Job Summary:
WHO ARE WE?
Live Nation Entertainment is the world's leading live entertainment and eCommerce company, comprised of four market leaders: Ticketmaster.com, Live Nation Concerts, Front Line Management Group and Live Nation Network. Ticketmaster.com is the global event ticketing leader and one of the world's top five eCommerce sites, with over 26 million monthly unique visitors. Live Nation Concerts produces over 20,000 shows annually for more than 2,000 artists globally. Front Line is the world's top artist management company, representing over 250 artists. These businesses power Live Nation Network, the leading provider of entertainment marketing solutions, enabling over 800 advertisers to tap into the 200 million consumers Live Nation delivers annually through its live event and digital platforms. For additional information, visit www.livenation.com/investors.
WHO ARE YOU?
Passionate and motivated. Driven, with an entrepreneurial spirit. Resourceful, innovative, forward thinking and committed. At Live Nation Entertainment, our people embrace these qualities, so if this sounds like you then please read on!
THE ROLE
At Live Nation, we are passionate about building the best-in-class data architecture to support analytics and data science use cases that drive the best -live- experience for the fans. As a Data Platform Engineer, you will be challenged and be part of an innovative team to find solutions that will deliver the right methods, standards, techniques, and capabilities to support data delivery and governance.
You will be in contact with a diverse array of stakeholders within the Corporate division and other internal customers. The data platforms and data movement tools and technology you will iteratively deploy and manage will set a new standard for agile data delivery, performance, practicality, and scalability of the data platform.
WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO
Deploy and manage data platforms and data movement solutions both in the cloud and on-premise
Build scalability and performance into our data platforms to meet the growing needs of our analytics users
Partner with agile data engineering teams and use DevOps methodologies to create automated, efficient CI/CD processes to reduce the time to promote, test and deploy code
Partner with Information Security team to ensure data is secure both at-rest and in-flight
Develop, test, deploy, and maintain efficient reusable patterns for streaming and batch data ingestion pipeline architectures
Evaluate vendor-supplied software and deploy them as needed for data ingestion use cases
Integrate data platforms to leverage efficiencies and automation within the stack
Document and maintain key architecture and coding standards for supported platforms
Act as first line support for data platforms to maintain peak operating efficiency and ensure maximum uptime
Ensure data platforms remain current to take advantage of the latest features and remediate vulnerabilities
Communicate status of assigned work to management and follows agile practices and procedures covered by precedents, standards, or policies
Seek guidance when direction is needed and speak up about technology risks identified and own addressing them with the team
Influence peers on the team with questions and insight
Be open to learn, train and develop as a team
WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING
Minimum 3+ years in data management and 1+ years managing and supporting cloud data platforms preferred
Must have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, or any other technology related field. An equivalent of the same in working experience is also accepted for the position
Extensive experience in the deployment of data platforms and tools in a cloud environment
Experience working with cloud provider tools and architecture (Azure & AWS)(AWS preferred)
Experience using scripting languages such as bash, SQL and/or Python, Teraform
Experience in management and tuning of data platforms (Databricks/Delta Lake required)
Experience with a broad set of data ingestion and data pipeline patterns, and associated tools like (Teradata, SQL Server, Oracle, Snowflake, Databricks)
Experience managing or administering orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow
Experience with designing data ingestion solutions from a wide range of data sources and connections like SaaS API connections, SFTP, real-time streaming and Change Data Capture
Preferred experience with working in an agile product development
Preferred experience working with and maintaining CI/CD pipelines and versioning tools such as Git
Good communication skills and ability to articulate system designs and patterns to varying levels of leadership.
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 baby bonuses, 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 will evolve based upon updated regulations and factors related to COVID-19. Currently, we strongly encourage employees to be fully vaccinated or have received a negative COVID test within [24] hours of entering an office.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
We are passionate and committed to our people and go beyond the rhetoric of diversity and inclusion. You will be working in an inclusive environment and be encouraged to bring your whole self to work. We will do all that we can to help you successfully balance your work and homelife. As a growing business we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with. It's talent that matters to us and we encourage applications from people irrespective of their gender, race, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status or caring responsibilities.
Live Nation strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of age (40 and over), ancestry, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), family and medical care leave or the denial of family and medical care leave, mental or physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), marital status, domestic partner status, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, military and veteran status, political affiliation, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, and gender expression, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, rule, ordinance or regulation.
We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act and consistent with other similar and / or applicable laws in other areas.
We also afford equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability. For this reason, Live Nation will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant consistent with its legal obligations to do so, including reasonable accommodations related to pregnancy in accordance with applicable local, state and / or federal law. As part of its commitment to make reasonable accommodations, Live Nation also wishes to participate in a timely, good faith, interactive process with a disabled applicant to determine effective reasonable accommodations, if any, which can be made in response to a request for accommodations. Applicants are invited to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made to assist them to perform the essential functions of the position they seek. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should contact a Human Resources Representative to request the opportunity to participate in a timely interactive process. Live Nation will also provide reasonable religious accommodations on a case by case basis.
HIRING PRACTICESThe preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
Live Nation recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. Live Nation may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, employment agencies, internet recruiting, job fairs, college recruiting and search firms.
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About Us
Recognized three years in a row by Great Place to WorkR and named one of People Magazine's top 50 Companies that Care, Live Nation Entertainment is the global leader in live entertainment and ticketing. Our world-class portfolio reaches all aspects of the live event and ticketing industry, from ground-breaking software in Ticketmaster, mix of legendary venues and restaurants in House of Blues, production leaders in Concerts, exceptional brand partnerships in Media & Sponsorship, and unparalleled team of artist managers in Artist Nation supported by diverse professionals in all facets of Corporate operations.
We recognize that our most important assets are our employees, the rock stars who keep the live experience going. Generous vacation, healthcare, and retirement benefits are just some of the great perks we offer to support our global workforce of more than 38,000. For any stage in your career, our many unique benefit programs are designed to help you live life to the fullest. We offer student loan repayment to support recent grads, six months of paid caregiver leave to support new parents, perks like Roadie Babies (bring your little ones & a caretaker along with you on work trips) and Music @ Home (stipend to cultivate your little ones' music interest), and tuition reimbursement to fuel your ongoing professional development. Plus, working for the world's largest live event and ticketing company means you'll have access to free concerts, festivals, sports games, and more through our exclusive employee ticket concierge.
There is no bigger stage for your career. See what your future looks like at Live Nation Entertainment.
