Systems Engineer

Gravity Media; Washington; Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work flexibility

Job summary

Gravity Media is seeking a Systems Engineer for a hybrid role in the Des Moines, Washington area, supporting Riot Games’ Remote Broadcast Center. You will work on the Esports Event Technology (EET) team, building, supporting, and automating infrastructure and tools to power global esports events.

You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams, evolve virtualization platforms, and contribute to observability and runbooks to sustain scalable operations.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years in Systems, Infrastructure, or Support Engineering roles.
• Experience with configuration management (Ansible).
• Hands-on experience with Jenkins for automation/CI-CD.
• Familiarity with virtualization technologies (Proxmox, VMware, KVM).
• Experience with Linux and Windows systems.
• Experience with containerized workloads (Docker).
• Strong troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• 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 (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.

Skills

Systems engineering

Infrastructure

Support engineering

Ansible

Jenkins

Proxmox

VMware

KVM

Linux

Windows

Docker

Tools

Intune

NinjaOne

SCCM

Autopilot

Deep Freeze

Git

NetBox

Datadog

Prometheus

Grafana

Okta

FOG

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

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)