# Riviot

> Riviot places tested network and data center engineers with enterprises and systems integrators throughout the United States, the UK and Ireland, on contract and permanent terms, and runs deployments end to end as professional services. Every engineer is assessed by Vio, Riviot's vetting application, and holds a scorecard; recruiters who have worked on deployments match engineers to each brief.

Key facts:

- Services: hiring tested engineers (contract and permanent), professional services (deployments from specification to handover and support), and a client platform for briefs, shortlists, contracts and timesheets.
- Who it is for: enterprises and systems integrators that need hands-on network and data center engineers; engineers looking for placements.
- Where: throughout the United States, the UK and Ireland. Offices in New York, US and Manchester, UK.
- Vetting: engineers take an assessment in Vio, are scored on six dimensions, and have certifications and experience checked by a reviewer before admission. Unchecked details are labeled "declared".
- Contact: https://www.riviot.com/contact
- A fuller plain-text version of this guide, with the articles in full: https://www.riviot.com/llms-full.txt

## Services

- [Professional services](https://www.riviot.com/professional-services): Riviot runs network and data center deployments end to end: specify, design, procure, deploy, hand over and manage, with the same tested engineers it places.
- [Hire talent](https://www.riviot.com/hire): Tested network and data center engineers for enterprise and integrator projects, on contract or permanent terms, scored by Vio and matched by recruiters who have done the work.
- [Hire for integrators](https://www.riviot.com/hire/integrators): Engineers for systems integrators who subcontract hands-on deployment labor.
- [Hire for enterprise teams](https://www.riviot.com/hire/enterprise): Engineers for enterprise infrastructure teams, with what is checked before an engineer reaches site.
- [Request talent](https://www.riviot.com/request-talent): A five-step brief: roles, dates, location, standards and requirements.
- [For engineers](https://www.riviot.com/engineers): How network and data center engineers join the Riviot network: one assessment, one scorecard, matched to enterprise deployments.
- [How we vet engineers](https://www.riviot.com/vetting): What Vio assesses, how reviewers check certifications and experience, and how an engineer is admitted.
- [The scorecard](https://www.riviot.com/vetting/scorecard): The one-page scorecard each engineer holds: six assessed dimensions, checked certifications and declared experience.
- [The platform](https://www.riviot.com/platform): The Riviot platform where clients post requirements, review shortlists and manage contracts from brief to invoice.
- [Apply as an engineer](https://www.riviot.com/apply): Start the assessment: name, email, role and location.

## Roles Riviot places

- [AV deployment engineer](https://www.riviot.com/roles/av-deployment-engineer): Installs, configures and commissions audio-visual and collaboration systems across meeting rooms and venues. Scored on six dimensions, certifications checked.
- [Commissioning engineer](https://www.riviot.com/roles/commissioning-engineer): Plans and runs the tests that prove mechanical and electrical systems perform as designed, through to integrated systems testing. Scored on six dimensions.
- [Controls and BMS specialist](https://www.riviot.com/roles/controls-bms-specialist): Configures, integrates and commissions building management and control systems for critical plant. Scored on six dimensions, certifications checked.
- [Fiber optic technician](https://www.riviot.com/roles/fiber-optic-technician): Installs, terminates, tests and troubleshoots fiber optic cabling inside buildings and data centers. Scored on six dimensions, certifications checked.
- [Fiber splicer](https://www.riviot.com/roles/fiber-splicer): Fusion splices and tests fiber in enclosures, splice trays and cabinets, indoors and outside plant. Scored on six dimensions, certifications checked.
- [HV and MV electrical technician](https://www.riviot.com/roles/hv-mv-electrical-technician): Installs, tests and maintains high and medium voltage switchgear, transformers and distribution in critical facilities. Scored on six dimensions.
- [Mechanical and cooling technician](https://www.riviot.com/roles/mechanical-cooling-technician): Installs, commissions and maintains the cooling and mechanical plant that keeps IT loads within limits. Scored on six dimensions, certifications checked.
- [Network deployment engineer](https://www.riviot.com/roles/network-deployment-engineer): Installs, configures and turns up network hardware on new or changing estates, from the cabinet to the config. Scored on six dimensions.
- [Network installation engineer](https://www.riviot.com/roles/network-installation-engineer): Physically installs network equipment, patching and infrastructure to a design, ready for configuration and turn-up. Scored on six dimensions.
- [OSP crew](https://www.riviot.com/roles/osp-crew): Outside plant crews install duct, cable and closures between buildings and to the campus boundary. Scored on six dimensions, certifications checked.
- [Rack and stack technician](https://www.riviot.com/roles/rack-and-stack-technician): Unboxes, racks, cables and powers hardware at volume to a build sheet, ready for configuration. Scored on six dimensions, certifications checked.
- [Smart hands technician](https://www.riviot.com/roles/smart-hands-technician): On-site hands for remote teams: swaps, patches, reboots, inspections and escorted access on live estates. Scored on six dimensions, certifications checked.
- [Structured cabling technician](https://www.riviot.com/roles/structured-cabling-technician): Installs, terminates and tests copper and fiber structured cabling to a recognized standard. Scored on six dimensions, certifications checked.
- [UPS, battery and generator engineer](https://www.riviot.com/roles/ups-battery-generator-engineer): Installs, commissions and maintains the standby power that keeps a critical facility running through a utility failure. Scored on six dimensions.
- [Wireless network engineer](https://www.riviot.com/roles/wireless-network-engineer): Surveys, designs and deploys wireless networks and validates their performance in the real building. Scored on six dimensions, certifications checked.

