Lead, Enterprise Network Infrastructure

Riot Platforms, Inc.; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility and sign-on equity

Equity incentive programs

401(k) retirement plan with match

Comprehensive health coverage

Job summary

Riot Platforms, Inc. is seeking a Manager, Network Infrastructure to lead the design, operation, security, and continuous improvement of Riot’s enterprise network across multiple locations.

This hands-on leadership role requires setting technical direction, managing priorities, and coordinating with cross-functional teams to maintain a secure, resilient network. The position is based in Austin, TX with travel to Rockdale, TX as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent enterprise network experience.
• Track record leading network and NetOps teams in fast-paced, mission-critical environments.
• Experience administering enterprise firewalls, wireless networks, routers, switches, and secure remote-access solutions.
• Expert knowledge of enterprise networking—routing protocols, switching, and network design.

Responsibilities

• Manage, mentor, and develop network engineering resources while maintaining a strong hands-on technical presence.
• Design, implement, and maintain scalable, secure network architectures that support corporate offices, manufacturing operations, engineering teams, and data center environments.
• Expert knowledge of enterprise networking, protocols, switching, and network design.
• Monitor network performance, capacity, availability, and security events; respond to alerts and proactively identify opportunities for improvement.
• Establish and maintain network standards, documentation, diagrams, configurations, operating procedures, and disaster-recovery plans.
• Lead network troubleshooting and serve as the primary escalation point for complex connectivity, performance, and security issues.
• Plan and execute network upgrades, site deployments, hardware refreshes, migrations, and infrastructure expansion projects in accordance with established change-management processes.
• Partner with Systems, Security, Engineering, Software, and Operations teams to ensure network infrastructure meets business, operational, and security requirements.
• Ensure network security best practices are followed, including access control, segmentation, firewall policy management, secure remote access, patch compliance, and infrastructure hardening.
• Develop and maintain network monitoring, alerting, and reporting capabilities to provide visibility into network health and performance.
• Coordinate with field operations, SCADA/OT teams, infrastructure teams, security teams, application teams, service providers, and vendors to deliver stable and secure connectivity.
• Operate with a high degree of ownership and autonomy, making sound technical and business decisions to maintain a secure, resilient, and high-performing network environment.

Skills

Network leadership

Enterprise networking

Troubleshooting

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/Engineering

Tools

Enterprise firewalls

Routers & switches

VPNs

Job description

Riot Platforms, Inc. is seeking a Manager, Network Infrastructure to lead the design, operation, security, and continuous improvement of Riot’s enterprise network across multiple locations.

This hands-on leadership role requires setting technical direction, managing priorities, and coordinating with cross-functional teams to maintain a secure, resilient network. The position is based in Austin, TX with travel to Rockdale, TX as needed.