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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.\nWHO ARE YOU?\nPassionate 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!\nTHE ROLE\nWe are seeking a forward-thinking Global Network Architect to design and lead the evolution of a next-generation, software-defined, and cloud-integrated global network.\nThis rolebuilds onstrong enterprise networking fundamentals while advancing modern architectures such as SASE, Zero Trust, SD-WAN, and cloud-native networking,leveragingplatforms including Cisco Catalyst, Cisco Meraki, and Zscaler.\nYou will serve as a technical leader responsible for designing scalable, secure, and automated network solutions across corporate offices, venues (including arenas), and cloud environments, while guiding the transition from legacy infrastructure to a fully software-defined, policy-driven architecture.\nWHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO\nArchitecture & Strategy\nLead the design and implementation of next-generation enterprise network architecture, including LAN, WAN, cloud, edge connectivity, andsmart spaces / venue intelligence network enablement.\n\nDrive transformation from traditional networking to:\n\nSD-WAN (Cisco Meraki / Catalyst SD-WAN)\n\nSASE / Zero Trust (Zscaler ZIA/ZPA)\n\nCloud-native networking (AWS, Azure)\n\nDefine standards for secure, scalable, andhighly availablenetwork designs across global environments.\n\nPartner with business and technical stakeholders to ensure architecture aligns with company initiatives and growth.\n\nNetwork Engineering & Operations\nOversee andmaintainlarge-scale enterprise networks including:\n\nCisco Catalyst (campus/core switching)\n\nCisco Meraki (cloud-managed networking, SD-WAN, wireless)\n\nInternet connectivity, routing, and VPN solutions\n\nVenue wireless and in-building wireless technologies (Wi-Fi, BLE, DAS)\n\nArchitect and support Layer 2/3 and Layer 4-7 services, including:\n\nBGP, EIGRP, STP\n\nLoad balancing and traffic engineering\n\nDesign andoptimizesecure remote access and site connectivity using IPsec, SSL VPN, and Zero Trustapproaches.\n\nSecurity & Zero Trust\nStrong knowledgeof Zero Trust Network Architecture (ZTNA) using Zscaler and similar platforms.\n\nIntegrate network security into architecture, including:\n\nSecure web gateways\n\nCloud firewalling\n\nIdentity-aware access controls\n\nEnsure compliance with security best practices and enterprise policies.\n\nCollaborate closely with data security teams tomaintainand protect network integrity\n\nAutomation & Observability\nDrive network automation and infrastructure-as-code using:\n\nPython, Ansible, APIs\n\nBuild and enhance monitoring, telemetry, and analytics platforms to track:\n\nNetwork performance\n\nCapacity andutilizationtrends\n\nImplement self-healing and scalable operationalprocesses.\n\nLeadership & Collaboration\nAct as a technical authority and mentor within the network engineering team.\n\nProvide hands-on support, proof-of-concept development, and design validation.\n\nCollaborate 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