Linux Administrator

Job Description

Location: Athens, Greece, (flexible with international travel)

Division: e.g. Ticketmaster International

Line Manager: Director – International operations and reliability engineering

Contract Terms: Permanent

THE TEAM

The Linux Administrator will be working as part of the Intl' Operations and Reliability team, focused on partnering with Software Engineering and Product Management teams to ensure alignment on achieving business goals as well as building, maintaining and improving critical parts of a business-critical product suite.

THE JOB

Ticketmaster is part of Live Nation Entertainment which is the world's leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, Live Nation Media, and Artist Nation Management.

The Engineer will consult on and help to implement solutions as part of a Product Delivery team, enabling those teams to deliver software faster by creation of system automation, tooling and provide operational support for a range of products.

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
• Support the current Linux platform.
• Collaborate with product engineering to bring new components and features to production.
• Automate tasks, deployments, tests and creating infrastructure as code.
• Design and implement resilient, highly available systems.
• Plan, organize and communicate project status.
• Continuously improve systems, security and drive new standards meeting compliance requirements.
• Advanced Troubleshooting looking at every level of the technology stack.
• Infrastructure auditing (looking at current system gaps and maintain a backlog of improvements).

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (or TECHNICAL SKILLS/COMPETENCIES)
• Good experience using public cloud (AWS).
• Good experience scripting (PowerShell, Bash, Python…).
• Good knowledge of configuration management (Ansible, Chef, Octopus…).
• Good knowledge of configuring Linux Systems
• Good experience with Network Storage (NetApp, Amazon, S3).
• Good virtualization experience (Hyper-V, XEN, VMware).
• Good experience provisioning with Terraform or CloudFormation.
• Good experience working with API's
• Fluent in Greek and English

YOU (BEHAVIOURAL SKILLS/COMPETENCIES)
• Has advanced troubleshooting techniques and resolves problems as they occur.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills, frequently identifies enhancements.
• Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.
• Actively participates in overall solution and architectural design of the system.
• Pro-actively reviews various sources of performance, security and quality data to ensure accuracy and identify issues.
• Is open minded and actively seeks opportunities to try out new ideas and situations
• Imports good ideas from similar situations experienced within their team or other teams across Technology.
• Ensures all work is performed to high standards.

Please submit your CV in English

TICKETMASTER VALUES

Rock Solid Reliability – I earn the trust of clients, co-workers and fans; I set clear expectations; I deliver high quality work on time and on task; I take the time to do things right

Winning Teamwork – I collaborate with others; I share information openly; I listen and take time to empathise and understand where others are coming from; I show recognition and appreciation for the contributions of others

Act with Integrity – I am proud of the way I represent myself and the company to others; I act with good intentions; I have direct, honest conversations while creating a safe work environment for open dialogue; I represent information and data accurately and completely

CULTURE

We're fans who help fans everywhere get into the live events they love. A proud division of Live Nation Entertainment, Ticketmaster has changed the way the world connects with their favourite artists, teams, and shows, and we continue to shape innovation every day. We're not just selling tickets (though we do that better than anyone else), we're enriching lives one amazing experience at a time. And we think that's pretty amazing. If you're passionate about the magic of live entertainment like we are, and you want to work at a company dedicated to helping millions of fans experience it, we want to hear from you.

We have a 'Fan First' mindset, placing customers at the heart of everything we do. Whether working behind the scenes or engaging directly with the 'Fan' you will be part of a culture that supports and enriches the fan experience. Your work, our passion… delivering world class experiences – Fan First.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gp4b14-3-14-15-94-42 in your application.