THE ROLE
The Cloud Engineer will be working as part of the Data and Insights team, focusing on the management and administration of SQL Server databases and our AWS Cloud environment.
In this hands-on role, you will have ownership and be responsible for the design, build, commissioning and running of new and existing database environments and platforms to project timelines and company standards, providing clear communications with respect to progress, blockers and issues to mitigate risk.
You will continuously deliver and support changes to the Ticketmaster business applications across production and all non-production environments.
You will work with Data Engineering teams from the point of initial engagement, through proof of concept and through to the implementation of each project.
The role is fundamental in supporting the company's strategy of deploying market leading B2B and B2C data driven tools using the latest technology, including Big Data platforms and Databricks.
You will be exposed to multiple technologies and various levels of AWS experience within the engineering teams and be required to tailor your approach accordingly.
Our business is online 24 / 7, so you will occasionally be required to work out of hours or provide on-call duty on a rotation basis.
WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO
Troubleshooting of database and infrastructure issues on services you provide
Manage capacity and availability to ensure resilience and cost effectiveness
Provide input into the design, development and implementation ofautomation and tooling for dataengineering teams to achieve their goals.
Work closely with peers in data engineering teams to implement solutions that are scalable, secure, and easily maintained.
Disaster Recovery planning, testing and execution in combination with engineering teams
Design, implement and run resilient highly available solutions
Implement monitoring, health check scripts, functional and load testing
Use modern infrastructure as code’ and orchestration tools to reduce manual operations where practically possible
Plan, organize and communicate project status
Share knowledge and skills with other team members
WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING (TECHNICAL SKILLS / COMPETENCIES)
Excellent knowledge of Public Cloud technology we use AWS with RDS, S3, ES, API Gateway, Redshift, Lambda, SQS & EC2 being the core services we depend on.
Excellent knowledge of Database Technologies & Architectures
DBA expertise supporting large scale databases such as SQL Server, Redshift or PostgreSQL; preferably data warehouses
AWS certified Engineer or equivalent commercial experience
Some experience developing scalable and resilient APIs, systems and services for cloud platforms
Strong understanding of techniques and strategies for maintaining high availability
Strong experience in automated deployment of infrastructure and applications
Strong scripting / programming skills in at least one language such as Python and PowerShell
Experienced in collaborative development performing code reviews and automating via deployment pipelines, such as Jenkins, Gitlab CI or AWS CodePipeline
Excellent Windows & Linux systems knowledge and great application troubleshooting skills
Good networking skills; route tables, Firewalls & understanding load balancing technologies
Good knowledge of log, monitoring and alerting platforms such as AWS CloudWatch, Spotlight, ELK, Prometheus
Good understanding of Security and Compliance challenges and how to reduce scope and increase protection we deal with PCI, SOX and GDPR on some of our systems
Technical writing skills for documenting environments and procedures
Self-motivated, energetic, and tenacious.
Able to work as part of a team as well as independently.
Strong organizational skills and time management.
A desire to learn and use a broad range of skills in a highly complex environment.
Excellent analytical, problem solving and resolution skills.
Passionate about automation and tooling.
BENEFITS & PERKS
Our motto is Taking Care of Our Own’ through 6 pillars of benefits :
HEALTH : Medical, Vision and Dental benefits for you and your family, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs)
YOURSELF : Generous paid time off policy including paid holidays, sick time and paid days off for your birthday, Free concert tickets
WEALTH : 401(k) program with company match, Stock Program
FAMILY : New parent programs & support including caregiver leave and childcare cash, infertility support
CAREER : Tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment internal growth and development programs & trainings
OTHERS : Volunteer time off, crowdfunding network
Live Nation’s policy regarding vaccinations and masking related to a pandemic or other infectious disease control measures, acts of God, health and safety mandates and / or restrictions imposed by applicable local, state or federal governments has evolved over time.
Currently, we strongly encourage employees to be fully vaccinated from such infectious diseases for which vaccinations are available.
You are expected to follow Live Nation’s health and safety protocols and policies as they change from time to time