Solution Architect

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

The Core Data Services (CDS) team is the backbone of our enterprise data and analytics initiatives. We are building a scalable, modern data platform that powers business intelligence, analytics, and AI across the organization. Our mission is to make trusted data accessible and actionable-enabling data-driven decision-making across all business functions.

You will be part of the Delivery Engineering and Architecture group within CDS, working alongside platform engineers, data engineers, and solution architects to design and deliver high-impact data solutions for the enterprise.

THE ROLE

As a Senior Solution Architect within the Core Data Services (CDS) team, you will be an individual contributor responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing end-to-end data warehouse and analytics solutions. You will work closely with data engineers, platform teams, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into robust technical designs that support real-time, high-volume, and low-latency use cases.

This role sits at the intersection of architecture, engineering, and execution -you will define standards, build solutions, and guide teams on best practices in data platform design, ETL development, performance tuning, and cost optimization.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

You are a hands-on, technically strong Solution Architect who thrives on designing and delivering large-scale, high-performance data solutions. You have deep experience across the modern data stack - from ETL development and data modeling to cloud-scale architecture and API-based integrations. You are not just a strategist; you build, optimize, and get things done.

You communicate clearly, collaborate effectively across teams, and take pride in delivering reliable, scalable, and cost-efficient data platforms. If you enjoy solving complex data challenges and driving architecture decisions that shape enterprise-scale systems, this role is for you.

WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO

• Design & Architecture: Define and implement modern data warehouse architecture and frameworks, covering data modeling, ETL pipelines, orchestration, storage, and access patterns.
• Build & Deliver: Develop scalable data solutions leveraging Databricks, AWS, and other modern tools to handle large-scale, high-frequency data workloads.
• Integration & APIs: Design and build APIs and data integration layers to enable interoperability across systems and real-time data access.
• Optimization & Reliability: Continuously improve performance, scalability, and cost efficiency across ETL processes, compute environments, and data delivery systems.
• Collaboration: Work with cross-functional teams-including Data Engineering, Platform Engineering, and Analytics-to align technical solutions with business outcomes.
• Data Governance & Standards: Champion best practices for data quality, lineage, metadata management, and compliance.
• Documentation & Knowledge Sharing: Create architecture diagrams, technical documentation, and design templates to support reuse and consistency across the organization.

WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in data engineering or architecture roles, with strong expertise in data warehousing and distributed data systems.
• Proven experience building large-scale, high-throughput data pipelines using Databricks, Spark, Delta Lake, S3, and related technologies.
• Deep understanding of ETL/ELT design, data modeling, and data integration patterns (batch and streaming).
• Strong programming skills in Python, SQL, and familiarity with API development and orchestration tools.
• Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and tools such as Snowflake, Redshift, or BigQuery.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a bias for action and ownership.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts for diverse audiences.
• Knowledge of data governance, lineage, and security best practices.
• Certifications in AWS, Databricks, or related technologies are a plus.

Why Join Us

• Be part of a team that is building the next-generation enterprise data platform from the ground up.
• Work on high-volume, low-latency data challenges that directly impact business performance.
• Collaborate with talented peers across engineering, architecture, and product teams.
• Have the autonomy to design, innovate, and implement best-in-class data solutions.

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 strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of 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.

We also afford 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 consistent with its legal obligations to do so, including reasonable accommodations related to pregnancy in accordance with applicable local, state and / or federal law. 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 to determine effective reasonable accommodations, if any, which can be made in response to a request for accommodations. Applicants are invited to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made to assist them to perform the essential functions of the position they seek. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should contact a Human Resources Representative to request the opportunity to participate in a timely interactive process. Live Nation will also provide reasonable religious accommodations on a case-by-case basis.

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:

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

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