trends, automate detection and enforcement workflows, and enhance account security posture.
Requirements
- 3+ years professional experience in security analysis, game security, or threat detection.
- Proven experience analyzing cheats, game exploits, abuse vectors, and IP infringement cases.
- Familiarity with anti-cheat systems, abuse prevention, and account takeover mitigation.
- Understanding of account security threats, including credential stuffing and account takeovers.
- Strong analytical mind with problem-solving skills.
- Proficient in log analysis, threat hunting, and security automation.
- Familiarity with security assessment tools and monitoring systems.
- Excellent collaboration and communication skills across technical and non-technical teams.
- Ability to stay updated on emerging cheat methods, security vulnerabilities, and gaming industry threats.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience working with online games, live services, or large-scale AAA multiplayer environments.
- Knowledge of credential stuffing and bot mitigation.
- Scripting skills (e.g. SQL, Python) for automation and analysis.
- Experience with rigorous documentation requirements (e.g. investigations, analysis, evidentiary records, etc.).
- Knowledge of machine learning approaches for cheat and bot detection.
Workplace
- Full-time, permanent and in-office position based in Rockstar's game development studio in Dundee, Scotland.
Skills
- SQL
- Python
