Engineer – Cyber Security

Job Summary:

WHO ARE WE?

Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment company, comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. Ticketmaster is the global leader in event ticketing with over 620 million tickets sold annually and approximately 10,000 clients worldwide.  Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 50,000 events annually for nearly 7,000 artists in 40+ countries. These businesses allow Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music marketing programs that connect more than 1,200 sponsors with the 145 million fans that attend Live Nation Entertainment events each year. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.

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 TEAM

Our Cyber Security Platform and Tooling team manages and safeguards the cloud security infrastructure while providing expert guidance on security posture and best practices. We are agile, tweaking plans to match shifting tech and business landscapes. We relentlessly pursue education to boost skills and inspire growth. Bridging gaps with clear, audience-tailored dialogue, fostering collaboration while prioritizing stakeholders’ needs. We drive measurable wins, blending strategy and execution to hit team goals. Together, we’re a proactive, dynamic force keeping Live Nation Entertainment ahead of the curve.

THE ROLE

Reporting to the Manager of Security Platform and Tooling, you will join a multi-disciplinary team of passionate information security professionals. The Security Platform and Tooling Team maintains and evolves the platforms and tools that power Live Nation’s monitoring and detection capabilities, while embedding security into platforms from the ground up. By leading with a security-first mindset, the team enhances visibility, reduces risk, and strengthens the company’s overall security posture.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

• Engineer and maintain internal infrastructure, tools and automation that enhance the Cyber Security Team’s mission of protecting LNE and it’s subsidiaries’ environments.  
• Develop, test, and manage CI/CD pipelines and automation to improve reliability, security, and delivery speed.
• Focus on system integrations that improve upon organizational value and security such as identifying wasted data transfer costs and working lower or eliminate them.
• Partner across stakeholders, joint ventures, and enterprise teams to provide guidance and leadership in implementing security-by-design solutions.
• Onboard new data sources and sinks by designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable streaming pipelines. This includes integrating with diverse upstream producers (e.g., Kafka, S3, APIs) and downstream consumers (e.g., databases, cloud storage, analytics platforms).
• Stay current with emerging security and data engineering technologies to recommend improvements that strengthen the LNE Cyber Security Team’s capabilities.

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

• Proven experience with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code (Helm, Terraform, Ansible) preferred
• Expertise with containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes, Openshift, EKS)
• Strong experience with one or more programming languages/frameworks (Python, Java, Javascript/NodeJS/React, or Go) preferred
• Experience with secure cloud design and platforms (AWS, GCP, OCI, Azure).
• Working knowledge of metrics and observability (Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, InfluxDb)
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to balance capabilities, costs, and security required
• Previous experience with SIEM,SOAR, XDR, EDR solutions (specifically event identification and routing) required
• Previous experience with vulnerability management solutions.
• Experience with Java or Apache Flink within data processing contexts.
• Knowledge of database design and Postgres extensions (e.g., pgvector).
• Experience with data streaming technologies (Kafka, Kinesis, SQS) nice to have
• Familiarity with designing and supporting data lakes (AWS Security Lake, DataBricks) nice to have
• Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, GIAC (e.g., GCIA, GCIH), or vendor-specific credentials are highly valued and demonstrate commitment to the craft, but they are not required for consideration.

BENEFITS & PERKS

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

• HEALTH: Medical, vision, dental and mental health benefits for you and your family, with access to a health care concierge, and Flexible or Health Savings Accounts (FSA or HSA)
• YOURSELF: Free concert tickets, generous paid time off including paid holidays, sick time, and personal days
• WEALTH: 401(k) program with company match, stock reimbursement program
• FAMILY: New parent programs including caregiver leave and baby bonuses, plus fertility, adoption, foster, or surrogacy support
• CAREER: Career and skill development programs with School of Live, tuition reimbursement, and student loan repayment
• OTHERS: Volunteer time off, crowdfunding match

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

We aspire to build teams that reflect and support the fans and artists we serve. Every day we aim to promote environments where everyone can be themselves, contribute fully, and thrive within our company and at our events. 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. 

Live Nation is an equal opportunity employer.  It hires and promotes employees based on their experience, talent, and qualifications for the job and does not tolerate discrimination toward employees based on 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, intersectionality, 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.

Live Nation affords 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 or an employee consistent with its legal obligations to do so.  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 or employee to determine effective reasonable accommodations, if any, which can be made in response to a request for accommodations. Applicants and employees are invited to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made to assist them to perform the essential functions of the position they seek or currently occupy. Any applicant or employee who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should contact either the hiring manager for the role or a Human Resources representative to request the opportunity to participate in a timely interactive process.

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.

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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The expected compensation for this position is:

$96,000.00 USD - $120,000.00 USD

** Pay is based on a number of factors including market location, qualifications, skills, and experience.