Principal Systems Engineer

Job Description

Location: London, UK or Remote, UK

Division: Ticketmaster Tech

Contract Terms: Permanent, 40 hours per week

THE TEAM: Public Cloud

A career at Ticketmaster will challenge and engage you. We support the creators and producers of shows and live performances, while connecting more passionate fans to these events. The pace here is fast, the atmosphere is fun and a passion for live events is a common thread that ties us together. As a global and growing business, we can truly offer a world of opportunities to expand your skills and develop your career. Visit any of our offices and you'll find a diverse mix of passionate employees, helping fans around the globe connect with the artists, teams and events they love. It truly is a unique and rewarding environment.

THE JOB

You will be working as Principal Systems Engineer at the Ticketmaster Public Cloud team. The team's goal is to address pain points in product engineering teams by recommending and developing support services, APIs and libraries. In addition, the team works closely on developing new services and technology stacks for use by teams in AWS. You you will bring your vast AWS/cloud experience to directly influence the next generation of cloud consumption and governance.

We work on broad technology and we need you to be deep in a few areas but not all.

The mission of the team is to build and maintain reliable, scalable and secure services which can be easily consumed or used by technology teams via API's or self-service tools. Automation is in our DNA and we strive to make our services simple and easy to use

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING
• Focused on the five pillars of AWS Well-Architected Framework
• Helping engineering teams work efficiently, safely and at speed.
• Provide clear and accurate documentation, guidance and advice around best practice use of our services.
• Working closely with AWS and their Solutions Architects and product/service teams to understand the latest features of AWS and how they solve Ticketmaster's business and technical challenges
• Solving or helping to solve complex problems with a view to improving Developer efficiency and security.
• Recommending technical solutions based on research, knowledge and experience.
• Promoting and contributing to solutions and best practices for Platform and Product Delivery teams.
• Implementing solutions that reduce complexity for Product teams.
• Supports technology strategies and promotes alignment to maximise delivery and performance
• Implementing PoCs to assess solutions alongside Platform and Product Delivery teams.
• Focus on automation and self-service tooling.
• Coding to create custom scripts against AWS's API to answer audit and other questions
• Proposing changes in design or workflow to improve system and/or process reliability.
• Active participation in agile practices and cross departmental program management

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (or TECHNICAL SKILLS/COMPETENCIES)
• Advanced knowledge in best practices and standards for Public Cloud (e.g. AWS).
• Permissions, Security, Services, & Costings
• Strongly desired: AWS Certification
• A solid practical knowledge of Cloud Native Technologies and Open Source software.
• Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Helm, Terraform, Chef, Ansible, Puppet).
• Monitoring and Observability (e.g. Fluentd, ELK, Prometheus).
• Delivery and Testing (e.g. Glitlab CI, Jenkins, Circle CI).
• Bonus: Containers and Container Orchestration (e.g. rkt, Docker, Kubernetes/EKS ).
• An advanced understanding of Operating Systems and related technology.
• Solid knowledge in Security best practices and the ability to help assess security risks.
• Proficient in at least one development language (e.g. Python, Go, Ruby, Java ).
• A bachelor's degree in CS/Information Systems or equivalent experience.

YOU (BEHAVIOURAL SKILLS/COMPETENCIES)
• Engage with and collaborate with multiple development teams.
• You are autonomous and proactive and encourage this in others.
• You have strong attention to detail
• You can work with minimal supervision.
• You are flexible and pragmatic.
• You have perseverance in the face of change and ambiguity.
• You have a keen interest in new technologies and open source.
• You have ability to organize, prioritize; multitask while coordinating team efforts.
• You promote cooperation and commitment within a team to achieve goals and deliverables.
• You are passionate about automation and tooling, and technology in general.

LIFE AT TICKETMASTER

We are proud to be a part of Live Nation Entertainment, the world's largest live entertainment company.
Our vision at Ticketmaster is to connect people around the world to the live events they love. As the world's largest ticket marketplace and the leading global provider of enterprise tools and services for the live entertainment business, we are uniquely positioned to successfully deliver on that vision.

We do it all with an intense passion for Live and an inspiring and diverse culture driven by accessible leaders, attentive managers, and enthusiastic teams. If you're passionate about 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.
Our work is guided by our values:

Reliability - We understand that fans and clients rely on us to power their live event experiences, and we rely on each other to make it happen.

Teamwork - We believe individual achievement pales in comparison to the level of success that can be achieved by a team

Integrity - We are committed to the highest moral and ethical standards on behalf of the countless partners and stakeholders we represent

Belonging - We are committed to building a culture in which all people can be their authentic selves, have an equal voice and opportunities to thrive

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

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

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d87qkx-3-144-230-82-42 in your application.