Travel Network Engineer - Global Esports events

The last 12 months have been amazing for esports at Riot. We held our most-watched League of Legends Worlds Championship, and we ran our first global tournaments for VALORANT, Wild Rift, and Legends of Runeterra. On the back of that success, and 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 with industry-leading innovations like Project Stryker that will make our ambitions come to life. 

As a Travel Network Engineer in the Event Engineering Team, you will help shape and drive the planning, execution and maintenance of the network that powers Riot’s esports events around the world.  With an understanding that we support both Global and Regional esports so 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.  

This role will require international travel as we support global events working inside and outside the US. Expected travel is up to 40% per year.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and support networks that power Riot’s global events and competitive environments
• Actively engages other teams in order to build resilience into the system and across features
• Ensures systems are appropriately documented, and that documentation is maintained.
• Actively manages ambiguity within complex and diverse problem spaces, breaking down problems and clearly communicating tradeoffs throughout the development
• Supports global/regional events on-site & remotely.

Physical Requirements:

• Occasionally required to lift 50 lbs
• Occasionally required to push/pull road cases

Required Technical Qualifications:

• 3+ years experience with Layer 2/3 networks
• Understanding of Layer 2 switching
• Understanding of network security
• Experience with the TCP/IP protocol stack
• CCNA/JNCIA certifications or equivalent experience

Desired Qualifications:

• CCNP/JNCIP (enterprise routing/switching)
• Experience with Palo Alto appliances
• Experience supporting traveling events, roadshows or conferences
• Live Production experience
• Experiencing designing and implementing layer 3 networks, MPLS, BGP & Pseudowires/L2VPN, Multicast, PIM, IPFM

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes your fellow Rioters, who are the customers of your work. Being a dedicated fan of games is not necessary for this position!

Our Perks

We offer medical and dental 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 flexible benefits fund.

Riot Games fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork embodied by the Summoner's Code and Community Code. Our culture embraces differences as a strength, and our values are the guiding principles for how we approach work. We are committed to putting diversity and inclusion (D&I) at the center of everything we do and promoting a fair and collaborative culture where Rioters treat one another with dignity and respect. We encourage you to read more about our value of thriving together and our ongoing work to build the most inclusive company in Gaming.

Let's Thrive Together:

Because together we are better

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