Sr. Venue Technology & Systems Engineer (Providence Park)

The Portland Timbers (operators of Providence Park – home of the Portland Timbers and Thorns) are hiring a senior, hands-on engineer who thrives in live event environments—someone who can lead onsite IT operations on match days, concerts, and special events while keeping day-to-day systems secure, reliable, and well-documented. This is a critical “run the building on event day” role. You’ll partner closely with our current stadium SME to learn the venue’s core systems and become the primary event-day IT lead, bringing operational redundancy and improving work/life balance across the team. What You’ll DoEvent & Venue OperationsServe as the event-day IT lead—coordinating incident response, triage, and escalation with internal teams and vendorsProvide onsite, hands-on support for IP-based venue systems such as:POS, access control, ticketing, IPTV/digital signage, broadcast/transmission, and related edge devicesEnsure venue readiness: pre-event checks, redundancy validation, failover procedures, and post-event reportingNetwork & Systems EngineeringImplement, configure, test, and maintain LAN/WAN infrastructure (switching, routing, firewalls, network services)Implement, configure, test, and maintain telephony/VoIP servicesMaintain security and integrity of network environments; monitor performance/availability; perform root-cause analysis and corrective actionsRecommend hardware/software improvements based on observed patterns and dataPlatform Ownership & ToolingManage and support IPTV infrastructure for events and daily operationsAssist with fiber and IP-based transmission infrastructure (troubleshooting and upgrades)Contribute to wireless (Wi-Fi) design/operations and virtualized server environments (e. responsibilities Equal OpportunityWe are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.