Senior Engineer 2

Job Summary:
Senior Engineer - Sports Platform Engineering ServicesContract Terms: PermanentTHE TEAMYou will be working as part of a cross functional platform team to deliver infrastructure, platform and database services for the Sports ticketing product(s) in our international markets. partnering with product and software engineering teams to ensure alignment on achieving business goals for the international Sports product suite.THE JOBTicketmaster Sport is part of Live Nation Entertainment which is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, LN Media and Artist Nation Management.You will consult on and help to implement solutions as part of a Product Delivery team. Enabling teams to deliver software faster by creation of tooling and automation, providing operational support for a range of products, including the delivery of ticketing and associated solutions for major tournaments and high-profile sports clubs and events.Because our business is online 24/7, you will be required to work out of hours and provide on-call duty on a rota basis.WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Supporting and maintaining a hybrid

  Windows and Linux infrastructure

  , ensuring stability, performance, and operational efficiency.
• Partnering with product engineering teams to bring new features and platform components into production, contributing to a seamless deployment pipeline.
• Automating recurring tasks, deployments, and testing workflows using

  infrastructure-as-code

  and scripting tools to improve consistency and speed.
• Designing and implementing

  highly available, fault-tolerant systems

  that meet performance and scalability demands.
• Planning, organizing, and clearly communicating project progress and outcomes to stakeholders and team members.
• Driving continuous improvements in system architecture,

  security

  , and operational processes to meet

  PCI compliance

  and internal standards.
• Diagnosing and resolving complex issues across the full technology stack, from infrastructure to application level.
• Conducting regular infrastructure audits, identifying gaps, and maintaining a well-prioritized backlog of improvements and enhancements.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (or TECHNICAL SKILLS)

• Solid 5+ years of hands-on experience working with

  public cloud platforms

  , particularly

  AWS

  , including infrastructure provisioning and cloud-native services.
• Proficient in

  scripting languages

  such as

  PowerShell, Bash, and Python

  , with a strong focus on automation and operational efficiency.
• Skilled in using

  configuration management tools

  like

  Ansible, Chef, or Octopus Deploy

  to streamline and standardize infrastructure deployments.
• Strong knowledge of

  Windows and Linux server configuration and administration

  , with the ability to support hybrid environments.
• Experience managing and maintaining

  Active Directory

  , including integration with cloud services and identity platforms.
• Familiar with

  network storage technologies

  , such as

  NetApp and Amazon S3

  , including setup, management, and optimization.
• Proven experience with

  virtualization platforms

  , including

  VMware, Hyper-V, and XEN

  , supporting scalable, resilient systems.
• Practical experience provisioning infrastructure using

  Terraform or CloudFormation

  , following infrastructure-as-code principles.
• Working knowledge of

  secrets and service discovery tools

  , such as

  Vault

  and

  Consul

  , ensuring secure and reliable platform operations.
• Comfortable working with and integrating

  RESTful APIs

  , enabling automation, observability, and platform extensibility.

YOU (BEHAVIOURAL SKILLS)

• Applies

  advanced troubleshooting skills

  to proactively resolve issues and minimize operational disruption.
• Demonstrates strong

  analytical thinking

  and a solution-oriented mindset, regularly identifying opportunities for improvement and innovation.
• Uses sound

  judgment

  to select appropriate methods, tools, and approaches for solving complex technical challenges.
• Actively contributes to the

  design and architecture

  of systems, ensuring alignment with business goals and technical strategy.
• Regularly reviews

  performance, security, and quality metrics

  , identifying trends and taking action to maintain operational excellence.
• Embraces new ideas with an

  open and adaptive mindset

  , actively seeking opportunities to experiment, learn, and grow.
• Shares and applies proven solutions and

  best practices

  from across teams to drive consistency and efficiency across the organization.
• Consistently delivers work to a

  high standard

  , demonstrating ownership, precision, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Our work is guided by our values: