Network Engineer - Event Engineering Technology

In our ever-growing dedication to our mission to be the most player focused company in the world, Riot is doubling down on our investment in the esports and fan experience.

As a Network Engineer in the Event Engineering Technology team operating in a high-pressure, zero-latency environment, where the network is the playing field, you will help shape the transition of the network that powers Riot’s esports events around the world. You will be part of driving the planning, execution, and maintenance of a new network. With an understanding that we support both Global and Regional events, you will need to iterate on scalable designs that can be deployed easily in the best of times, or efficiently execute disaster recovery workflows in the worst of times.

Expected travel is up to 10% per year to familiarize yourself with global events.

Responsibilities:

Automation & Orchestration of

• Deployment Workflows: Develop "Day 0/1" provisioning for Cisco (IOS/NX-OS) and Palo Alto (PAN-OS) using industry standard tools and scripting languages.
• Self-Service Tooling: Build API-driven tools (Python/Flask/FastAPI) that allow non-technical staff to safely manage port toggling, VLAN assignments, and PoE status.
• Vendor-Agnostic Architecture: Design architecture using abstraction layers (e.g., NetBox, Jinja2) to ensure automation logic is portable across future hardware vendors.

Infrastructure Engineering & Support

• Tier 3 Support: Serve as the senior escalation point for the core environment, including Cisco Switching/Wireless, Palo Alto Firewalls, and Cisco UCS.
• Event Streamlining: Standardize the "Golden Image" for event networking, ensuring consistent security posture and performance.
• Documentation as Code: Maintain rigorous documentation, within the automation logic and READMEs to ensure consultants can support events.

Required Technical Qualifications:

• Networking & Compute
• 5 Years enterprise experience with Layer 2/3 , Firewalls and policing.
• Automation & Programming
• Scripting: Ability to write clean, reusable code.
• APIs: Experience consuming APIs to bridge disparate systems.
• CI/CD: Experience with version control and CI/CD pipelines to test network changes before they hit production.

Desired Qualifications:

• Palo Alto Networks
• REST APIs
• SMPTE ST 2110

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role!

Our Perks:

We offer medical, dental, and vision plans that cover you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children. Life insurance, parental leave, plus short-term and long-term disability coverage are also available. Riot will support your retirement benefits with a company match, and double down on your donations of time and money to non-profit charitable organizations. Balance between work and personal life is encouraged with open paid time off, and a play fund so you can broaden and deepen your personal relationship with games.

At Riot Games, we put players first. That mission drives every decision in our quest to create games and experiences that make it better to be a player. Whether you’re working directly on a new player-facing experience or you’re supporting the company as a whole, everyone at Riot is part of our mission. And just like in our games, we’re better when we work together. Our goal is to create collaborative teams where you are empowered to bring your unique perspective everyday. If that sounds like the kind of place you want to work, we’re looking forw