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Manager, Data Engineering - (Big Data, Spark, Scala, Python, Cassandra, Elasticserach, AWS, Airflow, SQL)

Nielsen

Karnataka, India (Hybrid)

Manager, Data Engineering - (Big Data, Spark, Scala, Python, Cassandra, Elasticserach, AWS, Airflow, SQL)

2 Days ago • 5-8 Years

About the job

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At Nielsen, we are passionate about our work to power a better media future for all people by providing powerful insights that drive client decisions and deliver extraordinary results. Our talented, global workforce is dedicated to capturing audience engagement with content - wherever and whenever it’s consumed. Together, we are proudly rooted in our deep legacy as we stand at the forefront of the media revolution. When you join Nielsen, you will join a dynamic team committed to excellence, perseverance, and the ambition to make an impact together. We champion you, because when you succeed, we do too. We enable your best to power our future.

This position is responsible for participating as a team lead / developer in analyzing and designing highly-complex or business-critical applications, as well as developing, testing, and supporting application software.

Responsibilities

Oversee the development of scalable, reliable, and cost-effective software solutions with an emphasis on quality, best-practice coding standards, and cost-effectiveness
Participate as a team lead on projects, which includes training, coaching, and sharing technical knowledge with less experienced staff.
Rapidly identify and resolve technical incidents as they emerge
Build rapid technical prototypes for early customer validation of new technologies
Collaborate effectively with Data Science to understand, translate, and integrate methodologies into engineering build pipelines
Collaborate with product owners to translate complex business requirements into technical solutions, providing leadership in the design and architecture processes.
Provide expert apprenticeship to project teams on technology strategy, cultivating advanced skill sets in application engineering and implementing modern software engineering practices
Lead and mentor a team of Software Developers and Senior Software Developers, providing guidance and support in their professional development
Stay informed about the latest technology and methodology by participating in industry forums, having an active peer network, and engaging actively with customers
Cultivate a team environment focused on continuous learning, where innovative technologies are developed and refined through collaborative effort

Key Skills

Domain Expertise
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering plus 5-8 years of experience in information technology solutions development and 2-3 years managing teams.
Proven experience in leading and managing software development teams.
Must have strong cloud Implementation expertise in cloud architecture.
Must have the ability to provide solutions utilizing best practices for resilience, scalability, cloud optimization and security.
Basic project management skills.

Technical Skills
6+ years of experience: big data using Apache Spark in developing distributed processing. applications; building applications with immutable infrastructure in the AWS Cloud with automation technologies like Terraform or Ansible or CloudFormation, Cassandra & Elasticsearch.
Experience in Service-oriented architecture, Spark Streaming, and Git.
Experience in software development using programming languages & tools/services like: Java or Scala, Big Data, Hadoop, Spark, Spark SQL, Presto \ Hive,Cloud (preferably AWS), Docker, RDBMS (such as Postgres and/or Oracle), Linux, Shell scripting, GitLab, Airflow.
Experience in big data processing tools/languages using Apache Spark Scala.
Experience with orchestration tools: Apache Airflow or similar tools.
Strong knowledge on Unix/Linux OS, commands, shell scripting, python, JSON, YAML.
Agile scrum experience in application development is required.
Strong knowledge in AWS S3, PostgreSQL or MySQL.
Strong knowledge in AWS Compute: EC2, EMR, AWS Lambda.
Strong knowledge in Gitlab /Bitbucket .
AWS Certification is a plus.

Mindset and attributes
Exceptional verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills.
Strong leadership qualities and the ability to inspire and motivate a team.
Strong ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions and guide the team in execution.

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