Principal Data Architect - Remote UK

Live Nation Entertainment; Gildersome; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Principal Data Architect to lead their data strategy and architecture. This pivotal role involves shaping a unified identity across diverse data sets and translating complex data into actionable models. You will work closely with product and engineering teams, ensuring data security and compliance while promoting best practices in data architecture. Join a passionate and inclusive culture that values teamwork and integrity, and make a significant impact on the future of live entertainment technology.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in data modeling and analysis aligned with business capabilities.
• Knowledge of DDD principles and information management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute Ticketmaster's Data Architecture strategy and roadmap.
• Collaborate with teams to translate requirements into data management designs.

Skills

Data Modeling

Enterprise Architecture

Data Analysis

Python

Java

Data Warehouse Platforms

Machine Learning Principles

Event-based Architectures

Tools

Databricks

Spark

Visualization Tools

Job description

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Job Summary:

Job Description – Principal Data Architect

Location: UK (Remote)

Division: Technology

Line Manager: Kieren Hynd, Chief Architect

Contract Terms: Permanent

THE TEAM

Enterprise Architecture owns the high-level architecture of Ticketmaster’s technology landscape, driving an overall vision and technical choices. We collaborate closely with teams across the business, ensuring they can relate their work to our long-term strategic goals.

THE JOB

The Ticketmaster platforms and services enable fans around the world to access tickets and events 24/7. Working at this scale ensures continuous challenges and opportunities.

As a Principal Data Architect, you will play a vital role in Ticketmaster's Enterprise Architecture team, reporting to the Chief Architect. You will shape and drive a holistic data strategy aligned with Product & Technology and Business objectives.

Your main responsibility will be establishing a unified identity across diverse data sets, defining their structure, relationships, and entities.

You will translate complex data into understandable models, laying the foundation for machine learning applications.

Your work will underpin our data ecosystem, connecting data science, machine learning, and infrastructure.

You will immerse yourself in Ticketmaster's data environment—covering data collection, transformation, storage, organization, and access.

You will leverage data products, APIs, and query languages to optimize performance, security, and quality.

You will promote best practices in Data Architecture and ensure the relevance of the Enterprise Architecture team to Ticketmaster's challenges.

Travel may be required as needed.

What You Will Be Doing

• Developing and executing Ticketmaster's Data Architecture strategy, roadmap, and policies.
• Building relationships with business and product teams to translate requirements into data management designs.
• Advising on strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment and adherence to architectural strategies.
• Overseeing data model governance and understanding their relationships and organizational needs.
• Collaborating with architects, engineers, and product teams on data relevance, structure, and lifecycle.
• Ensuring data security, compliance, and privacy are integral to strategy.
• Setting standards and best practices for the Data Architecture community.
• Creating artifacts to communicate and align on strategy.
• Developing KPIs to ensure data integrity and quality.
• Assessing trends in data technology and regulation for potential adoption.

Technical Skills Needed

• Proven experience in data modeling, analysis, and mapping to business capabilities.
• Knowledge of Enterprise Architecture, DDD principles, systems development, and information management.
• Experience with event-based, lambda, and hybrid cloud/on-premises data architectures.
• Familiarity with data warehouse platforms (preferably Databricks and Spark).
• Understanding of Data Engineering and Machine Learning principles.
• Proficiency in data-oriented programming languages (e.g., Python, Java), visualization, and analytics tools.

Behavioral Skills

• Business acumen to align designs with strategic needs, considering risks and opportunities.
• Excellent communication skills to simplify complex technical information and manage stakeholder expectations.
• Partnership skills to build relationships and influence decisions.
• Strong presentation skills for clear communication of analysis and solutions.
• Analytical skills to derive insights from large, complex data sets.
• Critical thinking to anticipate and solve problems effectively.

Life at Ticketmaster

We are proud to be part of Live Nation Entertainment, the world’s largest live entertainment company. Our vision is to connect people to live events they love. We foster a passionate, diverse, and inclusive culture guided by our core values: Reliability, Teamwork, Integrity, and Belonging.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion, providing an environment where everyone can be their authentic selves and thrive. We support work-life balance and encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Additional Details

• Seniority level: Director
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Engineering and IT
• Industry: Entertainment Providers