SENIOR DEVOPS ENGINEER
Job Summary
Job Description
Nielsen seeks a Senior DevOps Engineer to contribute to their Media Platform & Core Services. Responsibilities include developing and enriching platform components using open-source software, modernizing data management and delivery systems, and mentoring team members. The role involves solution design, development, and deployment, architectural reviews for reliability and scalability, and building automated tests and monitoring. The ideal candidate is passionate about big data, coding, and scaling systems, with expertise in open-source, cloud (AWS), and DevOps technologies. They will design and implement low-latency networking products, ensure system availability and security, and drive cost management. The position requires collaboration with multiple delocalized technical teams.
Must have:
- Develop and enrich platform components
- Modernize data management systems
- Mentor team members
- Design and implement low-latency networking products
- Ensure system availability and security
- Build automated tests and monitoring
7 skills required
Job Details
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.
ABOUT THIS JOB
Software engineers strike a balance between precision and disruption, between reliability and innovation. Nielsen is a tech company backed by nearly a century of forward momentum to show the world what’s next—and we couldn’t do it without our engineers.
In Nielsen Media, we are the market leader that drives content ratings across virtually all viewing platforms including local and national TV, streaming, digital advertising, and more. This role is in Media Platform & Core Services. We heavily leverage open source software and cloud technologies to build a single central platform for managing the entitlements to and delivery of Nielsen Media data to our clients
The Lead Software Engineer is ultimately responsible for delivering technical solutions throughout a project’s development life cycle, from design through post-launch support. This role is expected to coordinate, support and work with multiple delocalized technical teams in multiple regions. The Lead Software Engineer reports to the Sr. Product Manager to ensure new product launches and existing deployments satisfy our internal and external clients.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Develop and enrich our platform components by leveraging open source software; drive modernization of core Data Management and Delivery systems.
- Take point on Data Management and Delivery development team activities including solution design, development and deployment, while mentoring other platform team members to increase their technical and soft skills.
- Use your knowledge of open source, cloud (particularly AWS), and devops technologies to help architect new platform products for use across Nielsen’s product portfolio.
- Perform architectural reviews for critical business products to ensure they are properly built for reliability, scalability, and cost optimization.
- Design and implement low-latency networking products.
- Ensure the availability, performance, scalability and security of production systems.
- Build automated tests, monitoring and alerting mechanisms to help assure quality and stability of various services.
- System troubleshooting and problem-solving across the platform.
- Suggest and implement best practices and architecture improvements.
- Implement and lead the team through best in class code automation strategies.
- Drive better cost management through efficient utilization of compute and storage resources.
- Document processes and maintain software development records.
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOU
- You have a genuine passion for big data, coding, and absolutely love learning new technologies. You don’t just want to blindly use platforms and libraries; instead you have a desire to tear them apart and figure out how they work inside. You love scaling and optimizing and seeing just how far or how fast your projects can go. You see all of the building blocks in the community as legos and want to use them to build innovative new solutions at a faster pace than ever.
Please be aware that job-seekers may be at risk of targeting by scammers seeking personal data or money. Nielsen recruiters will only contact you through official job boards, LinkedIn, or email with a nielsen.com domain. Be cautious of any outreach claiming to be from Nielsen via other messaging platforms or personal email addresses. Always verify that email communications come from an @nielsen.com address. If you're unsure about the authenticity of a job offer or communication, please contact Nielsen directly through our official website or verified social media channels.
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