## Popular locations

Riviot works throughout the United States, the UK and Ireland. These are the locations with the most demand.

- [Dallas-Fort Worth](https://www.riviot.com/locations/dallas-fort-worth): Tested engineers for deployments in Dallas-Fort Worth. Roles in demand, indicative rates, site access notes and a recruiter who covers the area.
- [London](https://www.riviot.com/locations/london): Tested engineers for deployments in London. Roles in demand, indicative rates, site access notes and a recruiter who covers the area.
- [Manchester](https://www.riviot.com/locations/manchester): Tested engineers for deployments in Manchester. Roles in demand, indicative rates, site access notes and a recruiter who covers the area.
- [New York and New Jersey](https://www.riviot.com/locations/new-york): Tested engineers for deployments in New York and New Jersey. Roles in demand, indicative rates, site access notes and a recruiter who covers the area.
- [Northern Virginia and the DC belt](https://www.riviot.com/locations/northern-virginia): Tested engineers for deployments in Northern Virginia and the DC belt. Roles in demand, indicative rates, site access notes and a recruiter for the area.
- [Philadelphia](https://www.riviot.com/locations/philadelphia): Tested engineers for deployments in Philadelphia. Roles in demand, indicative rates, site access notes and a recruiter who covers the area.

## Insights

- [How to brief a network deployment role so the right engineer turns up](https://www.riviot.com/insights/how-to-brief-a-network-deployment-role): Most briefs for network engineers describe a person. Five years of experience, CCNP, good communicator. Almost none describe the deployment. (October 2026)
- [The real cost of a no-show on a data center fit-out](https://www.riviot.com/insights/the-real-cost-of-a-no-show): When an engineer does not arrive, the day rate you save is the smallest number in the story. The real cost is everything that was scheduled around them. (October 2026)
- [What a Vio scorecard tells you that a CV does not](https://www.riviot.com/insights/what-a-scorecard-tells-you-that-a-cv-does-not): A CV is a list of claims written by the person it describes. It is useful. It is also the reason interviews exist. (October 2026)
- [Contract or permanent. How to read the numbers before you decide](https://www.riviot.com/insights/contract-or-permanent-how-to-read-the-numbers): Most engineers compare a day rate to a salary by multiplying the rate by 220 and feeling good about it. (October 2026)
- [What is shaping demand for data center labor in 2026](https://www.riviot.com/insights/what-is-shaping-demand-for-data-center-labor): Record construction, power limits and a tight skilled trades market. What drives demand for data center and network labor, and what it means for hiring. (October 2026)

## Free tools

- [Certification checklist](https://www.riviot.com/tools/certification-checklist): What to specify in a brief, or what to hold, for a role in a market.
- [Contract versus permanent](https://www.riviot.com/tools/contract-vs-permanent): Total cost or total income over a period, with the crossover point. Indicative.
- [Cost of a no-show](https://www.riviot.com/tools/cost-of-a-no-show): What one missed shift actually costs your program, in your own numbers. Indicative.
- [Deployment scoping tool](https://www.riviot.com/tools/deployment-scoping-tool): Ten questions. See which phases Riviot would run, an indicative duration band, a suggested team shape and a budget band.
- [Engineer rate calculator](https://www.riviot.com/tools/engineer-rate-calculator): An indicative day rate or salary range for your role and market, and the three things that would move it most.
- [Project talent cost calculator](https://www.riviot.com/tools/project-talent-cost-calculator): Add the roles you need and see an indicative talent cost range before you write a brief.

## Company

- [About Riviot](https://www.riviot.com/about): Who Riviot is and how it works.
- [Contact](https://www.riviot.com/contact): Hiring, applying, professional services, press and privacy questions. Offices in New York, US and Manchester, UK.

## Optional

- [Privacy policy](https://www.riviot.com/privacy): What personal data Riviot collects, why, and your rights in the US, the UK and Ireland.
- [Terms of use](https://www.riviot.com/terms): The terms for using riviot.com.
- [Cookie policy](https://www.riviot.com/cookies): What the site stores, what is optional, and how to change your choices.
- [Accessibility](https://www.riviot.com/accessibility): How riviot.com is built to be accessible, and how to report a problem.
- [Brand](https://www.riviot.com/brand): The Riviot logo, colors, type and downloads.