Lead Engineer

Apply locations: Work From Home - Virginia, Work From Home - Texas, Work From Home - California

Time type: Full time

Posted on: Posted 4 Days Ago

Job Requisition ID: JR-74724

Job Summary:

JOB TITLE: Lead Engineer - Image & Update Services

Location: Remote

Division: TechOps

Line Manager: Sr. Director, Managed Infrastructure Services

Contract Terms: Permanent

THE TEAM

The Image & Update Services team is responsible for server operating system (OS) image creation and management, image pipeline automation, management of software update distribution systems (WSUS), Linux repositories, and related infrastructure and automations. These services are utilized by dependent product and infrastructure teams across both public and private cloud platforms.

THE JOB

As a Lead Engineer on the Image & Update Services team, you will report directly to the Sr. Director of Managed Infrastructure Services. Your role is to assist in planning and sometimes implementing work related to all services supported by the team. You will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining robust platform solutions for server OS image management and software patch availability, ensuring the availability and security of those components in our digital ecosystem.

You will work closely with a broad range of internal infrastructure and product teams, as well as directly liaising with a partner group of contractors responsible for implementation of in-scope work at your direction.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Tactical Work (25%): Implementation of planned project work, as well as support of operational tickets from internal customers. This includes hands-on coding, debugging, and deploying fixes when necessary.

• Solutions Architecture (35%): Design architectures that enable seamless integration and consumption of infrastructure services by tech teams. This involves creating documentation, diagrams, and proof-of-concepts.

• Strategic Work (40%): Participate in planning sessions, roadmap discussions, and architecture reviews, contributing valuable insights to set the direction for future technology implementations.

This is an exciting time to come on board with Ticketmaster, as we focus on efforts towards modernization and operability, expanding capacity, and enhancing our service offerings in a number of ways. You will also:

• Provide subject matter expertise for server OS (Linux & Windows) imaging & deployment pipeline implementations.

• Ensure OS image deployment processes are scalable and efficient, allowing for consistent rollouts across locations and platforms, with integrated automated testing to ensure image quality and stability.

• Collaborate with stakeholders to include required software, settings, and configurations within images.

• Design robust highly scalable architecture for in-scope services.

• Exercise independent judgment in methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.

• Provide mentorship and coaching to junior team members.

• Proactively identify and address stability, capacity, and performance concerns.

• Implement automation & IaC solutions.

• Plan & complete assigned project related work from Jira tickets following Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) methodology.

• Lead strategic initiatives directly and through influence.

• Check in code for infrastructure build, automation, & tests to version control repository (GitLab).

• Support PCI / security compliance requirements (upgrades, defect management, etc).

• Regularly work with Jira, GitLab, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk.

• Liaise with other teams as required.

• Respond to, recover from, and prevent future occurrences of failures & outages.

• Participate in on-call and potentially some emergency after-hours support as required.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW (or TECHNICAL SKILLS)

• Project Management: Basics of project management with a focus on dependency mapping and value chains.

• DevOps and SRE: Experience with Gitlab, CI/CD tooling, Monitoring and Alerting, and SRE practices.

• Compliance and Security: Understanding of PCI Compliance and Security Best Practices.

• Software Engineering: Desired experience in software development, including but not limited to coding in languages like Python, Java, or Go, understanding of software design patterns, and experience with code reviews and version control systems like Git.

• Solid experience with software update distribution systems, including WSUS, and Linux repository management.

• Cloud Expertise: Solid understanding of cloud services like AWS and GCP.

• Agile Practices: Must have experience with Agile methodologies.

• Experience working as a key contributor in a fully remote team.

YOU (BEHAVIOURAL SKILLS)

• Extremely knowledgeable on a majority of in-scope services.

• Leadership: Proven experience in leading initiatives and projects.

• Challenge the Status Quo: Willing to challenge existing practices if it leads to improved outcomes.

• Capable and comfortable working on highly strategic, complex, and high-risk undertakings.

• Autonomous and proactive.

• Passionate and self-starting, focused on iterative delivery and data-driven decision-making.

• Problem-Solving: Exceptional ability to analyze complex issues, synthesize problem statements, and propose valuable problems to solve.

• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of facilitating cross-team collaboration.

• Comfortable with working in cross-functional and multidisciplinary teams.

• Excited about taking on challenging technical problems and devising creative solutions.

• Deeply concerned with the security and compliance implications of your services and solutions.

BENEFITS & PERKS

Our motto is ‘Taking Care of Our Own’ through 6 pillars of benefits:

• HEALTH: Medical, Dental and Vision benefits for you and your family, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSAs).

• YOURSELF: Paid time off policy including holidays, sick time, and day off for your birthday, free concert tickets.

• WEALTH: 401(k) program with company match, Stock Program Reimbursement.

• FAMILY: New parent programs & support including caregiver leave and infertility support.

• CAREER: Tuition reimbursement, student loan repayment, internal growth and development programs & trainings.

• OTHERS: Volunteer time off, crowdfunding network.

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 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 home life. 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.

HIRING PRACTICES
The 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.

Ticketmaster recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. Ticketmaster may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, employment agencies, internet recruiting, job fairs, college recruiting and