Global Network Architect

Job Summary

Job Title: Global Network Architect

Department: Global

IT Services & Infrastructure

Location: London

Work Type: Full‑Time

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

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.

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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!

We 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. This role builds on strong enterprise networking fundamentals while advancing modern architectures such as SASE, Zero Trust, SD‑WAN, and cloud‑native networking, leveraging platforms including Cisco Catalyst, Cisco Meraki, and Zscaler. You 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.

• Lead the design and implementation of next‑generation enterprise network architecture, including LAN, WAN, cloud, edge connectivity, and smart spaces / venue intelligence network enablement.
• Drive transformation from traditional networking to SD‑WAN (Cisco Meraki / Catalyst SD‑WAN).
• Drive transformation from traditional networking to SASE / Zero Trust (Zscaler ZIA/ZPA).
• Drive transformation from traditional networking to Cloud‑native networking (AWS, Azure).
• Define standards for secure, scalable, and highly available network designs across global environments.
• Partner with business and technical stakeholders to ensure architecture aligns with company initiatives and growth.

• Oversee and maintain large‑scale enterprise networks including Cisco Catalyst (campus/core switching) and Cisco Meraki (cloud‑managed networking, SD‑WAN, wireless).
• Manage Internet connectivity, routing, and VPN solutions.
• Deploy venue wireless and in‑building wireless technologies (Wi‑Fi, BLE, DAS).
• Architect and support Layer 2/3 and Layer 4‑7 services, including BGP, EIGRP, STP, load balancing and traffic engineering.
• Design and optimize secure remote access and site connectivity using IPsec, SSL VPN, and Zero Trust approaches.

• Strong knowledge of Zero Trust Network Architecture (ZTNA) using Zscaler and similar platforms.
• Integrate network security into architecture, including secure web gateways, cloud firewalling, and identity‑aware access controls.
• Ensure compliance with security best practices and enterprise policies.
• Collaborate closely with data security teams to maintain and protect network integrity.

• Drive network automation and infrastructure‑as‑code using Python, Ansible, APIs.
• Build and enhance monitoring, telemetry, and analytics platforms to track network performance, capacity and utilization trends.
• Implement self‑healing and scalable operational processes.

• Act as a technical authority and mentor within the network engineering team.
• Provide hands‑on support, proof‑of‑concept development, and design validation.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with cloud, security, and application teams.
• Promote innovation, continuous improvement, and…