Senior Systems Engineer Infrastructure Esports Berlin, Germany

At Riot Games, we’re committed to delivering unforgettable esports experiences to fans around the globe. Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the opportunity to work across multiple domains. As aSystems Engineer in the Esports Event Technology (EET) Team, you will support a team focused on building, supporting and maintaining the infrastructure, tooling and applications that power Riot's esports events around the world. You will work in a self-guiding, cross-functional team with highly skilled individuals to ensure that Riot's infrastructure is capable of supporting all Riot Esports initiatives.

This role may require international travel to support global and regional events. Expected travel ranges from 10% to 40% depending on event schedules and business needs

Responsibilities:

• Act as the SME for core infrastructure systems, platforms, and services
• Design, support and evolve our global esports infrastructure
• Collaborate within a diverse, cross functional team across engineering and operations
• Develop technical standards and enable operations teams through documentation, automation, and coaching
• Participate in global event support as needed, including occasional non standard working hours

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years as a Systems, Support or Infrastructure Engineering roles
• Experience with Ansible and Terraform for automation and configuration management
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins)
• Experience with virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware, Hyper‑V, Proxmox, AHV).
• Experience designing and operating containerized workloads (e.g., Docker)
• Experience with imaging and deployment tools (e.g., FOG, SCCM, Autopilot)
• Expertise in Linux and Windows systems
• Track record of reducing operational toil through automation

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience building or maintaining global infrastructure, systems at scale
• Experience defining and implementing monitoring, alerting, and observability standards
• Proficiency in scripting and automation (e.g., PowerShell, Bash)
• Experience using Git for version control
• Experience with operating infrastructure in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure)
• Relevant certifications such as RHCE or RHCSA, or equivalent hands‑on experience, are a plus

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 the experiences of players, this could be the role for you!

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 forward to your application.