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Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Job Summary
We are UMG, the Universal Music Group. We are the world's leading music company. In everything we do, we are committed to artistry, innovation, and entrepreneurship. We own and operate a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising, and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. We identify and develop recording artists and songwriters, and we produce, distribute, and promote the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music to delight and entertain fans around the world.
We are currently seeking an eager and collaborative individual to serve as the technical resource on our Sydney based CloudOps team. You will operate within a global "follow the sun" framework, coordinating your workday during business hours in the Australian time zone. Your responsibilities include providing technical support and guidance regarding cloud-based SAP solutions and serving as a key technical support resource for the greater cloud landscape.
Responsibilities
* Utilize technical skills and tools to coordinate, maintain, enhance, and deploy cloud-based solutions while following corporate standards and best practices.
* Work within a CloudOps team (global peers) to meet project objectives in a timely fashion.
* Update project status reports (progress/risks/issues/roadblocks) as required by Senior Management.
* Use CloudOps methodology and toolsets to implement and support solutions in AWS, Azure, and GCP.
* Implement proposed solutions to ensure the delivery of a quality product or service.
* Ensure cloud resources meet UMG's operational requirements and are in compliance with UMG infrastructure and security standards.
* Provide documentation and communication to peers and other IT teams for status, coordination, objectives, and performance.
* Compile and remediate vulnerabilities identified by the security team.
* Assess and troubleshoot, consult with vendors, and coordinate with other teams for problem resolution.
* Ensure high work standards regarding incident and change management tasks.
* Other tasks as deemed necessary or appropriate.
* You will be part of a Mon‑Sun roster, where office work is required on weekends.
Skills and Abilities
* Proficiency in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) Administration: deploy, configure, and manage SLES EC2 instances in AWS; troubleshoot boot issues; manage LVM and XFS file systems; configure SUID, SGID, Sticky Bit; manage permissions and ACLs; user/group management; SSH security; package management; systemd; log analysis; networking; backup/restore; patching and security hardening.
* AWS Services: EC2, S3, EFS, Storage Gateway, EBS, VPC, VPC Endpoints, IAM, CloudWatch, CloudTrail; provisioning, configuration, monitoring and optimization.
* Automation & Scripting: Bash/shell scripting, AWS CLI, Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform/Ansible), cron jobs and system automation.
* Monitoring & Performance: system resource monitoring, capacity planning, AWS monitoring tools, and troubleshooting performance bottlenecks.
Overall Skillset
* Proficient usage and management of Linux and Windows technology stacks (Ubuntu, Windows Server, Nginx, Apache, MySQL, PHP, IIS, MS SQL, .NET, and more).
* Proven experience with AWS, GCP, and Azure in an enterprise setting (personal use of these services will not be considered as equivalent).
* Experienced usage of Kubernetes technology stacks (K8s, EKS, GKE, Helm, Prometheus, Cortex, Grafana, Istio, and more).
* Accomplished with Modern CloudOps methodologies and toolsets (Chef, Terraform, Jira, Slack, Vault, Python, Cortex).
* Solid grasp and usage of version control and release management concepts and tools, particularly Git (GitHub / SVN / Bitbucket) for code branching and merging.
* Understanding of Modern Auth (OIDC, SSO, SAML, Federation).
* Build and support solutions using both serverless and server‑based infrastructure in AWS, Azure, and GCP cloud environments.
* Follow deployment practices using CI/CD Processes and Technologies (Jenkins, TeamCity, Tekton, Spinnaker, Octopus, CodeDeploy, Automate).
* Solid understanding of key cloud design concepts such as "High Availability" (HA), "Elastic Load Balancing" (ELB), Principle of Least Privilege, Resiliency, Ephemeral Computing, Stateless Computing, Virtual Networking, and Scaling.
* Detailed knowledge and demonstrated experience with key AWS specific technologies including EC2, S3, RDS, Redshift, CloudWatch, CloudFormation, CloudTrail, Storage Gateway, VPC, Transit Gateway, Dedicated Instances, Large Memory U‑Type Instances, and Lambda.
* Detailed knowledge and demonstrated experience with key GCP specific technologies including Compute Engine, BigQuery, IAM, BigTable, VPC, Shared VPC, Flow Logs, and Cloud Functions.
* Depth of knowledge of VPC, Cloud Networking, Hybrid Cloud, and IAM constructs in AWS, Azure, and GCP.
* Clear understanding that implementation of security principles and tools is not "optional".
* Experience with serverless technologies (K8s, RDS, Lambda, SNS, SQS, S3, BigQuery, EKS, GKE, BigTable, Azure AD, Azure B2C, API Gateway, CloudFront, Lambda at Edge).
* Skill configuring and administering different distributions of Linux (Amazon Linux, Ubuntu, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SLES).
Experience
* 5 years minimum Experience in delivering IT infrastructure and cloud projects with multiple stakeholders and delivery teams.
* Extensive experience in technical server and Enterprise storage management.
* Practical (hands‑on) experience with all 3 leading cloud providers (AWS, Azure, GCP).
* Practical (hands‑on) experience with UMG primary DevOps toolsets (Chef, Terraform Enterprise, Jira, Confluence, Git, Vault, Slack).
* Practical (hands‑on) experience with UMG primary serverless technologies (k8s, GKE, EKS, Lambda, RDS).
* Practical (hands‑on) experience with UMG primary VM technologies (EC2, Dedicated Instances, Compute Engine).
* Practical (hands‑on) experience using scripting languages (Python, PowerShell, Golang, AWS CLI, GCP CLI, Bash).
* Practical (hands‑on) experience using AWS Linux, Ubuntu Linux, and SLES Linux.
* Practical (hands‑on) experience using Windows.
* Practical (hands‑on) experience using Kubernetes (K8s) and related toolsets (K8s, EKS, GKE, Grafana, Prometheus, Cortex).
* Other tools: Dynatrace, Azure AD, Intune, SEP, Redlock, Prisma Cloud, SAP, GoAnywhere.
Education
* BA or BS degree in an IT related field or an equivalent combination of formal education and applicable experience required.
* MCSE, AWS, GCP and UNIX certifications strongly preferred.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Universal Music Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Diversity & Inclusion
At Universal Music we are committed to fostering diversity and inclusivity as an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply for our roles regardless of their gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex status, marital or family status, neurodiversity, religion or belief, disabilities, or socio‑economic background. We also encourage people from all cultural backgrounds to apply, including First Nations people. It is through our diversity and inclusivity that we bring together different perspectives, enhancing our creative and evolving workplace. Music is Universal.
Disclaimer
The company presents this job description as a guide to the major areas and duties for which the jobholder is accountable. However, the business operates in an environment that demands change and the jobholder's specific responsibilities and activities will vary and develop. Therefore, the job description should be seen as indicative and not as a permanent, definitive and exhaustive statement.
Job Category
Technology
Seniority Level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job Function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Entertainment Providers
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