What are the responsibilities and job description for the Systems Engineer position at Gravity Media?
Systems Engineer / Hybrid - Des Moines, Washington
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A brief summary
We’re looking for a skilled Systems Engineer to join Gravity Media’s team at Riot Games’ Remote Broadcast Center in the Greater Seattle Area.
In this role, you'll be part of the Esports Event Technology (EET) Team — a self-directed, cross-functional group of highly skilled engineers focused on building, supporting, and maintaining the infrastructure, tooling, and applications that power Riot's esports events worldwide. You'll collaborate closely with fellow Systems Engineers to ensure Riot's infrastructure can reliably support all esports initiatives at scale.
What you’ll be responsible for
Support and evolve global esports infrastructure across multiple regions
Collaborate across engineering and technical operations teams
Automate repetitive operational tasks using tools such as Ansible and endpoint platforms (Intune, NinjaOne)
Build and maintain automation workflows using Jenkins
Support and operate virtualization platforms (e.g., Proxmox, VMware, KVM)
Manage and extend NetBox as a source of truth for infrastructure
Contribute to observability through logging, monitoring, and alerting
Troubleshoot infrastructure and endpoint issues
Contribute to documentation, runbooks, and operational standards
Enable self-service workflows to reduce manual operational effort
This role is for you if
Desired Qualifications
3-5 years in Systems, Infrastructure, or Support Engineering roles
Experience with configuration management (e.g., Ansible)
Hands-on experience with Jenkins for automation or CI/CD
Familiarity with virtualization technologies (e.g., Proxmox, VMware, KVM)
Experience working with Linux and Windows systems
Experience with containerized workloads (e.g., Docker)
Strong troubleshooting skills
Desired Qualifications
Experience building or operating global infrastructure at scale
Experience with NetBox or similar IPAM/CMDB tools
Experience using Git for version control
Experience with endpoint management platforms (Intune, NinjaOne, SCCM, Autopilot, Deep Freeze)
Experience building self-service platforms for internal users or vendors
Exposure to monitoring tools (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana)
Experience with identity and access systems (e.g., SSO, Okta)
Experience with imaging and deployment tools (e.g., FOG)
Salary : $90,000 - $100,000